Laying siege to polluting factories to prevent the factories from continuing discharging untreated waste into the environment is the choice that many people make because they cannot rely on the local authorities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has approved a master plan for the development of the Dien Bien Phu – Pa Khoang national tourism area in northern Dien Bien Province by 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts believe that it is time for mobile network operators to open the 4G playing field. Viettel has announced it will begin providing 4G services soon.

The crude oil price in the world market has dropped to around $40 per barrel, as predicted by management agencies. However, the situation may become even worse, as international analysts believe the price could drop to $20 per barrel. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies discussed amendments to the Civil Procedure Code at a meeting yesterday (August 25) in the capital.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Sitting at the corner of Turtle Lake to chat with friends and taste snack food, or walking around the 30/4 Park and stopping to see the old church is a nice way to spend the afternoon.

 National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung will attend the 4th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament to be held in New York during an official visit to the US from August 31 to September 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday said he does not expect recent turmoil in global markets to trigger a change in the government's macro economic targets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Young Photography Festival 2015 kicked off in Ha Noi yesterday, showcasing the most excellent and creative works by young photographers nationwide.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 300 pig-breeding households in the southern Dong Nai Province signed a commitment not to use banned chemical substances such as lean-meat agents that have harmful side-effects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has approved the investment of US$107 million in the La Lay border area in Quang Tri Province as an impetus for economic development in the central area.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 12 per cent increase in next year's national minimum wage would be "reasonable," a high-ranking congressman said yesterday, August 25.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts believe Merger & Acquisition (M&A) deals will be quiet for the rest of the year, while deals under negotiation will complete necessary procedures.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam beat East Timor 2-0 to top Group B at the ASEAN Football Federation's U19 Championships yesterday (August 25) in Laos.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Comic Day 2015, the first comic festival to be held in Viet Nam, will be organised in Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi on August 30 and September 6, respectively.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal mining of sand from riverbeds continues in the central provinces of Thua Thien – Hue and Quang Binh, despite the local authorities' ban on such activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A trip to Dai Islet in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long will allow tourists to experience the genuine atmosphere of the southern land with fruits, waterways and rustic cuisine.

 An international group of scientists, beekeepers, farmers and technology companies is using cutting-edge technology to help find out why honey bee populations around the world are crashing.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam economy is expected to see major changes after it signs the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), which includes member countries that make up 40 percent of the world’s trade.

VietNamNet Bridge - Overcrowded classes have been a consistent problem in general schools in HCM City, though big money is spent every year to build more classrooms.

The specimens of thousands of millions of years old reflect the evolutionary history of the earth's crust from the primitive age. Each sample bears its own hallmark of the formation, development and extinction in the biota evolutionary sequence.

VietNamNet Bridge - Bac Ninh, in the north, is not only famous for the Dong Ky wooden fine arts craft village, Van Mon aluminum recycling, Da Hoi steel and Phong Khe paper villages, but also for serious pollution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's transport department has suggested to the capital's People's Committee that the collection of the annual road maintenance fee from motorbike owners should halt from next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam has asked the transport ministry for a decision to reopen Pleiku Airport in Gia Lai Province,

VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese badminton players won the first matches of the qualifying round at the Yonex Sunrise Viet Nam Open Grand Prix 2015, which began in HCM City on August 24.