Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has directed ministries and agencies to quickly issue policies to address the situation whereby ODA and preferential loans cannot be disbursed.

VietNamNet Bridge - 7-Eleven’s plan to open its first convenience store in Vietnam by 2017 has not been welcomed by small Vietnamese retailers.

 More than 700 websites in Viet Nam, including 18 Government websites, were attacked in the first week of August, the Viet Nam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCert) reported.

 Sai Gon Port Company Limited will sell some 35.7 million shares to VietinBank and VPBank, which it plans to select as its strategic investors, during an auction on August 28.

 After the strong depreciation of the Chinese yuan, steel industry insiders have warned local steel producers that Chinese steel products could flood the Vietnamese market, causing difficulties for them.

 Many large-sized commercial banks have no scope for credit growth in the last months of the year, as they have used nearly all the quota allowed by the central bank.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Investigation Agency has said that Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc, 53, a votive money maker, created the "blood-red stream" in Dien Bien.

Seeing votive paper products for the dead like AK rifles, funeral trumpets, cameras, excavators, jeeps ... produced at the village of Dong Ho in Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh Province, many people have burst into laughter.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the first half of this year, 1,515 Vietnamese passengers of Vietjet Air were denied entry into Singapore without clear explanation.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Just a few hundred meters from the Ho Dynasty Citadel, a World Heritage site, an ancient house in Tay Giai Village has also been recognized by UNESCO as one of the the top 10 traditional houses in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With its romantic mysterious beauty, Dray Nur Waterfall in Dak Lak Province is closely associated with many legends of the Central Highlands. The waterfall has become a popular tourist destination.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With boundless passion, some gardeners in Hanoi have created unique ornamental gardens, worth millions of US dollars.

VietNamNet Bridge - Apple is reportedly following administrative procedures to set up a business in Vietnam. Opinions from well-informed circles say Apple has been working in Vietnam for about one year and has nearly 100 workers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Pine trees in Gia Lai Province are pierced with holes so they will die slowly. Then the trees are cut down to clear land for growing pepper and lemon.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 2015-2016 new academic year opening ceremony will take place on September 5, 2015, Pham Ngoc Phuong, chief secretariat of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has announced.

 Silkie chickens are becoming a favourite pet for many Vietnamese wealthy families, with a six-month waiting list for the birds.

 Survey finds optimistic outlook for Q3, Exports at $6.68 billion in first half of August, $154 million in 20-year goverment bonds issued in July, PVN acts to offset oil price fall, HCM City sees funding for transport projects tripling in 2016-2020

 Local police on August 21 seized 2.2 tonnes of tusks smuggled into Vietnam from Nigeria.

 A green sight-seeing tour was launched at Tram Chim National Park in Tam Nong district, the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, on August 22.

 Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam reached the semi-final stage at the Egypt F27 Men’s Futures, which is taking place at Sharm El Sheikh town in Egypt.

 Tran Quoc Tuan of Vietnam was elected as Deputy Chairman of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for the 2015-19 term during the federation's 22nd congress held in Yangon, Myanmar on August 22, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

 International organisations lauded the exchange rate and amplitude adjustments made by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) as a timely and appropriate move to cushion external shocks.

 Vietnam's gold consumption in the second quarter reached 14.5 tonnes, down 23 percent in comparison with the first quarter, according to a report on gold trends released recently by the World Gold Council.

 The Department of Planning and Investment of Ho Chi Minh City has asked permission from the city government to upgrade the Xuyen Tam Canal under the form of a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) agreement.

 A French edition of the first book on the history of the Vietnamese martial art made its debut on August 22.