VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city’s first ever rose park will open soon in Long Bien District, 10km east of the city centre.

Two years after the walking street around the iconic Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake was first introduced to the Hanoians, the place has become a top destination for families and friends to hang out on weekends. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region are taking steps to protect households and crops from flooding as water levels are expected to rise quickly in the next few days, 

The Ministry of Health has asked the northern province of Phu Tho to conduct HIV/AIDS tests free of charge for local people in Kim Thuong Commune and those living in surrounding areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A festival featuring ví and giặm folk singing of Nghe Tinh, named an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, will kick off on Friday in the central province of Ha Tinh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When pedestrians stop at To Tich Street, they are immediately captivated by the colours and scents of fruits.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wetlands play a major role in preserving biodiversity and fighting climate change in Vietnam, but the country is yet to establish firm strategies on how to preserve them. 

The Chu Mom Ray National Park received a pig-tailed macaque (macaca leonina species), recognised as a rare species, which was handed over voluntarily by a local resident, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Elephants in Dong Nai are destroying crop fields and damaging farmers’ buildings – despite a 50-kilometre electric fence built to keep them out.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health is drafting a circular on a pilot programme for electronic medical records in a bid to save time and money for both doctors and patients.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artists from the Viet Nam Tuong Theatre recently staged a Singaporean popular epic titled Bukit Merah.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Inland waterway ports and wharves that operate without a licence or use an expired licence will be suspended, according to the HCM City Department of Transport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents must work closely with medical workers to prevent and control epidemics in areas where flood waters had been lingering in Chuong My District for more than 10 days, 

The People’s Committee of the southernmost province of Ca Mau has asked the Government to provide VND300 billion (US$12.7 million) to move locals from landslide-prone areas to new residential areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has reported that nearly one million Vietnamese people are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located off Kien Luong District in the southern province of Kien Giang, Ba Lua Archipelago is a pristine landscape, which has been called the ‘Ha Long Bay of the South’.

Freelance translator Nguyen Nhat Anh, director of Nha Nam Culture and Communications JSC, will be awarded the Knight of the Order of Arts and Literature by the French Embassy on August 16 for his contributions

 VietNamNet Bridge – Untold stories about the life and career of Vietnam’s top female swimmer, Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, are revealed to public in her autobiography which has recently been released.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Monks and Buddhist followers were among the volunteer donors at an event held at Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in HCM City’s District 3 on Sunday (August 12).

Le Tan Dung, deputy minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, tells Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam newspaper that the Government will take tough measures against those who abuse the country’s humanitarian law on war invalids.