Vietnam and India should do more in trade and investment to realise their trade target of 15 billion USD, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said while hosting new Indian Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni in Hanoi on August 23.  

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted separate receptions for New Zealand Ambassador Haike Manning and Philippine Ambassador Noel Servigon in Hanoi on August 23. 

 The People’s Court of the central province of Khanh Hoa on August 23 handed down jail sentences of two and three years to two men on charge of propagandising against the State of Vietnam.

President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse will pay a State visit to Brunei from August 26-28 and to Singapore from August 28-30.

International economic integration promotion is a focal task of the diplomatic sector, and external activities in other spheres must facilitate economic diplomacy, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at the ongoing 29th Diplomatic Conference on August 23. 

 The country will have 1,300 supermarkets and more than 300 commercial centres in the next 10 years, making an important channel for people to access to safe food sources, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc have hailed contributions made by the Japan Business Federation to improving the investment climate in Vietnam.

 More than 100 young people in Ha Noi will take part in five trips to different craft villages of the city and the nearby regions to experience the life and work of artisans, starting this weekend until September 24.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though the government decree on casinos has not yet been promulgated, the race for operation licenses has heated up in the billion-dollar market.

Con Dao National Park forest managers in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on June 17 caught Pham Van Tan, 28, illegally transporting 116 sea turtle eggs.

Dennis Hussey, the Greater Mekong Region head and CEO of ANZ Vietnam, shares his impressions on how the banking sector has evolved from a state of turmoil to its present relative stability.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hydropower plants along the Kon River have not helped to improve the area's economy as expected but instead have caused environmental damage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Television stations and channels are investing money and human resources to produce more shows on YouTube, with most of them targeting young Vietnamese viewers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Japanese companies are aware of potential risks in the Vietnamese real estate sector but they have an increasing presence in this market, according to Tokyo-based Recof Corporation,

 The world’s second largest population of the critically endangered Delacour’s langur was recently discovered by Fauna & Flora International (FFI), giving fresh hope for one of the planet’s rarest species.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has said economic development, better living conditions and poverty reduction will be key to improve the effectiveness of religious and ethnic work. 

There’s plenty of room for cooperation between Vietnam and the US despite slow enforcement of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh said in an interview granted to Lao dong (Labour) Newspaper.

VietNamNet Bridge - Made of copper with a total weight of over 22 tons, the nine bronze urns of the Nguyen Cuu Dynasty are special antiques of the last feudal dynasty in Vietnam's history.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In celebration of the 2016 Full Moon Festival, Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers introduces an exquisite collection of moon cakes. 

The World Records Union (Worldkings) has announced the list of top 100 famous food and beverages from countries all over the world, including Vietnamese ‘Pho’, ‘bun cha’ and ‘banh mi’.