The data consumption rate in Viet Nam is among the highest in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, according to a recent report released by Opera Mediaworks and the Mobile Marketing Association.

Local police seized 2.2 tonnes of tusks smuggled into Viet Nam from Nigeria August 21.

The lack of a national master plan for development of lobster cultivation has led to disease outbreaks, lobster-fry shortage and high production costs, experts have said.

President Truong Tan Sang on August 21 welcomed newly-accredited ambassadors from Chile, Denmark, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Sri Lanka and Turkey as they presented their credentials to the Vietnamese State leader.

The Viet Nam's Government's amnesty policy for prisoners reflected the nation's humanitarian tradition, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc said August 21.

Mobile coffee, cheap and delivered to your door, has won favor in recent times but customers can't really be sure about what it is they're actually drinking.

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VietNamNet Bridge – A survey by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has revealed small-scale incinerators for everyday garbage, including plastic, in Viet Nam do not meet environmental safety standards.

VietNamNet Bridge – All radioactive sources across the country will be installed with global positioning system devices from October so as to make it possible for competent agencies to effectively monitor radioactive materials.

VietNamNet Bridge – Grade-1 students have enrolled for the start of classes in Bien Hoa City in Dong Nai Province, but this year many students will have to take turns, studying in one of three shifts due to classroom shortages.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It has been 116 years since French missionary Léopold Cadiere discovered ancient Champa letters on a cliff deep inside the cave of Phong Nha in Quang Binh Province.

VietNamNet Bridge - Businesses say that a proposed minimum wage of 16 percent in 2016 will cause them to go bankrupt, and local products would not have export markets if workers are laid off.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of Ben Tre province, Vietnam’s land of coconuts, have issued a ban on breeding coconut worms as food in order to prevent the spread of coconut-killing insects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists not only see the beauty of nature and historical sites, but also understand the hard lives of local people in the sweltering weather.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is one of the few countries in Southeast Asia investing in nuclear energy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Caves in the central province of Quang Binh have wowed the world with their stunning natural beauty and have stolen the hearts of many people, including Ryan Deboodth from Nebraska, the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mercury can reach 45 degree Celsius at noon during the hot summer days in Ha Noi, but that is not enough to keep a good number of women from leaving their offices to attend a special class? The "XXX" class.

 A series of traditional opera performances will be organised in Ha Noi this September.

 A special concert will take place at Hanoi’s My Dinh stadium on the evening of August 26 to mark the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong speaks to Vietnam Plus about draft Education Curriculum Reforms by the Ministry of Education and Training.

 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.