VietNamNet Bridge – The southern province of Binh Phuoc and several Central Highlands provinces are stepping up preventive measures as the number of malaria cases has risen since the beginning of the year,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese boxers are ready to fight in the Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia today.

 Chinese smartphone maker Huawei says the Australian government has banned it from providing 5G technology for the country's wireless networks.

The US initiated Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), to take effect from December 31, has created significant challenges for shrimp exporters.

 American agro-chemicals company Monsanto is facing a surge in lawsuits that may cost its new owners, Bayer, billions in damages.

 Viet Nam will produce more than 23 million tonnes of animal and poultry feed this year, according to a report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

 Experts have agreed with the Government’s plan to restrict or even stop licensing wholly foreign-owned banks in Viet Nam, saying it was necessary to help increase the stability of the domestic banking system.

 Real estate and retail conglomerate Vingroup has raised VND9.32 trillion (US$400 million) from issuing 84 million convertible dividend preference shares to Hanwha Assset Management, an affiliate of the South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group.

 Scott Morrison is to be Australia's new prime minister after Malcolm Turnbull was forced out by party rivals in a bruising leadership contest.

 Thousands of football fans flooded the streets in Hanoi's centre on Thursday evening to celebrate the victory of the Vietnam Olympic team at the Asian Games (Asiad) 2018.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is being slowly choked by plastic waste, with 60 tonnes generated every day and only 10 per cent of them recycled.

Miss Earth 2015 Angelia Ong will arrive in Vietnam on August 26 to directly engage in the casting of Vietnamese candidates to take part in the Miss Earth 2018 and 2019 pageants.

 Well-known Korean band Winner will come back to Vietnam for a concert in Ho Chi Minh City on August 26.

An art exchange program with the participation of Vietnamese artists and peers from 10 Asian countries will be held at the Center of Art-Photography Exhibition in Hoan Kiem District of Hanoi City from August 26 to September 3, 2018.

 A multi-sensory interactive exhibition, in which visitors are invited to touch and interact with physical objects set up around a room, will be held at art space and café Tinh Dau (First Love) in Hanoi from August 24 to 26.

Huynh Thuy Vi will compete at the Miss Asia Pacific International 2018 in Manila, the Philippines from September 15 to October 4.

 More than 500 movies from nearly 50 countries and territories will be screened during the fifth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), announced Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Vuong Duy Bien.

The Da Nang Tourism Department and Transport Department signed an agreement early this week on installing cameras on tour buses to enhance security for visitors and help State management agencies better oversee travel activities. 

The Ministry of Information and Communications has decided to relieve Cao Duy Hai of his duty as member of the board and general director of MobiFone for serious violations in a deal in which the mobile carrier had acquired a 95% stake in AVG.

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau overcame 14 other finalists to take the crown of Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018 in the grand finale of the pageant in Seoul, the Republic of Korea on August 22.