The Party’s top graft-buster agency has decided to launch court action against six high-profile graft cases involving major State-owned enterprises between late this year and the first quarter of next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This month’s first tropical low-pressure system, forming over the southern part of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, is predicted to bring strong winds, torrential rainfall and whirlwinds from the sea.

 A series of policies on people’s welfare shall come into effect in September such as responsibilities of ministers, rewards for sports athletes with high records, and higher allowance for former soldiers.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG5) wrapped up with the closing ceremony after 10 days of competition in Da Nang, with more than 3,200 athletes having competed. 

 Conglomerate TTC Group, which operates in sugar production, energy, and real estate, plans to raise $600 million from selling the shares of one of its sugar units then list it in Singapore by 2020.

Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has retained position No. 30 in the latest International Chess Federation rankings for October with an Elo rating of 2,723.

 Traders recorded sale of VND170 billion (US$7.5 million), with more than 130,000 orders during the fall Online Shopping Day 2016, Vietnam E-Commerce and Information Technology Agency (VEITA) announced on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has been urged to apply a special policy to encourage students to join national teams to attend international competitions. 

 The inclusion of China's yuan into the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s basket of reserve currencies last Saturday will impact finance across the globe, and Viet Nam is no exception.

 Two US steelmakers have requested the US Department of Commerce (DOC) check whether China is circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties on cold-rolled steel coils and corrosion-resistant sheets by processing hot-rolled coil in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese automobile market is much smaller than Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia, but it is now one of the most attractive markets in the region.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday asked Hanoi People’s Committee to handle the West Lake mass fish death incident, of which fish losses have already reached 60 tonnes and counting.

 Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has jumped 228 spots to 701 in the men’s singles rankings in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world rankings.

 A man committed suicide by exploding a homemade bomb while in a taxi, killing himself and the driver, announced Quang Ninh Province authorities today evening.

VietNamNet Bridge - The recent reports about mobile internet speed,all show that Vietnam is among the countries with the slowest mobile internet in the world.

 Several main streets in HCM City were flooded yesterday afternoon after rain fell for several hours as forecasted.

 Y Ty, a commune in Bat Xat district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, has become a famous destination among travellers. It is well-known for both natural and human beauty.

VietNamNet Bridge - Why are coal-run thermopower plants located on the Hau River? Why do the plants all use Chinese technology? Will there be another Formosa on the Hau River?

Nine globally endangered species have been discovered at Phong Dien Nature Reserve, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, through camera traps.  

 Ai Lao singing and dancing, a traditional ritual associated with the legend of Saint Giong’s defeat of invaders, has been recognised national intangible cultural heritage.