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.

 Authorities of the Hon Cau Marine Protected Area on Thursday released 103 newly hatched sea turtles into the Hon Cau Sea in Bình Thuan Province’s Tuy Phong District.

 Thai Son Nam’s campaign to win their first continental title ended yesterday after their 0-6 defeat at the hands of the favourites, Bluewave Chonburi, in the AFC Futsal Club Championship semi-finals in HCM City.

 Viet Nam fought back to beat Saudi Arabia 24-26, 25-21, 29-27, 25-17 at the Asian Men’s Senior Volleyball Championship’s classification stage on Thursday in Surabaya, Indonesia.

 Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh had a meeting in Hanoi on July 28 with Than Htut Thein, deputy head of Myanmar’s security-military general department, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

 Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held phone talks with Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on the information that an Indonesian naval ship chased and shot at a fishing boat of Vietnam, injuring two fishermen.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has rescheduled its flights between Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City and Taipei/Kaohsiung (Taiwan, China) on July 29 due to storm Nesat.

VietNamNet Bridge - The competition in the sweets market is getting fierce as market growth has slowed down.

 Vietnam topped the table at the Ninth World Shuttlecock Championships which ended in Hong Kong on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam in general and HCMC in particular are proving to be ideal places for the wealthy from Asia to buy property.

 Despite being allowed to charge on-net fees for ATM transactions, some commercial banks have recently applied the exemption to on-net money withdrawal and account transfer to attract new customers and develop the retail banking segment.

 Dozens of  people in Phuoc Tan Commune, Bien Hoa City in the southern province of Dong Nai are concerned they were exposed to HIV after chasing down and apprehending two dog thieves, one of whom was carrying the virus.

 Vietnam wrapped up the Asian Men’s and Women’s Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championship with four golds, nine silvers and 12 bronze medals on July 27 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

 The Vietnam Volleyball Federation has announced that Japanese volleyball expert H.Irisawa has received an invitation to become the new coach of the national women’s volleyball team.