VietNamNet Bridge – A market located at the junction of highways 62 and N2 in Thạnh Hoa Township of the southern province of Long An has long been known as a market for wild birds.

 The governments of Vietnam and Japan agree that an efficient and competitive ASEAN green economy is vital to creating jobs, strengthening the middle class, and ensuring sustainable economic growth.

 An ADB-funded project that strengthens agriculture science and technology in Vietnam was among the three winners of the Most Successful Development Project Awards selected by the bank’s Independent Evaluation, ​ADB said in its August 8 news release. 

 Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich and his Indonesian counterpart Ryamizard Ryacudu highlighted the countries’ fruitful defence cooperation during talks in Hanoi on August 8. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - To have safe food, many residents have turned the roof of their houses into gardens and fish ponds. This has become a trend in big cities like Hanoi and HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Freshmen to universities with financial autonomy have called on the universities to publicise tuition fees so that they and their families can manage the sum actively.

Several recently discovered cases of fraud related to weights-and-measures equipment at petrol stations and jewellery shops have sounded the alarm over increasing and more sophisticated trade frauds,

 The Ministry of Construction has issued Circular No.19/2016/TT-BXD guiding the implementation of the Housing Law and Decree No. 99/2015/ND-CP dated October 20, 2015 of the Government guiding the implementation of the 2014 Housing Law.

 Vietnamese mobile phone brands have been displaced from the market by high-quality foreign products and low-priced Chinese ones.

 The International Monetary Fund has warned Vietnam’s government about a growing budget deficit and public debt, largely due to a big rise in recurrent expenditure and ineffective usage of public investment.

 As many as 12,000 cars were imported in July, increasing by 30 per cent as compared to the month before, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has reported.

 After six decades of competing in the Olympics, Vietnam boasts its first ever gold medal thanks to shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh who won the men's 10m air pistol at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

 Vietnamese swimmers, weightlifters and gymnasts failed to perform to their standards on the second day of the Rio Olympics, August 7 (local time). 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a letter to congratulate the Vietnamese delegation to the Rio Games and shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh in particular over the gold medal Vietnam has ever won after six decades of competing in the Olympics. 

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a flag hoisting ceremony in Hanoi on August 8 to mark the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN)’s 49th founding anniversary and 21 years since Vietnam joined the bloc. 

 Vietnam has made important contributions to ASEAN’s development during its 21-year membership, especially in implementing key policies for intra-bloc cooperation and links between the bloc and partners, a Vietnamese diplomat has said.

 Senior officials and representatives of several Thai companies visited the Vietnamese Embassy to the country on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (August 6, 1976). 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese marathoners Kentaro Masuda and Kyoko Otsuka won the men’s and women’s titles of the annual Da Nang International Marathon 2016 on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-five golfers will play in the final round of the TP Bank World Amateur Golfers Championship Viet Nam 2016 following their victory at the northern region qualifying round held on Saturday

VietNamNet Bridge - The appearance of a lottery prize worth VND12 billion (nearly $600,000) has created fierce competition on the lottery market of Vietnam as lottery firms are in a race to create new products.