The Ministry of Planning and Investment is developing a plan on restructuring the economy by 2020 aiming to renovate the growth model towards improving efficiency and competitiveness of the economy. 

 The State Bank of Vietnam early this month approved in-principle Woori Bank’s proposal to set up a wholly-owned bank in the country.

 Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) divers on August 14 recovered the remains of a Vietnamese fisherman who went missing when a fishing boat sank in waters off Bintulu 11 days ago.

 The Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre for Zone 2 in Da Nang has rescued a Singaporean sailor who fell serious ill on the Cook Islands flagged vessel Sam Young offshore central Da Nang city.

 Chinese authorities refused to allow Vietnamese fishing ships, which encountered bad weather at sea, entry to Bong Bay Island for shelter.

 At least six people died, one is missing and three were injured after torrential rains swept through the northern and north-central regions over the past few days.

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Foreign tourists admire and love Saigoneses who are travelling and working in the rain.

 Many people gave Hoang Xuan Vinh a hero’s welcome upon his return to Hanoi, after yesterday’s Rio Olympics victory.

 Since its official launch, Pokemon Go, one of the first mobile games to offer an augmented-reality experience, has taken the world by storm and Vietnam is no exception.

 HCM City’s tax department and the people’s committee of Binh Tan District have sent the highest maximum number of letters of apology to applicants for delayed processing of their dossiers compared to other agencies.

 The master plan for Vietnam's capital city has been adjusted, nearly doubling the metropolitan area.

 A steep increase in the number of poor and near-poor households following the implementation of new poverty measuring standards is putting pressure on the Government to achieve its poverty eradication goals.

Plans by Da Nang to move its departments and civil servants out of the one-stop shop Administrative Centre need to be open for public comments and further study, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, Dang Viet Dung.

 The Ministry of Education and Planning has set itself an ambitious goal of making English the second language at universities across Vietnam.

Shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh's historic shots infographic

 Vietnam will compete in the Asia Road Racing Championship’s (ARRC) fifth and sixth stages.

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 Vietnamese badminton player Vu Thi Trang defeated Indonesia’s Lindaweni Fanetri 2-0 in the women’s singles group J on the eighth day of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 13 (Brazil time). 

 US enterprises are considering Vietnam as a priority market in the ASEAN region for their business and investment expansion in 2017, according to the 2017 ASEAN Business Outlook Survey.