A group of seven young Vietnamese pianists (ages 9-18) have won 25 awards at two piano contests in California, the US

 External activities need to be further improved in order to defend the country’s supreme interests, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said in an interview granted to the media.

VietNamNet Bridge - Formosa Ha Tinh has received a tax refund worth VND13 trillion, proof that foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) can enjoy high incentives, experts say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As of August 19, Vietnam was ranked 45th in the medal table of the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil with one gold and one silver, both won by shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As of August 12, 42 countries have confirmed their participation in the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG) slated for September 24-October 3 in the central province of Da Nang.

VietNamNet Bridge - Visiting Vietnam's countryside in summer time, tourists will see beautiful scenery of paddy fields in the harvest season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, said it has canceled ten domestic flights as from August 19 as tropical storm Dianmu, the third of its kind to hit the country so far this year, is approaching near.

 Storm Dianmu, the third of this year, is forecast to roll into the coast from northern Haiphong city to Ninh Binh province at around 10 am of August 19, with the strongest winds of 75-100km per hour.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police of Yen Bai Province late on August 18 commenced legal proceeding against an extremely serious shooting that killed two senior officials of the northern mountainous locality.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Thuy Hai resigned as technical director of Thanh Hoa yesterday following his teams 2-2 draw with Sai Gon FC in the 21st round of the V.League 1 on Wednesday.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting to provide the most correct and timely forecasts to help localities and people effectively carry out preventive measures against storm Dianmu.

The coverage of 3G and 4G services in Vietnam is at an average level, but the service quality is at the lowest level, according to the latest report on speed of mobile networks in the world by released by OpenSignal.

After researching evidence sent by Vietnamese singer-songwriter Vu Cat Tuong, Japanese songwriter Marika Takeuchi has confirmed that it was only a coincidence that Tuong’s song “Traces of Rain” and her song “Rain in the Park” are similar. 

 Russian whistleblower Yulia Stepanova and her husband, who fled their country after uncovering a state-backed doping scandal, were treated poorly by all sports bodies,

 The incomparable Usain Bolt powered his way around the Rio track to win the Olympic 200 meters gold for the third straight Games in 19.78 seconds on Thursday and remain on course for an extraordinary "triple-triple" of sprint titles.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam Airlines will cancel 10 flights from Cat Bi Airport in Hai Phong City and Tho Xuan Airport in Thanh Hoa City on August 19 due to impact of the typhoon Dianmu.

 Australia's anti-trust regulator on Friday said it would not grant the country's three biggest banks interim approval to collectively negotiate with Apple Inc to install their own electronic payments applications on iPhones.

MOF is collecting opinions on the draft National Assembly’s resolution on rescheduling and forgiving businesses a total tax debt of VND15 trillion, or $675 million, explaining that the tax relief will help businesses escape current difficulties. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Since 2010, Vietnam has discovered 172 cases of secrets exposed via the internet, including documents stamped as ‘top confidential’ and ‘confidential’.

 Prosecutors of HCMC on August 16 proposed sentencing Pham Cong Danh, former chairman of Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB), to 30 years in jail for his credit and financial violations that caused losses of over VND9 trillion (US$417 million).