Bui Van Can, from Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province and his fellow crewmembers caught a rare giant ocean sunfish in the Gulf of Tonkin waters.

 An additional 184 Vietnamese workers landed at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on August 10, bringing the total number of Vietnamese workers returning from Libya to 453.

 Vietnam is scrambling to establish effective screening methods to cope with the Ebola epidemic by implementing standard laboratory diagnostic tests to detect the Ebola virus and ensure laboratory biosafety.

 Similar to Black Friday in the United States, “Online Shopping Day” (December 5) is anticipated to be a day businesses come out with “Doorbuster Sales” and special discounts to attract customers to make purchases.

 Vietnam’s delegation to the 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings in Myanmar made active and responsible contributions to enhancing ASEAN’s solidarity and common voice, said Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh.

 Nearly 200 domestic and foreign delegates will gather in Hanoi on August 12 for an international conference on multilateral foreign policy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Besra Group, the gold mining company operating at the Phuoc Son and Bong Mieu mines, will have its investment license revoked if it violates the law, Vietnamese economists have said.

 The Australian couple accused of abandoning a baby born with Down's syndrome to a Thai surrogate mother say they wanted to take him home.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More private equity (PE) investors are optimistic about Vietnam’s outlook over the next 12 months given improvements in economic growth and stable macro-economic factors in this market,

 At least 38 people were killed when a small passenger plane crashed near the Iranian capital Tehran, state media reports.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many farmers in the Mekong Delta are still living in poverty and finding it hard to own a home though they have contributed significantly to raising the nation’s rice, fruits and seafood production.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Acclaimed author Nguyen Nhat Anh's novel Cho Toi Xin Mot Ve Di Tuoi Tho (Give Me a Ticket to Childhood) will be released in the US on December 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local tour operators confirmed their Russian guests in Vietnam are unaffected by the bankruptcy of Russia’s travel firm Labirint which has left 27,000 Russian travelers stranded abroad.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The price of tuition at prestigious primary schools has soared dramatically because of the sharp increase in the number of first graders this school year, many parents in the capital have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many legal documents and instructions on the standard process of operating hydropower water reservoirs have been released, but these represent no assurance to the people who live in the lowlands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Analysts have warned that once the Metro supermarket falls into the hands of Thai owners, Vietnamese products will be replaced by Thai products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The top of a coach bus was sliced off as it passed under a flyover, which was too low for the coach, injuring 26 of the 40 people on board. Six of them are in critical condition.

 Vietnam army to have S-400 system soon; Congratulations on Singapore’s National Day; Vietnam highlights regional connectivity at ESCAP session; Fully developing Vietnam-Australia cooperation potential; Brunei seeks closer ties with Vietnam

 European Commission Vice President and Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton will pay an official visit to Vietnam on August 11-12, aiming to foster close relations between the EU and Vietnam.

 US Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear and his wife left Hanoi on August 8, concluding his three-year office term in Vietnam.  

 Vietnam wants to work closely with the US to develop bilateral ties in a deep, practical and effective manner in all realms, primarily in politics, diplomacy, economics, investment, trade, education-training, and science-technology.

 The 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting has issued a joint communique expressing the ministers' deep concern over recent developments that have escalated tensions in the East Sea, also known as South China Sea.

 The Australian Embassy in Vietnam has issued a statement on the suppression orders issued by the Supreme Court of Victoria concerning the Australian-style polymer note printing case.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on August 8 met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has held bilateral meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Myanmar, the US and India on the sidelines of the on-going 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-47) in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. |