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.

  Some 30,000 coal workers in northern Quang Ninh Province have had to stop work after the flooding shut down dozens of mines.

 Many female office staff in Hanoi have taken advantage of their noon-time break to learn how to make Full-Moon cakes at cooking classes to prepare for the mid-Autumn Festival.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai remain stuck to the foot of 1 after their 1-1 draw with Can Tho at Pleiku City Stadium.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Ly Hoang Nam had a good start at the Egypt F26 Futures when he entered the main round of the tournament on Saturday.

 Economic recovery and active legal reforms are bringing Vietnam up in the global mergers and acquisitions market in 2015.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has given the CIMB Group permission to provide wholesale, commercial, and consumer banking services in Vietnam via a wholly-owned subsidiary.

 The Hanoi Transport Department spoke with investors from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on August 5, on the setting up of smart car parks in the city.

 Vietnam is becoming a hotspot for foreign education investors due to the rising local demand for international training services.

 A new waste water treatment plant, the largest of its kind in the Mekong Delta, was put into operation on Saturday in Tra Noc Industrial Park in Can Tho.

BKAV Corporation has made it to the list Vietnam's top 10 brands for the third consecutive year.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam has warned all banks about the increasing credit card-related crimes and exhorted them to improve oversight and look out for suspicious transactions.

 This week, the State Securities Commission (SSC) will hold a meeting with the two local exchanges, companies and investors to provide instructions to implement decree 60, issued in June to raise foreign ownership in Vietnamese companies.

 The fourth round of negotiations over an agreement to protect tourism resources near Ban Gioc Waterfall between Viet Nam and China was held in Beijing from August 2 to 6.

 More than 7,200 residents of HCM City are using ID numbers that have already been issued to someone else, the Thanh Nien (Youth) Newspapers reported.

 HCM City has sought the Government's permission to earmark VND300 billion (US$13.8 million) a year for dredging the Soai Rap River, which connects the city with the East Sea.

 The southern region could experience power shortages in the next three weeks due to low coal supplies at the region's key thermal power plants, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) said.