A 681-strong Vietnamese delegation to the Southeast Asia Games 29 (SEA Games 29) took part in a flag-hoisting ceremony held at Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 16.

Vietnam aims to rank in Top 3 at SEA Games 29

VietNamnet Bridge - Despite reform, thousands of sub-licenses still exist, affecting businesses’ performance.

 An open high school robotics competition will be held in the central city of Da Nang from August 18 to 20 aiming to arouse students’ passion for creativeness and scientific research.

 The third  Senior Officials’ Meeting and Related Meetings (SOM-3)  of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)  is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from August 18-30.

 Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia said the investor of Cai Lay BOT toll station in the southern province of Tien Giang had agreed to reduce the fees following opposition.

 Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City faces flooding whenever it rains.

The National Assembly Standing Committee held a working session on supervising implementation of BOT traffic projects in the wake of heated protests over one of them in the southern province of Tien Giang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is taking some of their best athletes to the 29th Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia this August, but it is little known that many have some interesting tales to tell.

Nguyen Tien Cuong is expected to win the country’s first gold medal in the men’s individual three-string bow (compound) event at the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia today.

The central province plans to build a sculpture park in the My Son Sanctuary to honour people for their contributions to preserving and restoring its cultural heritages, earning them the UNESCO recognition.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With HCM City authorities considering an increase in the number of hours that mini trucks are banned in the inner city, businesses are worried about its fallout.

A pilot project using low carbon emission light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs will light up 19 main downtown streets in Da Nang as the central coastal city prepares for the high-profile 2017 APEC Summit.

Tien Giang Province’s Department of Transport on August 14 proposed the Ministry of Transport cut toll fees at the controversial Cai Lay BOT toll station in an apparent move to ease objections by drivers.

VietNamNet Bridge - The high ‘fear-of-failure’ is a challenge that affects entrepreneurs in Vietnam, despite the efforts by the government to improve the business environment. 

 The opera entitled ‘The Bat’ by famous Austrian composer Johann Strauss II will be introduced to Vietnamese audiences for the first time at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House at 8pm on August 19-20.

 Fifteen women rugby players from marginalized communities in Asia, including five from Vietnam, are heading to the Northern Ireland capital of Belfast to play in the ChildFund Pass It Back Cup, in the lead up to the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017.

 It is necessary to establish a land bank because the majority of the 27 million ha of farmland in Vietnam is owned by individual farmers, which has created a host of difficulties for high-tech agriculture.

 Only a small area of eight industrial parks and complexes in the coastal Southern Central province of Ninh Thuan has been filled, resulting in a huge waste of land.

While a renewed focus on equitizing State-owned enterprises (SOEs) has been exhibited following the leadership transition in April last year, equitization alone is not a short-term solution to reducing the government’s fiscal deficit.