Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked authorities of the central Quang Nam Province to investigate reports of illegal gold exploitation in the Bong Mieu mine area.

 Three young Vietnamese entrepreneurs have been listed on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list this year.

 Viet Nam imported nearly 4,800 Indian cars in the first quarter of this year, increasing more than threefold compared with the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Customs.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has submitted to the Prime Minister a national action plan for the development of the shrimp industry through 2025.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has halted construction of the US$10.6-billion Hoa Sen Ca Na steel plant in south-central Ninh Thuan Province, while requiring more studies to be completed on the consumer demand and the environmental impact of the plant.

 Since its launch last July the American-style computerised lottery Mega 6/45 has been rapidly becoming popular in Viet Nam due to its large prizes.

 Vu Thi Trang of Viet Nam has risen to No 39 in the badminton world rankings released on Thursday.

 The HCM City Department of Information and Communication plans to open more “book streets” to meet local residents’ reading and entertainment demand.

 A traffic police officer was killed on Saturday while on duty on Nation Route 1A in Bien Hoa City’s An Bình Ward.

 HCM City’s People’s Committee has set up an interdisciplinary inspection team to check food safety across the city during an action month for food safety that kicked off last Saturday.

Director-producer-actress Viet Trinh of HCM City is working with South Korean partners to produce the film Ba Dieu Uoc (Three Wishes), expected to be released later for this Christmas season.

Eight foreign fashion designers will join 12 Vietnamese colleagues during the fourth Viet Nam International Fashion Week 2017 (VNIFW) to be held this month in HCM City.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai defeated Chinese Taipei team 4-1 in their second match of the International U19 Football Tournament in Nha Trang City yesterday.

 "The Fate of the Furious" is roaring to a record-setting global debut over the weekend even as domestic audiences showed less enthusiasm for the latest installment in Universal's long-running "Fast and Furious" series.

 Japan is committed to the G20 agreement on foreign-exchange policy and is not manipulating its currency, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, the country's top government spokesman, 

Documents and computer files released by hackers provide a blueprint for how the U.S. National Security Agency likely used weaknesses in commercially available software to gain access to the global system for transferring money

 Singaporean IT companies seek cooperation opportunities in Vietnam, VIETWATER 2017 slated for November, VIB targets $33m pre-tax profit in 2017, Corporate profit reduces about 60 percent after five years

VietNamNet Bridge - Young commercial banks in Vietnam have geared up to automate retail banking services in order to compete with older banks.

VietNamNet Bridge - Saline intrusion, unexpected hot and cold weather, and tropical low pressure that causes long rains are all influencing agricultural production and people's lives.

VietNamNet Bridge - Exploiting one more million tons of oil for sale to obtain higher GDP shows that the national economy still cannot gain substantial reform.