VietNamNet Bridge – The Government will develop the north of the nation into a top destination for tourists by 2030, according to a recent decision of the Government.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Shipping Department has proposed investing VND6.4 trillion in dredging the Cai Mep – Thi Vai Passage to allow access to 100,000 DWT vessels.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A pop song written by composer Nguyen Van Chung of HCM City has been included on two CDs by the Casa Musica, a music company in Germany.

  Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was ousted from the semi-final match of the Egypt F27 Futures Tennis Tournament yesterday.

 Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has directed ministries and agencies to quickly issue policies to address the situation whereby ODA and preferential loans cannot be disbursed.

VietNamNet Bridge - 7-Eleven’s plan to open its first convenience store in Vietnam by 2017 has not been welcomed by small Vietnamese retailers.

 More than 700 websites in Viet Nam, including 18 Government websites, were attacked in the first week of August, the Viet Nam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCert) reported.

 Sai Gon Port Company Limited will sell some 35.7 million shares to VietinBank and VPBank, which it plans to select as its strategic investors, during an auction on August 28.

 After the strong depreciation of the Chinese yuan, steel industry insiders have warned local steel producers that Chinese steel products could flood the Vietnamese market, causing difficulties for them.

 Many large-sized commercial banks have no scope for credit growth in the last months of the year, as they have used nearly all the quota allowed by the central bank.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Investigation Agency has said that Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc, 53, a votive money maker, created the "blood-red stream" in Dien Bien.

Seeing votive paper products for the dead like AK rifles, funeral trumpets, cameras, excavators, jeeps ... produced at the village of Dong Ho in Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh Province, many people have burst into laughter.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the first half of this year, 1,515 Vietnamese passengers of Vietjet Air were denied entry into Singapore without clear explanation.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Just a few hundred meters from the Ho Dynasty Citadel, a World Heritage site, an ancient house in Tay Giai Village has also been recognized by UNESCO as one of the the top 10 traditional houses in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With its romantic mysterious beauty, Dray Nur Waterfall in Dak Lak Province is closely associated with many legends of the Central Highlands. The waterfall has become a popular tourist destination.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With boundless passion, some gardeners in Hanoi have created unique ornamental gardens, worth millions of US dollars.

VietNamNet Bridge - Apple is reportedly following administrative procedures to set up a business in Vietnam. Opinions from well-informed circles say Apple has been working in Vietnam for about one year and has nearly 100 workers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Pine trees in Gia Lai Province are pierced with holes so they will die slowly. Then the trees are cut down to clear land for growing pepper and lemon.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 2015-2016 new academic year opening ceremony will take place on September 5, 2015, Pham Ngoc Phuong, chief secretariat of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has announced.

 Silkie chickens are becoming a favourite pet for many Vietnamese wealthy families, with a six-month waiting list for the birds.