World renowned disco band Boney M is set to enliven Nha Trang city with a live show taking place at Vinpearl Land on August 10.

 Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has sent a document to the Government Office to ask Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to issue regulations on officetel, condotel and resort management.

 Ride-hailing brand Go-Viet of Indonesian firm Go-Jek will begin operations in 12 districts in HCM City in early August, providing the ride-hailing service Go-Bike and on-demand delivery service Go-Send.

 Dozens of houses by Da River have been evacuated due to erosion after some other fell into the river.

 A popular internet clip has shown a man being detained and later fined for wearing a Spiderman costume on HCM City’s Nguyen Hue pedestrian street.

Japanese enterprises are entering the Vietnamese market gradually by buying into Vietnamese enterprises and cementing their positions in business fields with stable growth.

 The automobile market is expected to change dramatically from now to the end of this year as the production of cars in Viet Nam starts to recover.

 Good first-quarter performances have helped the 21 biggest securities companies post higher half-year earnings in 2018 despite the decline of the stock market in the past quarter.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) could sell from US$4-10 billion to commercial banks this year to stabilise the foreign exchange market if necessary, HCM City Securities Corporation (HSC) forecast.

 The Ministry of Industry and Commerce’s Market Surveillance Agency plans to further investigate Con Cung company’s compliance with regulations on clear origin, product quality, origin stamps, consumer protection, and commercial activities.

 Rare Vietnamese marine turtles are critically threatened due to illegal hunting, despite the animals having the highest level of legal protection.

 More than 400 professional players from 26 nations and territories will compete in the Yonex – Sunrise Vietnam Open 2018 Badminton Championships in Ho Chi Minh City from August 7-12.

 Major General Le Dang Dung, Deputy General Director of Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group, was promoted to Viettel General Director and Standing Chairman on July 31.

Vietnam and Singapore will mark the 45h anniversary of their diplomatic ties on August 1. On this occasion, Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong Siow Ping granted an interview to VNA about bilateral ties. 

 Viet Nam has become an attractive destination for many foreign investors largely due to the country’s friendly policies encouraging FDI, its political stability and strong economy.

Domestic dairy producers are developing their A2 milk cow herds to serve their plan to make A2 milk, starting a new race in the high-end market segment.

 Police in the northern province of Son La on July 31 arrested three people suspected of involvement in the recent high school exam cheating scandal.

Vietnam is among the countries with largest reduction in prevalence of early initation of breastfeeding between 2005 and 2013. The rate of early initiation of breastfeeding in Vietnam decreased from 44 per cent in 2006 to 27 percent in 2013. 

 Vietnam gained a trade surplus of 3.1 billion USD in the first seven months of this year, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 30 for Vietnam’s national women’s football team before they head to Japan’s Mimasaka city from August 1-11 to train in preparation for the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018).