The establishment of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Indonesia in 2013 is an important milestone in bilateral relations, creating an opportunity for the two countries to develop their traditional friendship to a new height.

VietNamNet Bridge - Several car importers have warned that they will not allow car imports through Cai Lan Port if local authorities cannot settle environmental problems there.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese businesses are not registering their trademarks for protection, putting them at high risk of losing markets.

VietNamNet Bridge - Soon after receiving a malware sample provided by Noi Bai International Airport, the victim of the cyberattack on July 29, CMC Infosec found it had the execution name ‘diskperf.exe’. 

 Football gambling will be trialed for five years, both online and in betting shops, with a restricted distance between the shops and schools or children’s playgrounds, the government has recently announced.

The quality of English teaching and learning at general schools has once again become a hot topic of discussion after MOET announced that students got an average of 3.3 marks out of 10 at the national high-school finals. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of the southern province of Dong Nai have formed a task force to deal with nail traps on highway 51.

 The local mining industry saw a decline in production growth in the past seven months, which is likely to extend to the end of the year, said the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VietNamNet Bridge – The vice chief of the Department of Culture of Ca Mau province has been reprimanded for a photo on the Internet in which his hand was clasped over the “sensitive body part” of a female cleaner.

 The governments of Vietnam and Japan agree that an efficient and competitive ASEAN green economy is vital to creating jobs, strengthening the middle class, and ensuring sustainable economic growth.

 An ADB-funded project that strengthens agriculture science and technology in Vietnam was among the three winners of the Most Successful Development Project Awards selected by the bank’s Independent Evaluation, ​ADB said in its August 8 news release. 

 Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich and his Indonesian counterpart Ryamizard Ryacudu highlighted the countries’ fruitful defence cooperation during talks in Hanoi on August 8. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - To have safe food, many residents have turned the roof of their houses into gardens and fish ponds. This has become a trend in big cities like Hanoi and HCM City.

 The Ministry of Construction has issued Circular No.19/2016/TT-BXD guiding the implementation of the Housing Law and Decree No. 99/2015/ND-CP dated October 20, 2015 of the Government guiding the implementation of the 2014 Housing Law.

 Vietnamese mobile phone brands have been displaced from the market by high-quality foreign products and low-priced Chinese ones.

 The International Monetary Fund has warned Vietnam’s government about a growing budget deficit and public debt, largely due to a big rise in recurrent expenditure and ineffective usage of public investment.

 As many as 12,000 cars were imported in July, increasing by 30 per cent as compared to the month before, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has reported.

 After six decades of competing in the Olympics, Vietnam boasts its first ever gold medal thanks to shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh who won the men's 10m air pistol at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

 Vietnamese swimmers, weightlifters and gymnasts failed to perform to their standards on the second day of the Rio Olympics, August 7 (local time). 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a letter to congratulate the Vietnamese delegation to the Rio Games and shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh in particular over the gold medal Vietnam has ever won after six decades of competing in the Olympics.