Quang Ninh provincial authorities have imposed a fishing ban in the core area of Ha Long Bay after investigations of fishing activities in Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay. 

 Vietnamese students won 4 gold and 1 silver medal at the 48th International Physics Olympiad this year. Nguyen The Quynh, a 12th grader from Vo Nguyen Giap Gifted High School in Quang Binh province won a gold medal for the second time.

 President of the National Legislative Assembly of Thailand Pornpetch Wichitcholchai and his spouse on August 13 began a four-day official visit to Vietnam.

 After a month of its opening, Creative Lab, an incubator for Vietnamese start-up community, has recently held its first event for start-ups focusing on the role of creative hubs in Vietnam in developing a thriving creative economy.

 Vietnam and Indonesia discussed specific measures to advance their friendship and multi-faceted cooperation during the seventh meeting of the joint committee on economic, scientific and technological cooperation on August 12.

 The Vietnam Narcotics Investigations Department (C47) said it had coordinated with relevant forces to uncover an inter-provincial drug transporting ring, seizing 150 packs of heroin. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will pay an official visit to Thailand from August 17-19.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new park in southern Viet Nam is attracting world-class artists who create ephemeral sand sculptures that only last from eight months to a year.

Hoang Dinh Canh, deputy director of the Department of HIV-AIDS Prevention and Control, talks to the newspaper Kinh te&Do thi about the scheme to expand health insurance to cover HIV-AIDS patients.

Among the thousands of pagodas in Viet Nam, Co Le Pagoda in the northeastern province of Nam Dinh stands out. For centuries, inhabitants have cited three strange aspects of the edifice: its architectural mix of occident and orient,

Viet Nam imported more than 6,900 cars worth US$171 million in July, recording a drop of 11.2 per cent in volume and 2.6 per cent in value compared with the previous month.

To ultilise the advantages of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), citizens must quickly be equipped with knowledge, Tran Van Tung, deputy minister of Science and Technology spoke.

 Analog television signals will be switched off in 15 cities and provinces on August 15, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) said.

 The Viet Nam Software Association has launched a programme to choose Viet Nam’s top 50 IT companies 2017, aiming to honour the leading IT firms and connect promising partners inside and outside the country.

 Information and communication technology group FPT Corporation has sold six million shares or 30 per cent of its stake in FPT Digital Retail JSC to funds managed by and associated with Dragon Capital and VinaCapital.

 A lull in the HCM City real estate market is pushing developers to offer promotions to bring back buyers.

A new circular that allows traders and importers to set retail prices of milk products for children below six years has not been well thought out and will be difficult to follow, enterprises say. 

 The Greenovation Challenge contest, aimed at seeking initiatives to solve plastic waste issues in Viet Nam, has been launched in Hanoi. 

The Ngoc Son dumping site, the sole collection point for waste generated by thousands of households in Nghe An central province, has been overloaded for a couple of years, polluting residential areas and threatening to contaminate a nearby reservoir.

 Hosts HCM City finished on top of the National Junior Chinese Chess Championship which closed yesterday.