VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businesses that sell Thai fruits to China could create misunderstandings about Vietnam’s fruit export situation.

VietNamNet Bridge - ROBO Café, the first café in Hanoi where visitors were served by a robot named Mortar, no longer exists. 

Vietnam’s railway sector is expected to become more appealing to investors interested in public-private partnership projects on the back of new incentives. 

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the 19th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the eighth East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the 25th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Singapore on August 4.

 Driven by Vietnam’s large millennial population, co-working spaces are on the rise in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and local operators are now being joined by major international players.

Economists and bankers analyse the impact of the trade war between China and the US on Vietnam and how the country and its businesses can leverage the opportunities that it may bring.

Not many economists believe in the theory that economic crisis happens once every 10 years. However, they are showing concerns about the internal problems of the economy.

 Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had bilateral meetings on August 4 with the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and foreign ministers of the 

 Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem finished second at the ninth Danzhou Super Grandmaster Tournament which concluded in China’s Hainan province on August 3.

VietNamNet Bridge - Valued at $18 billion, Vietnam is among the world’s 10 biggest pork producers and consumers.

Fishermen in the south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuan have enjoyed a series of bountiful catches over the past week.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam was expected to establish a debt trading market in 2015, but the Ministry of Finance cannot say clearly when the legal framework for the market will be set up.

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the 11th Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on August 3. 

 Landslides triggered by prolonged downpours killed six local residents and left four missing and five others injured in Phong Tho district in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau on August 3.

 Vietnamese orderly apprentices will receive free Japanese language and professional training courses before working in Japan as stipulated under a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed between the two countries on August 3.

 Vietnam's football squad began the U23 International Championship - Vinaphone Cup 2018 with a 2-1 victory over Palestine in Hanoi on August 3.

The Party Committee and people of Hanoi are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the implementation of Resolution No.15/2008/NQ-QH12 dated May 29, 2008 of the 12th National Assembly on the adjustment of the capital city’s administrative boundary. 

 Due to the great openness of the economy, Vietnam will have to face multiple challenges if the world economy is affected by the United States-China trade war. 

 Foreign investment in Vietnam's real estate market has proven to be fruitful in recent years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s steel exports are encountering difficulties as they are facing anti-dumping investigations raised by importing countries.