ASEAN and China will organise the 22nd meeting of their Joint Working Group on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) in the Philippines on August 30.

 Tourism construction on Son Tra Peninsula could come to a dramatic halt, after the Da Nang People’s Committee met on August 28 with the city’s tourism association to discuss the Son Tra Tourism Area Development Master Plan.

Tan Vu-Lach Huyen Highway in Hai Phong, which includes the country’s longest cross-sea bridge, will be opened to traffic on National Day (September 2).

 The Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) will need more capital to further benefit from the National Assembly’s recent resolution on the settlement of non-performing loans (NPLs), experts said.

 Bolstering intellectual property (IP) rights enforcement, including computer software, is high on the Government’s agenda, as part of its efforts to uphold international IP rights commitments it has made.

Health experts from 54 countries and international organisations gathered at a conference in Da Nang on August 29 to strengthen cooperation and share approaches to prevent animal-to-human transmission diseases, including bird flu, Ebola and rabies.

 Law enforcement representatives from Vietnamese and Cambodian localities sharing the borderline met in the first judicial conference in Vietnam’s southern province of Tay Ninh on August 29.

President Tran Dai Quang hailed Austria’s outgoing Ambassador to Vietnam Thomas Loidl for his efforts to step up bilateral ties and introduce many Austrian businesses to Vietnam during his reception for the diplomat in Hanoi on August 29.

 Japan will continue working closely with Vietnam to effectively conduct projects funded by Japan’s ODA, especially in high-quality workforce development and administrative reform, said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. 

 Up to 1,468 out of 2,112 dengue fever hotbeds have been put under control in the capital city of Hanoi. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc stated that the Vietnamese Government always provides all possible conditions for foreign investors, including those from the Republic of Korea, when hosting former Governor of the RoK’s Osan city Park Shin Won on August 29.

President Tran Dai Quang has praised the role and effective contributions made by Slovakian Ambassador to Vietnam Igor Pacolak during his tenure in Vietnam.

The Government of Vietnam will create favourable conditions for the US oil and gas group ExxonMobil to successfully implement cooperation programmes and projects in Vietnam, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

 Vietnam’s trade deficit was estimated to hit $2.13 billion  in the first eight months of 2017, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. 

Vietnam stayed at the third place on the medal tally at the end of its 10th day into SEA Games 29 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which ended on August 31.

Face Dance Challenge, a Vietnamese-made game that helps players express emotions on their faces, has raised waves on the internet and is expected to become the second Flappy Bird.

Scientists have found PM1.0 fine dust and nano dust ≤ 0,1µm in the air in Vietnam. This type of dust can penetrate through all barriers of a human’s respiratory system, blocking the alveolar holes for oxygen exchange, thus affecting DNA structure.

The Central Group from Thailand has poured money into supermarkets, home appliance distribution chains, hotels, fashion shops, export and wholesale, and is developing 160 shops/supermarkets. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Of several thousand candidates from 140 countries, only 5-10 receive scholarships from OFID, the OPEC Fund for International Development.

 Many BRT buses have faced difficulties negotiating the crowded roads in Hanoi while other vehicles keep encroaching on their lanes.