Ho Chi Minh City’s Urban Civil Works Construction Investment Management Authority (UCCI) announced the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) No 1 project on August 12.

 A flag pole to mark national sovereignty was inaugurated on Phu Quy Island in the south central coastal province of Binh Thuan on August 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This central province, known for its beaches and cave system, including the world's biggest cave, Son Doong, is seeking government approval to develop 10 golf courses along its coast.

 The Foreign Ministry convened a seminar in Hanoi on August 12 to review its 70 years of activities on the occasion of the 70 th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2) and the ministry’s founding anniversary.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If you think Saigon is just about shopping you clearly don’t know what you’re missing. Beyond the glitz and glamour of the city centre are plenty of exciting things to do and exotic foods to try.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In addition to the ultra-thin, deformed shape, many houses of less than five square meters, with up to four floors, have appeared in Hanoi, along the construction of new roads.

Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island has become a great construction site with over 200 projects and registered capital of more than VND180 trillion ($8.3 billion) by the end of July.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local exporters are facing additional pressure from rising marine transport costs charged by foreign shipping firms, which has led to Vietnamese exports becoming less competitive.

VietNamNet Bridge - Forests are in big danger as local people don’t want to continue protecting them as they see no benefits from doing so. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese have begun buying more smartwatches but they are still far from becoming highly popular.

VietNamNet Bridge - The draft general education programming opened for public opinion by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on August 5 will be ‘revolutionary' because the students’ current work overload will be eased.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Swarms of black-bean beetle insects that swoop down on houses of people in Minh Long Village in the southern province of Binh Phuoc have made life very uncomfortable, often forcing them to seek shelter elsewhere.

 Nguyen Tien Minh advanced to the third round of the 2015 BWF World Championships at Jakarta, Indonesia on August 12 after securing an easy 65 minute 28-21 victory over challenger Parupalli Kashyap from India.

Vietnamese chess master Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son emerged unbeaten champion on August 11 at the 2015 Asian Continental Rapid Chess Tournament held at the Hilton Al Ain Hotel in the United Arab Emirates.

 A music festival that will include dozens of concerts and host several world-renowned performers playing ‘well-known and little-known classics of Vietnamese and American music’ is set to kick off in Hanoi.

 Vietnamese artists will perform the popular tango opera Maria de Buenos Aires this Friday and Saturday (August 14 and 15) at the Ha Noi Opera House.

 Encroachment by the sea has caused soil erosion, threatening residential areas and crops in the coastal Go Cong area in the southern Tien Giang Province.

 A series of activities will be held nationwide to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945) and Independence Day of Viet Nam (September 2).

 More than 50,000 pirated books were seized today in a raid at a company in Gia Lam District, Ha Noi.

 From this Saturday, passengers arriving from South Korea will no longer be required to report their health status at immigration, announced the Ministry of Health today.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ten days after the mud flood swept through the area, people and miners in Mong Duong Ward, in Cam Pha City, Quang Ninh Province are dealing with the consequences.

VietNamNet Bridge - Samsung has made a daring step by asking ministries and branches to treat it as a Vietnamese company instead of foreign-invested enterprise. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - The first international Vietnamese traditional martial arts championship – Thang Long Cup – took place at the My Dinh Indoor Athletics Gymnasium in Hanoi on August 9-11.

 Vietnam’s total foreign debt stood at $172.6 million in July and the figure for the first seven months came in at $933.3 million, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).