Three special economic zones (SEZ) in Van Don (Quang Ninh province), Van Phong (Khanh Hoa) and Phu Quoc (Kien Giang) are still on paper, while HCM City is moving ahead with a plan to set up an SEZ there.

 Fine might up to $1,800 for overloaded vehicles, Fishermen still missing in Binh Thuan province, Vietnam labor productivity far behind ASEAN countries, Traffic accidents claim 5,821 lives in eight months

VietNamNet Bridge - If Vietnam devalues the dong sharply, regulatory agencies will find it difficult to implement the plan to slash medium- and long-term bank loan interest rates, and the public debt will become worse.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government has told investors not to build coal thermal power plants if they don’t have solutions to treat ash, thus causing pollution.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Visitors to the famous beach city of Nha Trang all choose Tran Phu, the busiest coastal road, as the center for all activities during their holidays. 

 Foreign investors are showing interest in Vietnam’s infantile solar power sector, although a lack of state support mechanisms may hinder progress.

 The World Bank has gained public service users feedback to help specific agencies judge their performance and take remedial action where needed.

A young man, introducing himself as a new university graduate and a young father who needs money to buy milk for child, was seen standing on a Hanoi street with a board in his hands, showing that he wanted a job.

 Modern technology has a lot going for it but parents must keep an eye on how long their kids use it and what they use it for.

VietNamNet Bridge - Contrary to all predictions, economists have reassured the public that the weaker dong will not worsen the public debt burden of the state.

 The poverty rate has reduced dramatically in rural households from 27.1 per cent in 2012 to 13.2 per cent in 2014 while access to public services such as vocational and educational training and health care has improved.

 On Saturday and Sunday mornings, visitors to Tao Dan Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 can hear the sweet sound of violin coming from a corner in the park.

 The competitive power generation market would become operational expeditiously by 2018, together with the pilot implementation of competitive wholesale power market.

VietNamNet Bridge - Real estate firms all have confirmed a significant increase in the number of buyers from overseas recently, both overseas Vietnamese and foreigners.

Beautiful Korea and Taipei, ancient Yangon and the shoppers’ paradises of Bangkok and Singapore are all awaiting visitors following the news that Vietjet is giving away 400,000 promotional tickets on all its domestic and international routes.

 Thousands of labourers from north-west provinces have worked illegally in foreign countries.

 Brain cells in Parkinson's disease exhaust themselves and die prematurely, burning out like an "overheating motor", an early study suggests.

 VietNamNet Bridge - "Over the past 25 years, the aging disease has dogged and abused me. I feel like I’m imprisoned in hell on earth, living is worse than death,” said Nguyen Thi Ngoc Mai, the 31-year-old woman in Hoi An town who has aged 50 years.

 Vietnamese farmers are crying foul now that the nation’s markets are inundated with cheap US chicken and they fear that not only the industry but their way of life are threatened.

 Dam me (Passion), directed by Phi Tien Son, will be on screen at the upcoming fourth ASEAN film festival in Prague, as heard during a press conference held in the Czech Republic on August 26.