Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to honour the Olympic Vietnam men’s football team with a certificate of merit in recognition of their excellent performance at the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 which ended in Indonesia last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pop star My Tam’s free concert, Mối Tình Đầu Mỹ Tâm - 1st (The First Love), will be held at the Jangchung Arena in Seoul, South Korea, next month.

 The Premier League trophy is expected to reach Vietnam in mid-September as part of its parade through 20 countries and territories worldwide.

 Feature film Dao Cua Dan Ngu Cu (The Island of Aliens or The Way Station) by director Nguyen Hong Anh has been honoured with the Best Story award at the 58th Asia Pacific Film Festival.

 President Tran Dai Quang beat the drum to start the 2018-2019 school year at Chu Van An high school in Hanoi on September 5, on the occasion of its 110th founding anniversary. 

 Amazon has briefly become the second US-listed firm to have a market value of more than $1 trillion (£779bn).

 Foreign investors are strongly pouring capital into foreign securities firms to cash in on the Vietnamese market’s growth potential, while local counterparts remain cautious in growing their charter capital.

 At least 10 people have been killed by Typhoon Jebi, the worst storm to hit Japan in 25 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health plans to use at least seven types of domestically produced vaccines as part of the expanded national immunisation programme by 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to move electrical and telecommunication utility boxes underground in an effort to improve safety and the city’s beauty.

 VietNamNet Bridge – You’ve probably heard of multiple measures to ease traffic congestion in HCM City, but are you aware that the city plans to restrict motorbikes by 2030?

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is merging various management boards, departments and districts in an effort to streamline its administrative procedures.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A student of Le Chan District of the northern Hai Phong City has received VND1.8 billion (US$77,400) from the Viet Nam’s Health Insurance Fund for his treatment of thrombocytopenia.

 Raising long-term capital is vital for the sustainable development of the local economy in the future, and rather than relying entirely on locally sourced capital.

 Banks are confident in reaching their full-year profit targets albeit the central bank is unlikely to loosen banks’ credit growth limit in the second half.

 Despite resort properties being a relatively new addition to the Vietnamese real estate landscape, several high-end projects in this segment have recently taken shape targeting an elite customer group that is financially wealthy and highly demanding.

 Major casino development in Vietnam has been on a slow and rocky path, but the country has recently permitted integrated resorts to feature casinos and open for local guests.

Many large corporations in different business fields have rushed to pour capital into agriculture to seek a new driving force for their growth. But not all of them have been successful.

 If foreign investment inflows maintain their growth momentum until the end of the year, Vietnam can expect a new foreign investment record for the decade. Of particular note, the majority of the increase is generated by M&A deals.

 Vietnam’s great potential in IT and wide-scale smartphone coverage will be the keys for the country to develop its digital economy and seize great opportunities in Industry 4.0.