VietNamNet Bridge - On July 29, a supermarket in District 1, HCM City, handed over a diamond worth over VND150 million ($7,500) to a customer – Ms. Bui Thi Minh Thien – who dropped the diamond at the supermarket.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts believe that no less than $8-9 billion flows out of Vietnam every year through different channels, despite Vietnam’s tight forex policy.

 Vietnamese students participating in the Olympiad competitions this year have achieved the highest results ever, thanks to the efforts of the students and special attention from the education and training sector in improving the quality of education.

Over 400 artifacts and almost 10 relics, restored with 3D technology, reflecting the history of 1,300 years of continuous development of Vietnam are on show at the National Assembly House’s two basement levels.

 The People’s Court in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau announced an appeal verdict forcing 11 businesses to give 33 households VND5.5 billion ($242,000) in compensation for mass fish deaths in the Cha Va river on Tuesday.

 Domestic airlines posted huge revenues and profits in the first half of 2017 following a 19.5% year-on-year growth of the aviation market with the number of air passengers reaching 30.3 million.

 More and more crimes are being committed via the internet, especially on social media, and Internet users should take caution to avoid becoming victims of these scams.

 While employers seek to cap the minimum wage increase for next year at less than 5%, employees are pushing for an 8-10% pay raise, and the wide difference requires another round of negotiations on August 7.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has opposed the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s proposal sent to the government calling for the termination of the Thach Khe Iron Mine project in Ha Tinh Province.

 Middlemen and real estate brokers are making false offers for houses and lands around Long Thanh Airport project, Dong Nai Province, to trick buyers.

 Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Ho Thi Kim Thoa officially submitted her resignation letter on August 1 after she became marred in corruption allegations.

Experts have urged state management agencies to take necessary measures to drive the current strong cash flow into real estate out of the market as prices are increasing, depriving low-income earners of the opportunity of owning houses.

 The Fourth Industrial Revolution will create great challenges but also opportunities for Viet Nam to take off, a seminar heard in HCM City on Sunday.

 HCM City has received more than 80 per cent of questionnaires from enterprises, the highest rate in recent years, after four months of gathering data for the first phase of the 2017 economic census.

 Repairing newly-built substandard offshore fishing vessels is a matter of great economic, political and social significance that should be done immediately, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has said.

 The Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) on August 1 delivered a press release on criminal proceedings against its former executives Tram Be and Phan Huy Khang.

 Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has risen seven places, from No 30 to No 23, in FIDE’s world rankings for men in August, his top ranking so far.

Saigon Heat have strengthened their team by signing on giant player Darius Lewis to prepare for the second edition of the Viet Nam Basketball Association league.

 Shares continued to climb on August 1 on the two stock exchanges, backed by strong gains of oil stocks after global oil prices recorded the strongest month of the year.

 Two tech startups from Vietnam and Australia have agreed to establish a network of laboratories for neuroscience studies, named Neuro Lab, in Vietnam.