The 29th Diplomatic Conference opened in Hanoi on August 22 with the purpose of seeking measures to increase the efficiency of external activities and international integration to successfully realise the 12th National Party Congress resolution. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2016 SEAGZone Artistic Junior & Age Groups Championships is scheduled to kick off on August 23-29 at Quan Ngua Sports Palace in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One person was killed and seven seriously injured when a scaffolding collapsed even as workers were pouring concrete for constructing a house in Binh Dinh Province early today, Aug 22.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to set up a task force responsible for monitoring and accelerating the deployment of tasks, conclusions and directions that the Government and the PM assign to ministries, agencies and localities.

 A music video by transgender Huong Giang Idol is facing the risk of being banned due to containing provocative images.

Ho Dac Thanh Chuong of Quoc Hoc Hue High School in Hue City won the championship at the 16th season of the “Road to Mt. Olympia's Peak" quiz show which ended in Hanoi on August 21.

VietNamNet Bridge - The telecommunication fee in Vietnam has been decreasing sharply thanks to the policy on eliminating the monopoly in the telecom sector. However, monopolies still exist in other business fields.

VietNamNet Bridge – A woman in Co Ban village, Ha Dong district, Hanoi, has the highest number of children in Hanoi, or possibly in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After the success of their first film called “Forget the origin”, a group of young Vietnamese in the Czech Republic continued to produce another series of films about family.

 Nguyen Thanh Tam won the yellow jersey for best time at the Mekong Delta Cycling Tournament on August 20.

 Vietnam has achieved the best ever Olympic Games ranking at the Rio Olympics which closed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 22 morning (Hanoi time). 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The history of Vietnam’s sport has turned to a new page as shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh won the first Olympic gold medal for Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities and resident in central Quang Binh Province have voiced concerns over serious deforestation to a natural forest area upstream of the Rao Nan River.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businesses make only modest revenue from online advertising, while the majority of the market’s turnover goes to Facebook and Google,Tuan Ha, CEO of Vianalink, said at an online marketing forum held several days ago.

Vietnam Airlines has inaugurated its new dedicated Premium Lounge for its first class and business class customers at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Numerous Vietnamese and international designers will gather at the Vietnam International Fashion Week, to be held in Hanoi for the first time from November 1-6.

VietNamNet Bridge - Artermia egg importers have complained that if they have to pay 5 percent import tax arrears, they will be pushed into a corner, while farmers will suffer the most.

 Core inflation this year could increase slightly to roughly 2 per cent from 1.7 per cent last year, the National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC) forecast.

 A South Korean cosmetic shop in HCM City. Vietnamese cosmetic producers cannot catch up with major foreign players in terms of technology, and the local firms are losing market share.

 Vietnamese chess player Tran Tuan Minh finished 20th out of 80 players in the World Junior (U-20) Chess Championships which finished in India yesterday.