Five highlights of Toyota V-League 1-2015 Round 19

 Five out of six home teams won their games, Binh Duong stayed atop the standings and red cards handed out to favourite players were some notable events of Toyota V-League 1-2015 Round 19 last weekend.

Regulation on foreign experts issued

 New Circular regulates the isuing of work permits to Vietnamese people abroad and foreign experts in science and technology.

Bobbi Kristina Brown buried alongside Whitney Houston

 The body of Bobbi Kristina Brown has been taken to a New Jersey cemetery for burial next to mother Whitney Houston.

Vietnamese children ready to speak their minds

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 190 children between 10 and 16 from 30 cities and province will gather in Ha Noi tomorrow (Aug 5) for an annual three-day forum to empower kids' voices.

India: Eleven killed in Mumbai building collapse

 At least 11 people have died after a building collapsed near India's western city of Mumbai, police say.

New faces turn up after bank restructuring

VietNamNet Bridge - In the last few years, unfamiliar names have appeared in the banking sector.

Ministry promises help for firms victimized by false tax debt info

 The Ministry of Finance has pledged to find appropriate measures to back all the enterprises which fell victim to the wrong tax debt information posted on its website last month.

Photos: Conquering the legendary Ma Pi Leng Pass

Located on a road named Hanh Phuc (Happiness) connecting the towns of Dong Van and Meo Vac, Ma Pi Leng is the name of the most treacherous mountain pass in Vietnam, in the northern province of Ha Giang, with a length of 20 km.

Social News 4/8

 Hanoi to lift clean water prices by 20pc from October, Police list names of those who owe fines, Quarry explosions damage houses, threaten residents, Illegal motorbike consumption ring razed, Vietnam to compete in WorldSkills Competition

Art & Entertainment News 4/8

 Contest launched to promote world heritage in Hoi An, Son La to install Ho Chi Minh statue, Thousands flock to Bodhisattva festival in Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam film week launched in Paraguay

26 companies delisted in first half of 2015

 The HCM Stock Exchange (HSX) and the Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX) delisted 26 companies, with 438 million shares, in the first six months of this year.

Landslide paralyses Dien Bien-Lai Chau highway for a week

 VietNamNet Bridge – A rolling landslide caused by prolonged heavy flooding crushed a long stretch of National Highway 12 linking the northern mountainous provinces of Dien Bien and Lai Chau on August 3.

Low water levels threaten Hau Giang’s aquatic sector

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang is facing extremely low water levels in local rivers, canals and fields, affecting the locality’s aquatic productivity.

Police seize large quantity of explosives from car

 VietNamNet Bridge – A joint team of the Central Ha Tinh Province's police department and the High Command of Viet Nam's Coast Guard's Special Task Force busted a case of trafficking of explosives.

VN protests against tourist detention in Malaysia

 The Vietnamese embassy in Malaysia has sent a diplomatic note to Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs protesting against the detention of a Vietnamese tourist without clear reasons and requesting a clear explanation.

Hai Au leases seaplane to Indonesia partner

 Hai Au Aviation Joint Stock Company has leased a seaplane to an Indonesian partner due to problems with obtaining licenses to conduct flights to a number of destinations in the country.

PM wants public debt better controlled

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has told relevant ministries and agencies to better control public debt and efficiently use public investment to help stabilize the macro economy.

Flooding hits tourism in Quang Ninh

 Around 100,000 tourists had postponed or cancelled their tours to Quang Ninh Province due to torrential rain and flooding by last Friday, acccording to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Top overseas Vietnamese students win scholarships in Sydney

  Four Vietnamese students are among 25 recipients of scholarships from the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS:INSEARCH) in Australia.

Quang Binh prepares for Cave Festival

 Local tourism companies offering discounts on room rates and entry tickets to the Quang Binh Cave Festival from August 14 to 20.

Vietnam concludes TPP negotiations with U.S., Japan

 Vietnam has concluded the bilateral negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement with the U.S. and Japan, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Two Vietnamese film projects take part in APM 2015

 Two Vietnamese film projects have been officially selected to take part in the 18th Asian Project Market (APM) as part of the 2015 Busan Film Festival in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

MasterChef Vietnam 2015 to be aired in September

 The third season of MasterChef Vietnam, the Vietnamese version of the popular international reality television show ‘MasterChef’ will be broadcast on VTV3 channel starting in September.

Vinacomin wants environment fee on bauxite projects slashed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) has again proposed the Ministry of Finance cut the environmental protection fee on its bauxite projects by 90%.

Vietnam tops ASEAN in domain name registrations

 Viet Nam ranked first among the ASEAN countries for the number of country code top-level domains registered, with 318,812 domain names added by June 30.