VietNamNet Bridge – Locals in Huong Hoa commune, Tuyen Hoa district of the central province of Quang Binh are worried about the appearance of 10 sinkholes about 800 meters from the dam of the Ho Ho hydropower plant.

Vietnam’s trade deficit was estimated at US$3.08 billion in the first seven months of this year, US$380 million more than US$2.7 billion in the first half, according to the latest data released by the General Statistics Office.

 An e-child care training programme at http://elearning.mattroibetho.vn, the first of its kind in Vietnam, was inaugurated in Hanoi on July 31. 

 Vietnamese leaders always support stronger trade and economic ties with the US and are willing to create a transparent and favourable business climate for foreign firms, including those from the US, said a top lawmaker.

In June, reporters had a chance to sail off Truong Sa archipelago. They were touched by the special sentiments of mainlanders to Truong Sa and the soldiers.

The 2,500 year-old board game of Go has become popular in Vietnam, partly thanks to Go clubs which gather Go lovers from every social strata. The Vietnam – RoK Go club is no exception. 

Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman of the PetroVietnam Construction Corporation, gave himself up to the police after nearly one year of evading international arrest warrant, the ministry reported on July 31. 

The impressive achievements gained by Vietnamese students at the 2017 international Olympiads have made history and affirmed the intelligence, skill and spirit of the Vietnamese people.

VietNamNet Bridge - The US NAR (national association of realtors) reports that Vietnamese transferred $3 billion abroad last year to buy houses in the US. 

VietNamNet Bridge - After 25 years of development, Vietnam’s organ transplant techniques are believed to be of a high international standard. 

Scientists are concerned about the nix particle treatment solution planned by Hyundai Vinashin (HVS), saying that the particles may be dispersed in the air during transportation. 

 Trinh Quoc C., 6, was playing with his friends at a kindergarten in Hai Phong city seven years ago when he cried out in pain. He had been struck with a sudden, severe stomachache.

 Vietnamese top female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien failed in the qualifying round of her strong category -- the women’s 400m medley category of the FINA World Championships.

 The investigation into and trial of many major cases monitored by the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption must be accelerated in the remaining months of 2017 as directed by the committee at its 12th meeting in Hanoi on July 31.

 Doctors from Long Khanh Town General Hospital successfully operated on and reconnected the left arm of a 22-year-old man after it was almost entirely cut off by a power saw.

 As many as 120 foreign and domestic scientists are attending the conference “Nanophysics: From fundamental to applications”, which opened in Quy Nhon city, on July 31 as part of the 13th Recontres du Vietnam (Meet Vietnam) program.

More than 900 Facebook account holders identified by the HCMC Taxation Agency as online traders have declared tax, while 11,000 account holders have not done so, after receiving a message from the taxation body.

Private enterprises should continuously reform and increase competitiveness to contribute 50-60 percent of GDP, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said while addressing the second Vietnam Private Sector Forum held in Hanoi on July 31.

 Neither increased investment in the State-owned sector nor the extraction of resources will be the country’s growth engine during the years to come.

The latest data from the General Statistics Office (GSO) reveals that State budget revenue for this year as at July 15 stood at VND584.6 trillion ($25.7 billion), equal to 48.2 per cent of the annual plan.