A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnam’s Mission to ASEAN visited Olympic Vietnam footballers and coaching staff in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 28.

The State Bank of Viet Nam needed to speed up the resolution of non-performing loans to bring down the bad debt ratio of the entire banking system to below 3 per cent by 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese SMEs are using e-commerce to export products at reasonable costs.

VietNamNet Bridge - Zero-dong tours have been launched in many localities, creating challenges for state management agencies.

 Vietnamese athletes are set to compete in the final round of events on August 29 at the ongoing Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD) in Indonesia.

 Every 13 minutes a child is born with congenital anomalies in Vietnam, putting a burden on their families and the health sector as well as affecting the quality of the population.

 The Full Moon Festival is less than one month away, with moon cakes of all shapes, sizes, prices, and brands readily available. However, sales seem to be much slower this year round.

 The International Vietnam Sport Show 2018 will take place in Hanoi from November 15-18, attracting nearly 120 domestic and foreign exhibitors. 

 President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse left Cairo on August 28 afternoon (local time) and concluded his four-day State visit to Egypt.

 With its high economic growth rate and population of over 90 million, Vietnam is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for international franchising businesses, especially in the food and beverages sector.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested New Zealand support Vietnam to build a value chain for dragon fruit while receiving Minister of Agriculture, Biosecurity, Food Safety, and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor in Hanoi on August 29.

 Some companies in Vietnam have decided to give their employees a break today, August 29 to watch the Vietnamese U23 team play an ASIAD 2018 semi-final match against South Korea.

A lot of foreign securities companies have announced plans to increase their charter capital within a short time, but Vietnamese companies are being cautious about their capital increase plans.

After selling his assets and giving up a business which brought stable income, Vu Tien Anh launched a startup selling his MET water treatment system which has been honored at many international invention contests.

VietNamNet Bridge - Up to 80 percent of the 15 million tons of domestic garbage from urban and rural areas every year is treated at landfills, while only 20 percent is incinerated or recycled.

VietNamNet Bridge - The new academic year has begun, but some parents and students have been on tenterhooks as they still cannot buy textbooks.

 On August 27, many Vietnamese people arrived at the US Embassy in Hanoi to sign a book of condolences for late Senator John McCain, who passed away at age 81.

 The northern region has been forecasted to face heavy rains which can cause flood flashes and landslides in several mountainous areas.

 Some workshops in Hanoi have been busy making national flags and banners to meet demand for Independence Day on September 2, as well as for Vietnamese football fans as U23 team qualified for the ASIAD semi-finals.  

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj co-chaired the 16th Meeting of the Vietnam-India Joint Committee on Economic, Commercial, Scientific, and Technological Cooperation on August 28.