VietNamNet Bridge – Talk of abolishing the death penalty for several crimes continued to divide National Assembly (NA) deputies yesterday (August 26) as they discussed the draft Criminal Code.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Patrol vessel Sarang of the Indian Coast Guard with 140 crew members on board led by Senior Colonel Naresh Kumar Kaul docked at Nha Rong port on August 26 to start an official five-day visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

VietNamNet Bridge - The dong devaluation will make goods, especially imports, become more expensive, but analysts say prices will increase slowly.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travel agents are holding low expectations for the industry’s growth despite various discount programmes as people only have one day off for National Day on September 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mulberry Garden Restaurant in Hoi An Silk Village offers the centuries old rich, traditional cuisine of the ancient town and Quang Nam Province.

Vietjet recently received the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) certificate for operational safety audit (IOSA). 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central Quang Ngai Province has become the first locality to receive more than VND120 billion (US$ 5.28 million), funded by the World Bank, to build a facility for medical waste treatment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam will pair with India's Sumit Nagal in the professional HCM City Challenger that will be held from October 12 to 18.

 People genetically prone to low vitamin-D levels are at increased risk of multiple sclerosis, a large study suggests.

VietNamNet Bridge - The $20 billion gap between China’s and Vietnam’s figures about trade revenue still cannot be explained. 

 Lotus Residences sale shows growing interest in resorts; National online shopping day launched; Business associations urged to boost co-operation

VietNamNet Bridge - Small-scale incinerators, set up to treat waste and protect the environment, are causing pollution and spreading germs.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved in principle a plan to invest in an extension of National Highway No 3, connecting Ha Noi and the northern Thai Nguyen Province. 

Teachers described by Vietnamese students in their compositions are all slender and have long black hair, while the personalities in their essays are all heroes. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Building large oil rigs is within Vietnam’s reach, according to Pham Tien Dung, general director of PetroVietnam Drilling and Well Services Corporation (PV Drilling).

The national consumer price index (CPI) in August declined 0.07 per cent against the previous month but increased 0.61 per cent compared with the same month last year.

Vietnamese enterprises should carefully consider before importing second-hand machinery and equipment for production, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Hoang Quan said in a recent interview.

The State Bank of Viet Nam has said it would hold the exchange rate steady till the end of the year and also in the early months of 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – BOND band will come to Vietnam for the first time to perform at the Monsoon Music Festival 2015 (MMF 2015) in Hanoi on October 11.

The Shells Resort & Spa Phu Quoc, invested by HCMC-based Tran Thai Group, has won Best Hotel Architecture Design, Best Hotel Interior Design and Best Hotel Development titles at the Vietnam Property Awards 2015.