Costs of repairing roads damaged by floods and storms in the first seven months of 2017 had amounted to $10.7 million by the end of July, the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam reported on August 3.

 Vietnam will strength integrating HIV and drug addiction treatment toward the 90-90-90 targets.

 Government members looked into socio-economic performance in July and seven months during a regular meeting in Hanoi on August 3. 

 Recently, the Hanoi People’s Committee approved a scheme on organising and operating Children’s Council for the 2017 - 2020 period. The move aims to enhance children’s participation in issues of their own interests.

VietNamNet Bridge - Modern style, good services, active marketing and heavy investment are not determining the success of pho (noodles served with beef/chicken) chains in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi’s agricultural sector has faced many challenges due to climate changes and a reduction in agricultural land.

The Hanoi Transport Department has urged the Hanoi Transport & Services Corporation to complete its plan to soon put into operation the City Tour route by double-decker tourist buses. 

 At least five people were killed and 15 others went missing during downpours and floods in several northern mountainous provinces from August 1-3.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam national women’s football team beat Okayama Yunogo Bella Club 2-1 during their training session in Mimasaka City, Japan on August 2.

The sustainable development of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta faces many threats, especially the rising sea level, worsening land subsidence and declining sedimentation, 

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has submitted a proposal to the Government to launch and/or complete 24 climate change response projects in the Mekong Delta region in the 2017-2020 period.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of plays by artists from five leading troupes in the capital city will be performed at the Ha Noi Opera House in August.

Ministers of labour from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam – agreed to improve their migration management system and share responsibilities in contributing to safe labour migration.

Vietnamese are wasting many good agricultural products as they sell them as raw materials instead of processing them for added value. 

 Heavy rains in recent days have caused severe flooding in the northern mountainous provinces of Son La and Dien Bien.

 Vietnam should develop renewable energy sources in a timely manner in order to meet the rising demand for electricity in the years to come, according to industry watchers.

 Domestic mobile carriers VinaPhone and Viettel have slashed charges for data roaming services for subscribers, helping them stay connected at an extremely low rate when going abroad.

 PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PV Oil)  still cannot launch a much-awaited initial public offering in July as scheduled, the second time it has missed the deadline in the past couple of months.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc discussed various issues while chairing the Government’s regular meeting on August 3, asking officials to take measures to ensure their sectors and agencies reach this year’s growth targets.

 The Mekong Delta has 152 doctors of five rare specialities and by 2020, over half of senior doctors will retire.