Vietnamese pagodas in Thailand get Vietnamese nameplates, Prompt countermeasures needed to fight dengue fever, Vietnam manufacturing faces critical manpower shortage, Unsafe city flats to come down

 Core inflation this year could increase slightly to roughly 2 per cent from 1.7 per cent last year, the National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC) forecast.

 A South Korean cosmetic shop in HCM City. Vietnamese cosmetic producers cannot catch up with major foreign players in terms of technology, and the local firms are losing market share.

 Vietnamese chess player Tran Tuan Minh finished 20th out of 80 players in the World Junior (U-20) Chess Championships which finished in India yesterday.

 The implementation of nutritional practices in hospitals is still a neglected issue although it is vital in significantly reducing mortality in critically ill patients, experts have said.

 The number of deaths from storm Dianmu, which swept through the northern region on August 19, has climbed to seven as of August 21, according to the Office of the Central Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention and Control.

 Hanoi and Seoul leaders expressed their willingness to boost bilateral cooperation during a visit of a Hanoi delegation to the capital city of the Republic of Korea from August 17-21. 

 Musical Journey is the latest concert to be held by Saigon Classical Music Group, featuring pianists Thach Thai Do Quyen anh Le Thi Minh Trang and other young artists at 7 p.m. on August 27 at the Southern Women’s Museum in HCMC.

 Vietnam is paying special attention to business development, with the government promoting start-up movements so that nationwide businesses will double to a million within the next five years.

VietNamNet Bridge – Quy Nhon in the central province of Bình Dinh has attracted a large number of visitors over the summer holidays,

 VietNamNet Bridge - After being acquired by Didi Chuxing in China, Uber may have to take similar moves in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries, experts have said. 

 Building a digital economy will be very important for Vietnam to keep pace with rapid technology developments across the globe, a senior Australian scientist has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Formosa’s behavior of illegally dumping solid waste has been discovered, but many other companies are escaping state management.

VietNamNet Bridge - As many as 132 pedagogy schools exist in the country, creating an oversupply of teachers. 

 HCM City will spend VND2 billion (USD95,200) on a firework display for National Day on September 2.

VietNamNet Bridge - With the strong development of e-commerce, more and more e-wallets are now available in Vietnam, but they are still not that useful.

 The HCMC government has turned down proposed changes to the zoning plan for a section in Thu Thiem New Urban Area even though the changes would pave the way for a US$4-billion project to go up there.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Masan Group, one of Vietnam’s largest consumer goods producers, has made public its business report for the first half of 2016, with net profit nearly tripling year on year. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 7-year-old girl in Hanoi can distinguish colors, paint pictures and read books blindfolded.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Psychiatric Hospital 1 has admitted an 18-year-old patient for mental illness, caused by personal conflicts on Facebook.