In response to the direction of the Ministry of Public Security on correcting the operation of traffic police, the Traffic Police Department has established a working group to secretly monitor traffic police officers.

The Prime Minister has requested state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to focus on their core business fields and not to spread their capital in non-core sectors. However, the new regulations seem to pave the way for the enterprises to do this.

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Thursday urged better global policy cooperation and economic reforms that could help tackle specific challenges in both advanced and emerging market economies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam international super grandmaster Le Quang Liem dropped nine notches to 42nd in the latest FIDE men’s world rankings for August with an elo rating of 2702.

 VietNamNet Bridge – "Running man" Vu Xuan Tien will be in the stands at the Emirates Stadium to watch the Emirates Cup football tournament that features Porto of Portugal, Galatasaray of Turkey, Napoli of Italy and the host, Arsenal.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Senior officials from the Philippines and Vietnam have underscored sea and ocean cooperation as the cornerstone of the two countries’ relations.

Project Runway first season just ended, Vietnamese designers immediately have a new playground – Fashion Star. Two competitions of the international fashion world have come to Vietnam, where the fashion design industry has long been named “young.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of Chinese tourist arrivals in Vietnam this July has grown by a hefty 90.9% over the year-ago period, according to the General Statistics Office.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The street-art Saigon Projects will present its first annual graffiti contest at the Saigon Outcast bar this Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A recent decision by the Ha Noi People's Council to develop a pilot programme to elevate 18 State-owned schools to a higher quality level has created controversy among parents and educators.

 Motorola on Thursday introduced the keenly-anticipated Moto X, a Google-centric smartphone that buyers get to design themselves.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Phuong Mai-A State of Journey” exhibition opened on Wednesday, July 31, to mark the gallery’s nine year art operation as well as introducing to art lovers a new display area of the gallery

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of thousands of waste, GYPS, of DAP Company have been piled in heaps at the Bach Dang estuary for the last four years, remaining untreated.

The number of newly-established companies in January-July period increased by 8.4 percent, while many enterprises which temporarily ceased operation resumed their activities, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mobile phone manufacturers all have noted the growing tendency of people using low cost smart phones worldwide, including in Vietnam, and they have to get adapted to this.

VietNamNet Bridge – The international Vietnam Mountain Marathon will take place on October 5 in Sa Pa town in the northern province of Lao Cai.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A group of independent experts announced their research project on raising the age of majority to 18 at a seminar in Hanoi on July 31.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) has petitioned management agencies to soon arrive at solutions of monitoring products labeled as alloy steel imported from China as it contains a small portion of boron to escape the tax.

 VietNamNet Bridge – PhinDeli, a Vietnamese coffee brand, has made debut in Vietnam, and it would be the new name of Buford town which has 147 year history in the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To grasp the golden statue, Vietnamese cinema must have talents and this depends significantly on the training, but the Vietnamese movie "tree" is broken from the roots.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tay Phuong Pagoda, also called Sung Phuc Pagoda, sits on top of Tay Phuong Mountain proudly holding many valuable statues of Buddha, surrounded by green areas.

Japanese designer chosen for hi-tech healthcare park; More exporters turn to e-commerce; Shell Viet Nam launches new oil; Shell Viet Nam launches new oil; Over 240,000 tonnes of rice shipped abroad in July

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s domestic tourists reached 24 million in the first half of this year, up by 12 percent against the same period last year, and 73.8 percent of this year’s target.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The last month of the summer movie season will close with “The Wolverine,” “Smurfs 2”, “Monsters University” or “Buddha Fire”.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the cement industry, except some familiar brands like Vicem, Nghi Son, Chinfon, Holcim and Cam Pha, most firms are struggling to survive, according to Vietnam Cement Association (VNCA).