VietNamNet Bridge - According to authorities in the Central Highlands, loggers are operating in a more organized way and are ready to fight against authorities if they are detected.

 The first 7-Eleven convenience store in Vietnam is expected to be in place in February 2018, according to international media.

 Fashion designer Minh Hanh has been honoured with Thailand’s ASEAN Selection 2016 Award for her contributions to Asian fashion.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many apartment buildings in HCM City fall short of fire safety standards, putting thousands of lives at risk, the Ha Noi Moi (New Hanoi) newspaper reported. 

 Thailand based Siam City Cement Public Company (SCCC) has agreed to purchase a 65% stake in cement manufacturer Holcim (Vietnam) (HVL) from French headquartered LafargeHolcim, according to an SCCC statement.

 Overseas Vietnamese comedian Van Son, the owner of The V Show theater, will run The Amazing V Show in District 3, HCMC to serve locals and foreign tourists to the city.

One month after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) decided an award on the Philippines’ arbitration proceedings against China on interpretation and application of 1982 UNCLOS, public shows concern over implementation of the ruling.

 Hanoi Police Department has proposed banning all vehicles from operating in the area around Hoan Kiem Lake during weekends to create more space for pedestrians.

Religious activities must aim to strengthen the solidarity of religious followers in the great national unity bloc so as to serve national construction and defence, said President Tran Dai Quang.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Party Secretary and Chairman of the People’s Council of the northern province of Yen Bai were shot and killed at their offices by the chief of the local forest protection agency.

 The Women’s magazine Her World has bestowed Her World Young Woman Achiever prize on model Lan Khue and Miss Universe 2015 Pham Huong at a gala night in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam needs new, radical, coherent policies and green business practices linking tourism with environmental protection and climate action,

VietNamNet Bridge - Large conglomerates, when issuing corporate bonds, now tend to target individual investors instead of focusing on institutional investors, according to analysts.

 The Saigon Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corp (Sabeco) may get permission to be listed on the stock exchange in the near future, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) said in a statement.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) expects to submit to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc a project to restructure credit institutions between 2016 and 2020 in Q3 of 2016.

 Hundreds of relic sites in Hanoi suffer from serious degradation and need prompt repair, but the estimated costs amounting to trillions of dong surpass the city’s financial capacity.

 The Vietnam Air Traffic Management (VATM) launched two so-called highways on the sky on the north-south route to shorten travel time on August 18. 

The tropical storm, which developed from a low-pressure system yesterday afternoon near the East Sea, will bring torrential rains with rainfall up to 500mm for localities in the north and central region from this afternoon until Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the central city of Da Nang top the administrative reform rankings for 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese archaeologists have discovered 23 tombs and antiques dating back 3,000 years ago at Dong Ba Hoe, an archaeological site in Binh Thuan province.