VietNamNet Bridge - The 7.3 percent increase in the minimum wage increase for 2017 is the smallest increase in the last decade but businesses still do not like it. 

 Macedonia declared a state of emergency in its capital Skopje and neighboring districts on Sunday, a day after at least 21 people were killed in flash floods caused by a storm.

VietNamNet Bridge - Looking at Dalat from above and seeing Mt Fansipan, the roof of Indochina, covered by fog are a few of the sights seen from cable cars in Vietnam.

New international container shipping route opens in Quang Nam, Vietnam to encourage seaweed farming, Economy Deputy PM approves road toll cut, HCMC receives $2.5bn in remittances in seven months

 Former world silver medallist Thach Kim Tuan failed to win a medal as had been hoped at the ongoing Rio Olympics Games this morning (August 8) Hanoi time.

 The first two typhoons to hit Vietnam this year have caused damage worth more than VNĐ6.7 trillion (US$297.7 million), announced the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD) yesterday.

 Vietnam should place importance on the panorama of investment in climate change in the country while building a plan on the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

 Forty-eight rare animals have been released into the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh, from the beginning of this year. 

 Vietnam’s technology group Bkav warned on August 8 that the malware that recently attacked the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is also hidden in the websites of government agencies, corporations, banks, research institutes and universities.

 Five hundred domestic and foreign tourists successfully conquered Son Doong Cave, which is located in the heart of the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central coastal province of Quang Binh, from January-August this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Car importers are anxiously awaiting a new rule from the MInistry of Transport.

 Yanmar Co., Ltd, of Japan will continue to be the main sponsor of the Vietnam national football team until March 2018.

 The statue of Jade Buddha for Universal Peace will be on display at Phu Lien Pagoda in northern Thai Nguyen province this month, on the celebration of the Buddist Vu Lan festival. 

 The 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and related meetings are scheduled to take place from September 6-8 in Vientiane, Laos, with 42 documents expected to be passed.

The establishment of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Indonesia in 2013 is an important milestone in bilateral relations, creating an opportunity for the two countries to develop their traditional friendship to a new height.

VietNamNet Bridge - Several car importers have warned that they will not allow car imports through Cai Lan Port if local authorities cannot settle environmental problems there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese musicians in recent weeks have released new songs praising the beauty of Viet Nam to show their love of country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The General Department of Customs has completed a draft scheme to implement the National Single Window (NSW) mechanism from 2016-2020 for administrative reform in Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Nung live at higher elevations and have a tradition of self-sufficiency. The Nung live close to nature and eat whatever they can grow or gather in the forest.

 3.9-magnitude quake hits Dien Bien province, Five people suffer acid burns in HCMC, Homeowner to be charged in house collapse, Almost 100 suspected explosive objects found, Activities mark AO Victims’ Day in Hanoi, Ninh Binh