A nature reserve named Chi San will be set up in Meo Vac district of northernmost Ha Giang province in a bid to protect rare fauna and flora as well as ensure the sustainable development of the northern mountainous region.

 Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor under new safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

 The Trien Tranh relic site containing Champa vestiges and structures in Quang Nam, excavated during the construction of Da Nang-Quang Ngai expressway, will be moved to the Quang Nam Museum and Museum of Sa Huynh and Champa Culture.

 The Vietnamese Wushu team had impressive success at the Asian Junior Wushu Championship 2015 in China with eight gold, seven silver and three bronze medals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The exhibition, Gouache on Used Newspapers, will move to Hoi An Silk Village on August 15-29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – PRWeek Asia sees Viet Nam as a rising public relations star in Asia.

A two-minute video titled "The Mekong River Goes Through ASEAN Community" made by Can Tho University's Delta Youth Initiative about the importance of conserving the rich bio-diversity of the river won the first prize

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tien Minh yesterday defeated South Korean Lee Dong-keun 21-13, 20-22, 21-15 in the first round of the Total Badminton World Federation World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia.

 The Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) will open a representative office in Hanoi latter this year to embrace economic links with Vietnam.

 Summer for most students in Hanoi is a season full of laughter and glee while in many rural areas the excitement is a little more subdued as they must work hard to earn money for next year’s clothes and books.

VietNamNet Bridge - A steel manufacturer invests in an animal feed production project, a real estate firm farms cows, a securities company produces rice, and a retailer grows vegetables.

 Seven projects worth 641 billion VND (29.4 million USD) have been identified as key to restructure aquaculture and conserve aquatic resources between 2015 and 2020 in central Thua Thien-Hue province.

 The Vietnam Supreme People’s Court and the US Supreme Court are hoped to further cooperation, especially in judicial experience sharing and court personnel training, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Da Nang City People’s Committee has approved the Phu Loc River environmental restoration project, which will include gardens and parks on a concrete plate covering built over the river.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Bangladeshi President Abdul Hammit discussed specific measures to stimulate bilateral economic, trade, investment and tourism cooperation at their meeting in Hanoi on August 10.

 Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh underscored defence cooperation as a pillar in the Vietnam – China comprehensive strategic partnership while meeting Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the China People’s Liberation Army Sun Jianguo.

 Vietnam and Bangladesh issued a joint statement on August 10 on the occasion of Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid’s Vietnam visit from August 9-13.

 Vietnam and China convened their fifth strategic defence dialogue in Hanoi on August 10, aiming to narrow differences and create strategic trust for the friendship between the two armies and peoples.

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 50 kilometers from Quang Binh Province’s Dong Hoi City in the central region, the Chay River and Toi (Dark) Cave are an exciting destination for those who love adventurous activities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Air carriers in Vietnam are expected to face challenges in the air and on the ground when ASEAN implements open sky policies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Improving the quality of health treatment and examination as well as patient safety is a critical task for hospitals, as medical errors and hospital infections still occur at healthcare facilities in Viet Nam,

Deputy governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hong said at the Government’s media briefing in Hanoi last week that the central bank is weighing the Ministry of Finance’s proposal for a VND30 trillion loan

According to the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel, a Vietnamese delegation of one teacher and four students will attend the World Science Conference in Israel, which is scheduled to take place in Jerusalem from August 15 to 20.

VietNamNet Bridge - More Vietnamese educators are speaking rudely to students. A video clip on the internet some days ago shows a teacher of English at a foreign language center insulting two university students during a quarrel about tuition. 

Japanese singer Yuji Mori, the all-girl Japanese rock band, Prizmm, drum group from Otawara, calligraphy artist Sakamoto Koichi, art troupes and performers from Mitsuke, Nagasaki, Sakai will all take part in the annual Viet Nam-Japan Culture Exchange