Peter Rabbit books translated into Vietnamese; Swedish chef serves bun cha in style; Positive Mass bike ride planned in capital; Khanh Ly organisers to pay VND250 million in copyright fees;  Ice Bucket Challenge reaches Vietnam

Residents told to relocate from dangerous building; Duong Chi Dung's brother receives prison sentence; Private hospitals struggle to attract new patients; Unregulated electric scooters raise risk of traffic accidents

 PM calls for greater efforts to keep 5.8% economic growth; Vietnam simplifies corporate tax payment procedures; Indonesian firms explore M&As; Bank employees still living large despite doldrums

 Not a single Vietnamese football club was left standing in the Asian Football Confederation Cup after Ha Noi T&T lost in Lebanon on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economic recovery in the first six months of 2014 has left positive impacts on production and business activities. Improvement of the macro economy has an effect on business by increasing the purchasing power,

 The Republic of Korea (Rok) has made it easier for Vietnamese tourists, patients, and students to obtain a visa, requiring fewer evidentiary documents when applying for the visa and enjoying a greatly reduced processing time and application fee.

 A new tropical low pressure system entered in the area of the Gulf of Tonkin, reported by the Central Meteorology Hydrology Forecast Center at 9:30 am on August 28.

 Persons who enter Vietnam from Congo – a new Ebola-hit nation – as from 3pm of August 27, are required to make medical declaration in order to prevent the deadly virus from approaching Vietnam.

 Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh yesterday defeated Pablo Abian of Spain 21-7, 19-21, 21-10 to enter the third round of the Badminton World Federation's World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the past 40 years, residents of a poor fishing village have been working and going about their daily life peacefully, near the Binh Loi Bridge on the Saigon River. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) may reach a cooperation agreement with Exxon Mobil Corporation (USA) with a value of $10 billion next year, according to PetroVietnam CEO Do Van Hau.

VietNamNet Bridge – Bio-technology plays a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the impacts of global warming, a conference heard in HCM City last Tuesday. 

 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is predicting that Viet Nam will become the world's seventh fastest-growing market for international passengers, with a 6.9 per cent growth rate.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s Agricultural High-Tech Park (AHTP) will expand by nearly 400ha by 2020, the park’s management board said during its 10th anniversary celebration on August 26.

Airlines are taking a wait and see attitude about the proposed air route between Hanoi and HCM City that will fly over Cambodia and Laos airspace, cutting flight time compared to the current route,

Vietnam aims for gold at first Chinese Chess world tournament; Tien Minh cruises into third round of BWF; Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2014 to kick off in HCM City

Vietnam proposes measures to strengthen role of ASEAN navy; Seminar sheds light on Ho Chi Minh’s testament; Int’l experts share anti-corruption experience; Embassy in Russia holds National Day reception

Located in the southwestern waters of the country, Phu Quoc is also known as the Pearl Island. The largest island in Vietnam, it is part of a group of 22 islands which form the Phu Quoc Island District of Kien Giang Province.

 Representatives of ASEAN countries met yesterday to review maritime co-operation and security among regional members at the opening of the 5th ASEAN Maritime Forum (AMF-5).

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given his ministers a far reaching pep talk on improving the economy.

Vietnam has always attached great importance to pursuing the consolidation of Vietnam and China's comprehensive strategic partnership and ensuring the partnership's sound and long-lasting stable development.

 Bui Thanh Mai, a Vietnamese six-year-old, has won the gold prize, in the 7 and under aged category, at the eighth Toyota Dream Car Art Contest for her artwork piece entitled "Super Crab Car".

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two houses in Ho Chi Minh City have been included on a list of 10 beautiful slim buildings in Dezeen magazine.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will continue clamping down on drug violations, after imposing fines on dive local pharmaceutical firms who were discovered importing and marketing bad medicines.

Gia Quat Pagoda in Hanoi has become the first relic site to remove a pair of Chinese-style stone lions from its campus after the Ministry of Culture issued Dispatch 2662 that recommended that “strange objects” not be used at relic sites.