Hurricane Earl thundered towards the shores of Belize on Wednesday, dumping heavy rains on Honduras and prompting hundreds of people to take cover on the Caribbean coastline as the large storm closed in.

VnExpress, an online newspaper, has opened an online shop to sell iPhones, while The Gioi Di Dong, a mobile phone distribution chain, has decided to sell vegetable and meat. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of hectares of forests in Dak Lak province have been cut down to make room for hydropower plants, threatening the survival of forests in the Central Highlands. 

More and more errors have been found in newly published dictionaries. Local newspapers said that the market is flooded with ‘rubbish dictionaries’, and analysts have warned that these dictionaries will spoil the Vietnamese language.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Huynh Huu Chi has affirmed that weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan will get a medal in the men’s U56kg at the upcoming Rio Olympic Games.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam earned a place in Group B at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup, following a draw yesterday (Aug 2) in Myanmar.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Teen band Soul Club of HCM City won the Golden Prize at the Asia Arts Festival in Singapore on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Animals Asia said it has successfully rescued a moon bear that had been kept in a cage for more than 10 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has established eight inspection teams to supervise and assist dengue-fever prevention activities in 18 localities suffering the most from dengue fever throughout the country.

To Uyen Khanh Ngoc has announced she has accepted an invitation to represent the nation at the upcoming Asian Super Model Contest taking place in Hong Kong from August 15-31, inclusive.

 Prime Minister Nguuyen Xuan Phuc reiterated the Government's determination to strictly punish environmental violations at an August 3 meeting with voters from the northern port city of Hai Phong.

Ly Hoang Nam was stopped at the Vietnam F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament after losing 4-6, 5-7 to No 6 seed Christopher Rungkat of Indonesia yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

FIFA-level referee Phung Dinh Dung will not oversee the remaining matches of the V.League due to an error he made in the 18th round match between Khanh Hoa and Quang Nam.

Singaporean power investor The Blue Circle plans to build a $68 million wind power project with a capacity of 40 MW in Dam Nai reservoir in Ninh Hai district, south-central Ninh Thuan province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Milkbar coffee shop stands out from other cafes along the busy street of Le Quy Don in District 3 as it was built like the “Little House on the Prairie.”

 A week on elephant protection was launched in Nong Son district, the central province of Quang Nam on August 3 with myriad activities.

 VINCI, a French-based leading global group in infrastructure construction and concessions, hopes to cooperate with the Vietnamese Government and partners to develop highway projects in the country.

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh attended the 30th meeting of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) Council in Vientiane, Laos on August 3.

Vietnam will build a policy on comprehensive competition by 2017, Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) Nguyen Dinh Cung said at a workshop in Hanoi on August 3.

Hanoi is offering incentives for enterprises, particularly those from Japan, to apply advanced technologies in waste treatment in the capital, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.