VietNamNet Bridge – As the land has become as expensive as gold,” petty merchants now tend to occupy retail premises on… Internet. More and more shops have appeared on websites, leased kiosks to social networks.

Vietnam’s orders for Kilo submarines, Sukhoi Su-30 MK2 fighter aircraft, Svetlyak class high-speed patrol boats and Gepard frigates from Russia are considered not only purely commercial military operations.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The British CEO of Techcombank, Mr. Simon Morris, has resigned. His position will be assumed by a member of the bank’s Board of Directors.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly Standing Committee on Wednesday discussed the government’s draft decree on betting business for horse racing, dog racing and international football.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s National Wage Council was launched on Tuesday, marking a shift from a solely Government-led minimum wage fixing mechanism into a new tripartite body which recognizes the participation of workers and employers.

 Seventy long-tailed macaques were yesterday returned to Ba Mun island in Bai Tu Long National Park, located in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh.

 V-League team Xuan Thanh Sai Gon (XTSG) have fired goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong.

 More than 3,600 people took part in a national-scale exercise to deal with fires at high-end building in downtown Ho Chi Minh City on August 14.

 Famous French ventriloquist Christian Gabriel and his friend, monkey puppet Fredy, will entertain the city's residents from September 3 to 10.

 Several prize-winning artworks and others recognised for their unique forms of expression are on display at HCM City's Fine Arts Museum.

 The Appeal Court of the Supreme People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City on August 14 commuted the prison sentence for a defendant convicted of “conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.”

 As of August 16, heavy rains and thunderstorms will hit northern mountainous provinces while Hanoi is expected to suffer rains of 50-100 mm.

 President Truong Tan Sang on August 14 received the newly-appointed Ambassadors of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Argentina who came to present their credentials.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unlicensed and other fraudulent taxis that fleece customers continue to be a major headache for Ho Chi Minh City authorities.

The two big guys in the food processing industry, specializing in making products from starch and wheat flour, have become the defendants in the lawsuits in which they have been accused of using others’ brand when exporting products to the US.

Vietnam plans to spend trillions of dong to run a computer subsidization project, a part of the “computers network knowledge” program. However, arguments have been raised about the way of implementing the program.

ASEAN Junior College has taken legal proceedings against the Ministry of Education and Training MOET and the ministry’s inspectors after it was imposed the fine of hundreds of millions of dong and forced to stop enrolling students in 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The number of foreign-invested (FDI) companies which no longer work at their registered offices, their investors left Vietnam, or communication with the investors have been lost has increased.

Chemicals production units have been compared with the “silent killer.” However, relevant units still have not paid appropriate attention to control the production and protect the environment from the killer.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Heritage houses are vital for attracting tourists and preserving traditional culture for future generations, but their inhabitants are bound by red tape and often forced to live in squalid conditions.