Dozens of households in Cluster 21, Loc Thang Town, Bao Lam District, Lam Dong Province have complained about the discharged water from Tan Rai Bauxite plant while the investor claims water samples tested safe.

HCM City has advanced additional VND500 billion (USD22.7 million) to pay contractors for the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro project which is facing the capital delays.

 Vietnam has focused on renewable energy development and has set a target to export renewable energy equipment by 2050, said a representative from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications is developing a draft circular on mobile telecommunication network information services, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

 The export value of farming, forestry and aquatic products gained a year-on-year increase of 14.7 per cent, to US$20.45 billion, in the first seven months of this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 The Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS) has asked Government authorities to tackle obstacles in customs declaration procedure.

 A new decree will help improve the quality of corporate governance in public companies and benefit small, individual investors, a senior official said yesterday.

 An electric fence is being used on a trial basis to resolve conflicts between wild elephants and people in the southeastern province of Dong Nai, the province’s Forest Protection Sub-Department said on Thursday.

 Vietnam’s participation in the Southeast Asian Games is only its second time yet; however, the team, including local and overseas Vietnamese, is expected to make a big bang in Malaysia.

 Tran Quyet Chien advanced to the men’s carom 3-cushion quarter-finals at the World Games in Wroclaw, Poland.

 HCM City government’s revenues in the first seven months of the year increased by 16 per cent year-on-year to VNĐ188 trillion (US$8.35 billion).

 An increase in regional minimum wage for 2018 has yet to be finalised due to disagreements over the margin of increase.

 In only three months, nearly 80 children under 15 including a 6.5-month-old boy from Khoai Chau Commune, Hung Yen Province were diagnosed with genital warts, a sexually transmitted infection.

 Farmers in the central Quang Tri and Ha Tinh provinces were hit the hardest by storms Talas and Sonca as their fruits and plants were damaged by strong winds and floods.

 Vietnam needs to develop a legal framework and feasible roadmap to turn its wind energy potential into reality, which will help to meet the country’s rapidly rising electricity demand, experts have said.

 The funeral ceremony of the Lo Lo contains religious and cultural features. It illustrates the piety of children toward their parents and the community bond.

 Two-in-three managed services providers suffer from a shortage of qualified cybersecurity staff, according to a report by Russian computer security specialists Kaspersky Lab.

 Representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia and Malaysian lawyers defending Doan Thi Huong were present at the High Court of Shah Alam City on July 28 to protect her legitimate rights and interests.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese banks with powerful financial capability are investing in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, betting on the prosperity of their markets.

 The growing importance of Australia and New Zealand as export markets for Viet Nam was emphasised at a conference on Friday.