The Goethe-Institut Hanoi has announced that its sixth edition German Film Festival will open in Hanoi September 4th with the suspense filled cybercrime thriller Who am I directed by German helmer Baron bo Odar.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has said that coal-fired power projects will not be approved to get off the ground unless their investors show effective plans for ash treatment.

VietNamNet Bridge - The weaker Chinese yuan will have a negative impact on Vietnam’s trade balance and put pressure on the dong and the stock market, but it will also help ease Vietnam’s debts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People in some areas in Hanoi are facing serious water shortages after a major pipeline that transports water from the Da River Plant broke for a thirteenth consecutive time on August 13.

 Five Vietnamese weightlifters will take part in the 2015 Asian Championships to be held in Phuket, Thailand from September 3 to 12. 

 Dang Tri Duc has established himself as a vanguard of sand art in Vietnam. His charming live performances have won over the hearts of audiences at home and abroad.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Upon arrival in Danang City, we were recommended to explore Ban Co (chess board) on the peak of Son Tra Mountain, which is 693 meters above sea level.

 Ho Chi Minh City is sailing into another real estate boom with construction of residential housing units picking up steam throughout the metropolitan area and buyers snapping up new homes just about as fast as they hit the market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on the HCM City administration to step up efforts to prevent the flooding that plagues several inner districts.

 An Viet Long Co. Ltd. announced the debut of the 3D scanner in the METALEX Machinery and Technology Exhibition, held at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City during October 8-10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre will take part in “The Hanoi Days” in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan late this August.

 Riverside landslides to hit Saigon & Dong Nai rivers, Accident inside Hai Van tunnel kills one, Man killed in flash floods after heavy rain in Son La, Wild animals found in Hue passenger van, Tobacco company in Bac Ninh catches fire

 Textiles seeing FDI wave, SVB to crack down on banks violating housing loan regulations, 500 Startups to increase investments in Vietnam, HCM City determined to develop supporting industries, Bad debt grows in banking sector

 The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on August 21 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Indonesia ties as well as Indonesia’s 70th Independence Day. 

 The Vietnam Education Publishing House has announced that textbooks for the new 2015-2016 academic year are now ready to meet the demands of students nationwide.

 The 47th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting, taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from August 22-25, will complete final preparations for the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community by the end of this year.

 Vietnamese martial arts fighter Vo Thi Thanh Truc entered the women's 48kg category final at the Royal World Cup Muaythai Tournament 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 20.

VietNamnet Bridge - Concerns about public debt arose again after the Ministry of Finance (MOF) asked for VND30 trillion from the State Bank.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In photos by French artist Rehahn Croquevielle, you will see the innocent eyes of children and the cheerful eyes of old men and women.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Visitors to Ha Long Bay now must board tourist boats at the international pier of Tuan Chau inside the Tuan Chau Tourist Zone instead of the pier at Bai Chay port.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A luxury public toilet, the first of its kind in Hanoi, has opened at 38 Hang Giay Street.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A stream on August 19 turned red in Thanh Hung commune, Dien Bien District in Dien Bien Province. Local residents said this was the first time it had happened.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  The funeral for Nguyen Thi Phuong, the beautiful woman who suddenly in the aged quickly in the town of Giong Trom, Giong Trom District in Ben Tre Province, was held on August 20.

 Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam qualified for the Egypt F27 Men’s Futures quarterfinals after overcoming Silverman Cameron of the United States 2-0 in their second-round meeting on August 20.

  Hon Gai Coal Company's rescue team said today that they were still searching for a miner trapped in a coal-mine tunnel in the northern Quang Ninh Province's Ha Long City.