Consumer goods producers fare well; Plastic exports continue to rise; Exporters eager to follow Phu Quoc; Vietnamese market falls back in world index; One in, one out on HCM City exchange

 VietNamNet Bridge – The PM has just approved the National Strategy for Bio-diversification till 2020, with a vision toward 2030.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training laid to rest all public concerns on the cancellation of the National High School Examinations, saying that these cannot be cancelled.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The top striker of Vietnam – Le Cong Vinh – arrived in Japan this morning, August 5 to begin his challenging journey at the Consadole Sapporo FC.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thua Thien-Hue will launch a tourism stimulus campaign on the occasion of Phu Bai Airport reopening on September 20, which is two months earlier than expected.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The organizing committee of Vietnam’s Next Top Model (VNTM) 2013 on Thursday announced popular supermodel/actress Pham Thanh Hang will host the fourth season of the reality television model search.

VietNamNet Bridge – Struggling Becamex Binh Duong successfully managed to pull themselves out of the danger zone yesterday by recording an important victory at home by stunning formidable Song Lam Nghe An 2-1 in the Eximbank V-League 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thanh Tung pocketed a second gold medal for Viet Nam yesterday, Aug 4, at the World Games in Cali, Colombia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fifth floor of the Viet Nam Women's Museum (WWM) in Ha Noi was full of visitors including high-profile officials, as the exhibition Windows by painter Duong Thuy Lieu opened recently.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Made-in-Vietnam micro satellite, Pico Dragon, was shipped to the International Space Station (ISS) on August 4 to prepare for a mission in space.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia has established a working group to solve the case of 1,200 Vietnamese living in Moscow detained by local police on suspicion of being in the country illegally.

 VietNamNet Bridge - One of the largest amounts of counterfeiting money – over VND600 million ($30,000) was seized by the authorities of Lang Son province at the Vietnam-China border on August 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge - While the damage caused by storm Jebi has not been fully calculated, a new tropical depression has formed in the East Sea and is moving towards the mainland.

 Warming oceans are impacting the breeding patterns and habitat of marine life, effectively rearranging the broader marine landscape as species adjust to a changing climate,

Appearing in over one minute at Emirates Stadium on August 3, Vu Xuan Tien - the special fan of Arsenal FC, created memorable moments not only for himself but also for Vietnamese football fans.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The latest FIFA ranking continues to place the team of Chinese coach Chen Yun Fat on top in South East Asia, Asia's No. 6 and 28th in the world.

While Vietnam has successfully handled with the shrimp EMS (early mortality syndrome), the epidemic has been spread out in many countries, including Thailand. This could be the golden opportunity for Vietnam to become the biggest shrimp exporter.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Instead of doing blood tests, staff of Hoai Duc Hospital in Hoai Duc District, Hanoi, copied the blood test results of one patient and gave it to many others. Many people got the same test results, affecting their diagnosis.

VietNamNet Bridge – On August 1, the tourist support division of the Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism of Hanoi was officially launched.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trade value and volume fell sharply on both national stock exchanges last week, with analysts forecasting that markets were likely to see sideway movements this week if there's no positive news to buoy investor confidence.