Self-modified three-wheel vehicles will be strictly controlled before being completely banned in 2018, said Vu Van Dien, deputy chairman of northern Quang Ninh Province’s People Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A gathering of 172 motorcycle riders, including eight women, will race in the second Yamaha Grand Prix Motorbike Race at the central city’s track on Sunday.

 Chilean artist and performer Camila Vanessa Orellana Pereira came to Ha Noi almost a month ago to promote one of her art projects. She’s worked on such projects in about 22 countries,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singer Bui Bich Phuong has completed a music project called “Viet Nam – Viet Nam” that praises the beauty of the country and its culture.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rainy season is a peak time for infectious diseases, and the last few weeks have seen a surge in the number of patients with dengue fever.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Information and Communication is working with companies to provide free wi-fi for 100,000 workers by 2019.

Luong Hau Tan, director of the Muong Cha District Health Centre in the northern highland province of Dien Bien, says he has seen an increasing number of suicide attempts by villagers drinking weed killers.

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs needs to set up a council to assess and define poor districts in order to support fast and sustainable poverty reduction,

Vietnamese Bui Ba Hanh will run with world’s fastest man Usain Bolt at the International Association of Athletics Federation World Championships, which will be kicked off in London on Friday.

Nguyen Thi Hau, vice general secretary of the Viet Nam History Association, spoke with Viet Nam Government Portal about how the urbanisation process has affected urban architecture heritage sites.

Doan Mau Diep, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, speaks to Nhan Dan (The People) newspaper about his ministry’s resolve to protect the rights of Vietnamese guest workers abroad.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission has issued a warning against Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Ho Thi Kim Thoa for “serious violations” when she led the Dien Quang Lamp Company.

The July 29 bakery fire that claimed the lives of eight workers, mostly teens, once again highlights the lax fire safety practices in factories and warehouses in the capital city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-four players left for South Korea yesterday to attend a 10-day training session to prepare for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s Ly Hoang Nam advanced to the second round in the Thailand F4 Futures tennis tournament in Nonthaburi Province yesterday.

 Fifteen-year-old chess player Nguyen Anh Khoi won the men’s standard category title at the National Chess Team Championship in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health on Monday asked hospitals in the city to work all weekends for timely discovery and treatment of dengue fever patients.

The minimum wage is too low for workers to survive on while social housing is inadequate and too expensive for them, trade unions told HCM City’s leaders at a meeting on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most students would love to have a teacher like Phan Van Nhan.

Duc Thuan of Ha Dong District bought a car with a Euro 4 emission standard after specific regulations were issued for such models in Viet Nam. However, he said, finding Euro 4 fuel is “a whole other challenge”.