VietNamNet Bridge – Skate boarding has been developing among Vietnamese youth in big cities, partly due to a group of young men from South Africa that has been active in motivating the trend.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Data on forests will be collected by an electronic information system for decision making to design a strategy for forest development.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have warned that as Vietnam is now part of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), it faces a higher risk of local brands being stolen.

VietNamNet Bridge – Phung Xuan Nha, Minister of Education and Training, spoke to the newspaper Thoi bao Kinh te on the two important points of the Circular that are to stimulate teachers while being able to measure students’ progress.

 Former Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam Lieutenant-general Tran Van Do said that an independent anti-corruption agency should be set up to deal with the increasingly complicated corruption in Vietnam.

 Viet Nam must build a creative and sustainable eco-system for the Internet of Things (IoT) in order to take part in the international IoT supply chain and achieve a turnover of US$10 billion by 2020, a technology insider has said.

The newest report released by the Ministry of Finance shows that the Nghi Son refinery and petrochemical complex’s 2017 start of operation will dent a hole in both investor PetroVietnam’s finances and the state budget.

 A museum that displays farming tools and lies beside the famed Thanh Toan roof-tiled bridge in Huong Thuy district, central Thua Thien-Hue province, has received over 24,000 visitors over the past six months. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The main job of the police is to prevent crime and investigate criminals. That’s the expectation worldwide that even a six year-old child can tell.

The National Assembly Standing Committee on Aug 16agreed with the Government’s proposal to use VND77 billion (US$3.5 million) to pay compensation for local residents who were impacted by the Ta Trach Hydro Power Reservoir Project.

 The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has denied news reports that the association has cut its rice export forecast to 4.75 million tons for 2016 from 6.5 million tons.

On August 17, hundreds of young people and children in HCM City carried baskets  to catch small change thrown by families and companies after worshipping wandering souls on Ram Thang Bay (15th day of the 7th lunar month).

 Vietnam and Indonesia will set up a hotline to handle emerging incidents at sea as agreed during a visit to Indonesia by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam.

 Khanh Hoa residents oppose medical waste treatment system, RoK, Vietnam look to broader strategic partnership, Demand massive as 2017 tour of world’s largest cave goes on sale, Netherlands funds wastewater treatment system in Ninh Thuan

 Vietnam had its best-ever result at an International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) when the country won four medals at the IOI 2016 that concluded on August 19. 

Da Nang City People’s Procuracy will prosecute the former director of Da Nang Port Authority of Inland Waterways for irresponsibility that led to the fatal tourist boat sinking on June 4.

 Hanoi will use electronic school records instead of hard copies to manage 1.7 million students in the city from September 5, People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung said.

 Storm Dianmu has made landfall from the northern Hai Phong port city to the northern Ninh Binh province this afternoon, the National Hydrometeorological Forecast Centre said.

 New developments aid merger & acquisition activities, US Mart opens 2nd store in HCM City, Quang Tri launches brown rice milk project, IFC to give VPBank $125m finance package, Bankers discuss internal capital assessment for Basel II

A programme entitled ‘Travelling to the Root – Experiencing Vietnam’s intangible cultural heritages’ was launched by the Hanoi Cultural Fund on August 18.