Only a low proportion of Vietnamese companies have registered their domain name using “.vn”, according to the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre under the Ministry of Information and Communications.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended a roundtable workshop with leading Singaporean businesses in Singapore on August 9 on the occasion of celebrating the host’s 50th anniversary of the Independence Day.

 The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) has officially launched a programme to identify the country's 50 leading IT companies in 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi Planning and Investment Department has complained that it has been overloaded over the last month since the new Enterprise and Investment Laws took effect.

 The official stamp to welcome the ASEAN Community was launched by the Ministry of Information and Communications on August 7 in Hanoi.

 Vietnamese astronomy enthusiasts will have a chance to observe the Perseid meteor shower, one of the two largest meteor showers this year.

 Viet kieu (Overseas Vietnamese or OV), who are intellectuals, experts and skilled workers, have been granted a tax exemption on used cars they bring to Vietnam , according to a new Government decree.

 The East Sea environment and people’s conduct were discussed at a scientific symposium in the northern port city of Hai Phong on August 8.

 Three Republic of Korea (RoK) people were killed in a car crash early on the expressway en route to the northern province of Thai Nguyen.

 The press must become a bridge linking the Party and State with people and an open forum to promote democracy, advanced cultural values and social feedback, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said.

 Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai paid an official visit to Angola from August 5-7, the last leg of his Africa tour, which also took him to Mozambique and South Africa.

 The Vietnamese and Malaysian governments have issued a joint statement on framework for the bilateral strategic partnership.

 The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on August 9 held a ceremony to fly the ASEAN flag and mark 20 years of Vietnam’s ASEAN membership and the group 48th founding anniversary.

 Bangladeshi President Md. Abdul Hamid is on a State visit to Vietnam from August 9-13 at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, on the margin of the 50-year celebration of Singapore’s Independence Day, in Singapore on August 9.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the 50 th National Day Parade of Singapore on August 9 at the invitation of President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mac Cuu tomb, located at the foot of Binh San Mountain in Binh San Ward of Ha Tien Town, is highly recommended for those who travel to the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang

The domestic retail sector is expected to be the largest creator of jobs this year, according to a job survey conducted by Navigos Search, a leading provider of executive search and management consultancy services in Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Used for nearly 20 years old, the two pontoons across the Day River in Dai Hung commune of My Duc district in Hanoi are in disrepair.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is one of most competitive choices in the world for ITO (information technology outsourcing), according to market survey from Gartner, thanks to low labor costs, personnel stability and the “golden population” period.