Indonesian rescuers have recovered the remains of 54 people who died onboard a Trigana Air plane that crashed in Papua region on Sunday.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held a meeting last week at the headquarters of the government regarding the construction of the National Museum of History.

 Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has said the bombing of a shrine in the capital, Bangkok, on Monday was the "worst ever attack" on the country.

 Western streets in major cities- Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City- are seen as ideal places for entertainment or dating as they reflect different Vietnamese cultures.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first two-deck high speedboat Green-lines DP was piloted on the Sai Gon River on Sunday to replace the old hydrofoils that had been used between HCM City and the southern coastal city of Vung Tau.

 Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh on Monday reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to pursuing socialist-oriented market economy while delivering a speech at the Forbes Viet Nam’s business forum in Ho Chi Minh City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health will set up five inspection teams to monitor dengue fever conditions throughout the country because of the complicated situation caused by dengue outbreaks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A movie on one of Viet Nam's most notorious female gangsters won the Best Feature Southeast Asia Panorama award during the Festival of Globe Awards 2015 held in California, the US, from August 7 to 16.

 A moderately adventurous tour to explore Va and Nuoc Nut Caves within the UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh were officially launched on August 16.

 Ho Chi Minh City will build a special economic zone encompassing districts 7, Nha Be, Binh Chanh and Can Gio in order to fully tap the southern economic hub’s potential and advantages for further development.

 Nguyen Thanh Duy raked a bronze medal in the IT software solutions for business at the 43rd WorldSkills Competition – the first medal of the Vietnamese team after five times participating in the event.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Turkish cueist Tasdemir Tayfun, previously ranked World No11 in the event, bested Blomdahl Torbjorn of Sweden, seeded No 1, to win 2015's Three Cushion Billiards World Cup in HCM City on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam defeated Youssef Hossam of Egypt in the second match of the qualifying round of the US$10,000 Egypt 27 Futures on Sunday.

 A real estate bubble of the kind seen in 2007 is not likely to occur this year or 2016, according to Le Hoang Chau, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association (HoREA).

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said that Vietnam’s public debt was still within the safety line but economists say they can see high risks.

 As many as 12 investors plan to invest in a new international passenger term-inal at Cam Ranh airport in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

 Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong hosted a reception for a visiting US delegation led by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints yesterday. 

 Visiting Chairwoman of Johannesburg City Council of South Africa Constance Bapela suggested a further connection between her city with Hanoi in the coming time, especially in trade, culture tourism.

Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee have agreed to allow the Fisheries Surveillance and Resources Department to act as an initial investigative body to more efficiently solve problems that arise in the seas.

 Cars with various engine displacement values are expected to enjoy a rebate in the special consumption tax in Viet Nam as of July 1, 2016, according to a revised draft on Tax Law issued by the Ministry of Finance recently.