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.

 Survey finds optimistic outlook for Q3, Exports at $6.68 billion in first half of August, $154 million in 20-year goverment bonds issued in July, PVN acts to offset oil price fall, HCM City sees funding for transport projects tripling in 2016-2020

 Local police on August 21 seized 2.2 tonnes of tusks smuggled into Vietnam from Nigeria.

 A green sight-seeing tour was launched at Tram Chim National Park in Tam Nong district, the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, on August 22.

 Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam reached the semi-final stage at the Egypt F27 Men’s Futures, which is taking place at Sharm El Sheikh town in Egypt.

 Tran Quoc Tuan of Vietnam was elected as Deputy Chairman of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for the 2015-19 term during the federation's 22nd congress held in Yangon, Myanmar on August 22, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

 International organisations lauded the exchange rate and amplitude adjustments made by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) as a timely and appropriate move to cushion external shocks.

 Vietnam's gold consumption in the second quarter reached 14.5 tonnes, down 23 percent in comparison with the first quarter, according to a report on gold trends released recently by the World Gold Council.

 The Department of Planning and Investment of Ho Chi Minh City has asked permission from the city government to upgrade the Xuyen Tam Canal under the form of a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) agreement.

 A French edition of the first book on the history of the Vietnamese martial art made its debut on August 22.

 The granting of amnesty to prisoners reflects the clement policy of the Vietnamese Party and State and the humanitarian tradition of the nation, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in an article on the occasion of the 70th National Day.

 Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc and his Costa Rica counterpart Alejandro Solano Ortiz co-chaired the second political consultation between the two countries’ foreign ministries in San José, Costa Rica on August 20.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc attended the seventh Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Forum for East Asia – Latin American Cooperation, held in San Jose, capital of Costa Rica, on August 21.

  The transport ministries of Vietnam and Laos have affirmed close cooperation in all aspects of the transport sector at an annual bilateral ministerial meeting in Hanoi on August 22.

 A celebration marking the National Days of Vietnam (September 2) and Uzbekistan (September 1) was held in Hanoi on August 22.

 Experts are cautioning localities against massive investment into waste incinerators as they pose high risk to the environment and public health.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In summer, these streets become the favorite destinations of Hanoians, particularly the young and tourists at night.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After one year working for a Japanese company, Le Van Thai decided to continue to take a training course in technology because he was aware of the importance of vocational training.

 Viet Nam's Government is set to release a resolution this month aimed at boosting the use of e-Government programmes.