VietNamNet Bridge – At least 95 per cent of underground fresh water in HCM City does not meet with the Ministry of Health's hygienic standards, while nearly 20 per cent or 358,000 households have no fresh water to use,

 Leisure park planned for picturesque Phu Quoc, Alstom wins contract for eco-friendly boilers, Credit growth lifts bank profits, Telephone export soars in first seven months, EuroCham index shows slight rise in confidence

 Chief Justice Truong Hoa Binh on August 10 welcomed US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who is on a five-day visit to Vietnam to meet with members of the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam.

 The Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) held a ceremony in Vientiane on August 8 to open its subsidiary in Laos, becoming the fourth Vietnamese bank operating in the country.

 The 40th session of the 13th National Assembly Standing Committee opened on August 10 in Hanoi, during which legislators are scheduled to debate 17 bills and one draft ordinance.

 President Truong Tan Sang and his Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Hamid have agreed to bring bilateral trade turnover to US$1 billion next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thirty per cent of Vietnamese bank websites have security loopholes, according to the country's top internet security firm, BKAV.

 Nearly one million people have now been affected by widespread flooding across Myanmar since June, officials say.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many bidding documents require tenderers to provide import products, even if the products can be made domestically. 

 At least 14 people have died in south-eastern China after a powerful typhoon caused floods and mudslides.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In addition to the task of ensuring maritime safety in the surrounding waters, the nine lighthouses in Truong Sa Archipelago (Spratly Islands) are a symbol of national sovereignty in the East Sea.

Phu Nhuan Jewelry JSC (PNJ) has announced a charity housing program for the poor nationwide called “PNJ Love Shelter,” on the occasion of its 27th anniversary and 10th anniversary of PNJ Charity Fund.

 Vietnam has carried off two awards (one for organisations and the other for individual) at the Higashikawa International Photo Festival taking place in Japan from August 4-10.

 Vietnamese desginer Cong Tri has been invited to take part in Asia Matters’ fashion show in Dublin capital of Ireland.

Collapse of illegal tin mine kills two, Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway construction to be expedited, Police seize bullets smuggled on bus, Vietnam launches portal for transport projects, Vietnamese bank supports Myanmar flood victims

 Strange-looking and original bikes appeal to tourists, bicyclists and professional racers.

 On August 9, the world’s third biggest cruise ship Voyager of the Seas carrying more than 3,600 passengers and 1,200 crew members landed at the Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien Hue for the first time.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh and Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Preeti Saran granted a joint interview to VNA in New Delhi, during which they purported that the two countries’ strategic partnership is thriving more than ever.

 Seawater in Halong City in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been seriously polluted due to the heavy runoff in recent days that brought along rock, soil and coal slurry from the upstream to the sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An increase in the regional minimum wage in 2016 has not yet been finalised because of differences over the margin of increase of the wage.

  Two Vietnamese film projects “Cha Cha Cha” and “Thang Rom” (The Lottery Boy) have been selected to take part in the 18th Asian Project Market (APM) as part of the 2015 Busan International Film Festival.

 In the first half of 2015 the Vietnam E-commerce and Information Technology Agency (VECITA) handled 50 cases of e-commerce websites breaching regulations.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Bank of Vietnam’s (SBV) compulsory restructuring policy has put many commercial banks under pressure because they have to withdraw capital from investment projects within a short time.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of kinds of snacks and dishes priced below VND30,000 ($1.5) are sold at night markets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, attracting both domestic and foreign tourists.

 The World Federation of Vietnamese Martial Arts (WFVMA) announced its establishment on August 8 in Hanoi, serving as an official and legal organisation and a common house for those with a love for Vietnamese martial arts around the world.