The USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), a hospital ship, is headed for the Danang Port where it will complete a 12 day humanitarian mission on August 17-28 as part of the on-going US Navy-led Pacific Partnership 2015 (PP15) mission.

 The central province of Quang Ngai passed a project on August 7 to turn Ly Son Island into a sea preservation zone in an effort to develop the island sustainably.

 HCM City will host the UMB World Cup beginning August 10, to be held for the first time in Vietnam.

 Nguyen Thi Anh Vien set a new personal best at the World Swimming Championships, which closed on August 9 in Kazan, Russia.

 Nearly 100 maps along with many documents, objects and publications proving Vietnam ’s sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos are on display at an exhibition in Phan Rang-Thap Cham city.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam beat the drum to kick off the first international Vietnamese traditional martial arts championship – Thang Long Cup, at the My Dinh Indoor Athletics Gymnasium in Hanoi on August 9.

 The Vietnamese Cultural Days in the US kicked off in Washington D.C. on August 8 to mark the 20th founding anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties (1995-2015).

 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.