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ASIAD 2018: Vietnam wins third silver in Pencak Silat

 Athlete Nguyen Ngoc Toan on August 27 won the third silver medal in Pencak Silat for Vietnam at the ongoing Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD) in Indonesia.

Locals ignore fast food losses

 As fast food giants Lotteria and KFC report losses despite dominating the domestic market, their attractiveness to customers shows no signs of abating.

Vietnamese steel in the spiral of international lawsuits

 Fifty percent of the cases of safeguard investigations, anti-dumping and anti-subsidy are filed against the steel industry.

Locals spend billions on realty abroad

 Vietnamese buyers spent US$3 billion on homes in the US between April 2016 and March 2017, showing the interest of Vietnamese people in this segment, but also raising the question of how such large amounts of money could be transferred abroad.

Domestic firms still sidelined

 While billions of dollars is spent annually importing auto parts for assembly at home, Vietnam exports a roughly equivalent value of spare parts for automobiles, motorbikes and motor vehicles every year.

Passenger traffic at airports to surpass 100 million mark

 Up to 105 million passengers are expected to pass through Vietnamese airports by the end of this year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Tourists run from coach fire

 Dozens of tourists have fled in panic after a passenger coach caught fire while running through Ba Na Mountain in Da Nang City on August 26.

Football fans fly to Indonesia for U23s quarterfinal

 Thousands of Vietnamese football lovers have rushed to Indonesia to cheer on the U23s in their quarterfinal against Syria today, August 27.

French fighters land for a three-day visit

 Three Rafale B fighter jets, one A400M troop transporter, a C135 refuelling tanker and a A310 plane landed in Vietnam on Monday morning on a three-day French Air Force visit.

Banks required to limit ATM withdrawal at night

 The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has required credit institutions and branches of foreign banks in the country to limit cash withdrawal at their automatic teller machines (ATMs) at night.

Vietnam's Chinh eliminated from women’s 100m in ASIAD

 Top Vietnamese athlete Le Tu Chinh failed to qualify for the final round of the women’s 100m dash at the Asian Games (ASIAD), held on Sunday in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Foreign investors interested in wind power development in Vietnam

 Foreign investors have shown considerable interest in developing wind power in Viet Nam.

MobiFone suffers drop in profit and revenue

MobiFone, one of Viet Nam’s three largest mobile network operators, has reported a year-on-year decline of 42 per cent in post-tax profit in the second quarter of this year, falling to VND947 billion (US$41 million).

Nearly $4.5 billion worth of G-bonds raised so far this year

 A total of VND104.2 trillion (US$4.46 billion) has been raised this year as of August 22 by the State Treasury of Viet Nam via auctions of Government bonds at the Ha Noi Stock Exchange.

Son La coffee geographical indication announced

 The north-western province of Son La announced the geographical indication (GI) for Son La coffee at a festival to promote local coffee products on Thursday in Ha Noi.

Higher penalty will be given to delayed and canceled flights

 Stronger sanctions are needed to stop the delay and cancelation of flights, said Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The at a meeting on co-ordinating take-off and landing times, known as slots, held in Ha Noi on Thursday.

Rat hunting season in south-west

 Many people in the south-western region are flocking to fields for rat hunting which can help to improve their income. 

Vietnam’s tourism needs more high-quality workforce

The tourism and hotel industry is experiencing golden days with a boom in the number of foreign and domestic travelers, while the demand for workers meeting international standards is increasing rapidly.

Cu Lao Cham suffers fresh water shortage

 Cu Lao Cham Island in the central province of Quang Nam is facing the severe shortage of fresh water partially due to the on-going drought.

Hundreds battle to get gifts for the dead in HCM City

 Hundreds of people gathered on Sunday around the Cho Lon area in Ho Chi Minh City's District 5 to collect money thrown out by local families during the Amnesty of Unquiet Spirits Festival.