Authorities in the southern province of Binh Duong have fined the Dai Nam JSC nearly VND100 billion (USD4.46 million) for land use violations at its resort in the province.

  The 47th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM 47) will be held in Kuala Lumpur from August 22-25 to put the finishing touches on the formal establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by the end of this year.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has dismissed the General Director of Dong A Bank, Mr. Tran Phuong Binh, and Deputy General Director Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Van.

 The State Securities Commission (SSC) has released details regarding the new Circular on lifting the foreign ownership cap in Vietnam’s stock market.

 The two-month rally in the Vietnamese stock market from mid-May to mid-July made a fortune for many of the country's wealthiest, but the recent steep falls in the market has taken much of it away.

 The US continues to impose countervailing duty (CVD) as well as old duty rates on polyethylene retail carrier bags (plastic bags) from Viet Nam after the first sunset review on the duty in May, reported Viet Nam Competition Authority.

 The Vietnam Export Import Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Eximbank) has dismissed rumours of being placed under special supervision by the central bank or that its chairman had been arrested.

If Electricity of Vietnam’s (EVN) exclusive role cannot be removed, private businesses will not be able to join the electricity market.

 The Prime Minister has decided to establish Du Gia National Park on the Dong Van karst plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

 Short-distance runner Nguyen Thi Huyen will leave for Beijing, China, on August 21 to compete in the Women's 400m hurdles at the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships.

 Vietnamese tennis ace Ly Hoang Nam has entered the second round of the Men’s Futures F27, which is taking place in Egypt.

 Archaeologists have discovered prehistoric sites dating back 20,000 years in Bao Thang district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, said Associate Professor Dr. Trinh Nang Chung from the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology on August 20.

 Vietnamese weightlifters are readying for the 2015 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Phuket, Thailand, from September 3-12.

 Upgrades to and expansion of the Dung Quat oil refinery in the central coastal province of Quang Ngai will cost roughly 1.83 billion USD, according to Dinh Van Ngoc, General Director of the Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company Ltd (BSR).

 Vietnam is seriously concerned about Indonesian authorised forces’ sinking of several Vietnamese vessels fishing illegally in Indonesian waters, Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Hai Binh said on August 20.

 The U.S. State Department has granted Harvard $2.5 million to transition a University-run public policy program in Vietnam into the country’s first independent, non-profit, U.S.-affiliated university in Ho Chi Minh City.

 A delegation from the Vietnam People’s Supreme Court (VPSC) is paying an official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from August 16-23 to promote the cooperative ties between the two countries’ supreme courts

Vietnam will make greater efforts to deepen its external relations, primarily with key partners and traditional friends, in the new stage of development, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Banh da noodle dishes full to bursting with fish, pork, beef, herbs and bean sprouts please patrons who sit on small stools and happily eat a bowl – or two.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam-EAEU (the Eurasian Economic Union) free trade agreement was signed in May, but penetrating this large market is not an easy task, experts said yesterday, August 19.

 Vietjet offers 400,000 free tickets, Health goods removed from Ha Noi drugstores, Households affected by mines get financial aid, Doctors save kid with 150 bee stings,  Threat of hospital-acquired infections

 VietNamNet Bridge – An increasing amount of ash and cinder released by thermal power plants is causing serious pollution and making waste treatment more difficult in industrial parks,

 VietNamNet Bridge - They are people who have "nerves of steel" as they work face to face with cold corpses every day. They are called the "makeup artists for the dead”.

 With a coastline of 3,260 km, including world-famous beaches and bays and with a tropical climate, Vietnam is considered an ideal place for golf courses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young local artist Do Hai Anh will launch a “Dance to exchange” project aimed at connecting dancers in Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.