There is high public support for using the tax system to reduce waste from single-use plastics, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s women beat Thailand 3-2 in their first match of Group C at the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia yesterday to qualify for the knock-out stages.

 About 22,000 people were rescued from the flood-hit Indian state of Kerala on Sunday, officials say, after monsoon rains finally eased.

 The shortage of organic foods in the country is both an opportunity and a challenge for growers, a forum on organic agricultural development was told on August 18.

 A huge, deadly wildfire that burned for weeks and threatened the Yosemite National Park in California has finally been contained.

Da Lat is a popular destination for holiday goers thanks to its breathtaking scenery and year round cool weather. Here are 8 of the best activities and sights for visitors to “the city of thousands flowers”.

 Amid the peak of the rainy season, dyke violations in Hanoi are set to rear their ugly head.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Switching from rice and maize to growing flowers and applying high-tech methods has helped Xuan Quan Commune earn VND200 billion (US$8.7 million) each year. 

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 Foreign direct investment (FDI) in HCM City is dwindling and cannot continue to drive the economy, Su Ngoc Anh, Director of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment, has said.

 The Bat Xat Fall Festival 2018 opened in Muong Hum commune, Bat Xat district of the northern mountainous of Lao Cai on August 19, offering visitors a series of ethnic tribal life experience and adventure activities.

 The Government has set a target for reducing foreign currency mobilization and ending foreign currency lending to fight dollarization, news website Thanh Nien reported, citing the Government’s Decision 986.

 The State-run Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) said in its first-half production and business report that the holding company may incur a net loss of more than VND2.8 trillion (US$124 million) in all of 2018.

 Professor Hidetoshi Nishimura, President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), shares his thoughts with VET on Vietnam's economy past, present and future.

VietNamNet Bridge - Policies supporting rice growers remains ineffective as the production cost remains high.

 Popular beach sports services in Danang City, particularly parasailing, kayaking and jet skiing, are seeing declining interest following a deadly accident involving two jet skis in early August and a ban on beach sports in Hoi An Town.

 Coffee is a popular drink across the world. People have different ways to enjoy coffee. Sitting at a roadside café and sipping a cup of coffee is common in Hanoi.

 President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse are going to pay State visits to Ethiopia and Egypt from August 23 to 29.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has recently issued Decision No.1604/QD-NHNN on approving a project on green bank development. 

 As of 10 pm on August 19, Vietnam secured two bronze medals, ranked 13th in the medal tally of the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018), which officially kicked off the same day in Jakarta, Indonesia.