An annual event to celebrate the freedom to love and freedom of expression regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity will be held from Friday to Sunday.

 Cervical cancer is currently a burden around the world, but especially in Asia where most mortalities from this type of cancer are recorded, heard a symposium in Hanoi on August 17. 

 The Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science’s Anti-Dumping Commission has officially launched an investigation into the alleged dumping and subsidisation of aluminium extrusions imported from Malaysia and Vietnam. 

 Many people in Danang City have complained that beaches are being blocked from public access by abandoned or stagnant projects.

 Participants at an international workshop in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province, once again underscored the necessity of maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea. 

 Over a million Vietnamese of working age were unemployed in the second quarter of this year, up 16,400 people against the previous quarter, heard a workshop in Hanoi on August 17. 

 The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) hopes to increase cooperation and experience exchanges with the Vietnam Air Force, a Malaysian official has said.

The shared and consistent goal of international integration and external defence relations is to safeguard the country’s independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, stated Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Chinese Ambassador Hong Xiaoyong at the Government’s headquarters in Hanoi on August 17, noting that Vietnam has consistently given the greatest import to its relations with China. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said he hopes China’s Hong Kong will establish friendly cooperative ties with Vietnamese localities and promote affiliation in investment and trade.

 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) forum opened in Hanoi on August 17 to mark the 36th founding anniversary of the community.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc underscored the importance of personnel work during a teleconference in Hanoi on August 17 reviewing State administrative reform for 2011-2015. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Real estate firms’ shares have become more attractive to investors as the property market recovery is expected to reap big profits.

 Hanoi is planning to adopt smarter traffic systems and introduce measures to have cleaner streets, Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung, Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, said at his meeting with the City's voters on August 15.

MONRE says that Formosa is about to begin operating six out of 23 chimneys on a trial basis. Experts have warned that the spread of toxic gas will cause serious pollution if the emissions are not strictly supervised.

 A detailed plan for the divestment of remaining State capital in ten large State-owned enterprises (SOEs) was discussed during a meeting between the government and relevant authorities on August 17.

VietNamNet Bridge - In 2016, the global smartphone market witnessed the strong rise of brands from China.

With a fire pen in their hand, some Vietnamese artists are able to create paintings on paper, wood or stone featuring the countryside, landscapes and people. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The long-awaited US$500-million project Saigon Safari in HCMC’s Cu Chi District has remained where it was 12 years ago due to delays in site clearance and construction of resettlement areas for affected people.

It is unclear whether the Vung Ro refinery project will be implemented this year, even though both the authorities of Phu Yen and the leaders of Vung Ro Petroleum Ltd. said they were determined to start the project in 2016.