Hanoi to pilot zany parking scheme, Pregnant woman killed in truck accident, VRC runs first-ever disaster response drill, HCM City student wins comedy reality show, Mother kills three children following family dispute

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam needs new, radical, coherent policies and green business practices linking tourism with environmental protection and climate action,

VietNamNet Bridge - Large conglomerates, when issuing corporate bonds, now tend to target individual investors instead of focusing on institutional investors, according to analysts.

Rising to a height of 1,100 metres above sea level, the Ta Nang-Phan Dung trekking route in the central province of Binh Thuan promises fabulous panoramic vistas of forests, mountain passes and pristine streams.

 Ghost month hampers real estate sales, Vietnam shifts towards high-quality rice export, Woodchip exports tumble in first six months, Woodchip exports tumble in first six months, High consumption to raise steel prices

 Brazilian police stopped three U.S. Olympic swimmers from boarding a flight home on Wednesday to question them about inconsistencies in their accounts of being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro,

 The Saigon Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corp (Sabeco) may get permission to be listed on the stock exchange in the near future, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) said in a statement.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) expects to submit to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc a project to restructure credit institutions between 2016 and 2020 in Q3 of 2016.

 Hundreds of relic sites in Hanoi suffer from serious degradation and need prompt repair, but the estimated costs amounting to trillions of dong surpass the city’s financial capacity.

 The Vietnam Air Traffic Management (VATM) launched two so-called highways on the sky on the north-south route to shorten travel time on August 18. 

The tropical storm, which developed from a low-pressure system yesterday afternoon near the East Sea, will bring torrential rains with rainfall up to 500mm for localities in the north and central region from this afternoon until Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the central city of Da Nang top the administrative reform rankings for 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese archaeologists have discovered 23 tombs and antiques dating back 3,000 years ago at Dong Ba Hoe, an archaeological site in Binh Thuan province.

VietNamNet Bridge - A Singapore company owned by Thailand's richest man wants to acquire Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) to prepare for its battle for market share with Coca Cola and Pepsi in Southeast Asia, according to Bloomberg news service. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he walked into the ancient town of Hoi An. As his motorcade was far behind him, he did not know that these vehicles were on the walking street. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Female singer-songwriter Vu Cat Tuong’s song “Vet Mua” (Traces of Rain) is said to be similar to the song "Rain in the Park" by Japanese songwriter Marika Takeuchi.

VietNamNet Bridge - Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung said Hanoi will decide the curfew time for bars and entertainment centers in Hanoi on August 20.

Cisco Systems Inc said it would cut nearly 7 percent of its workforce, posting charges of up to $400 million in its first quarter, as the world's largest networking gear maker shifts focus from its legacy hardware towards higher-margin software.

At a meeting with Hanoi residents earlier this week, the city chairman Nguyen Duc Chung said that every year Hanoi paid VND53 billion ($2.3 million) to trim grass and trees along the 24 km Thang Long Highway. 

VietNamNet Bridge – An unidentified foreign man on August 15 jumped into the Lake of Xuan Huong, a famous tourist site in Da Lat City in Lam Dong Province, to rescue a 1-year-old baby, local newspapers reported.