VietNamNet Bridge – Just two kilometres from the hustle and luxuries of Ha Noi’s town centre, the life of families living in slums along the Red River has been the same for years: poor, partly submerged, dark at night.

 The recent hacking accident at national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines rang the alarm for the local banking system, as many of its members have been keeping expenditure to modernise their Core Banking system to a minimum.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi Municipal People’s Committee has decentralised power in granting construction permits, which is expected to help it better manage and curb violations in construction.

 Vietnam has been ranked 89th out of 193 countries and territories in the e-government development index (EGDI) in 2016, up ten places compared to two years ago, according to the e-government survey 2016 conducted by the United Nations.

VietNamNet Bridge - Below are some of more than 100 photos of the wildlife by Andy Nguyen and Dang My Hanh, which were on display at an exhibition in Hanoi from August 4-7.

A gum tree fell onto electric wires, causing a power outage for a hamlet. The tree’s owner was asked by the local electricity co-operative to pay $67 to repair the broken lines and restore power.

Like other victims of robberies, Nguyen Thi Lan from the province of Binh Phuoc panicked when her mobile phone valued at VND11 million (US$489) was snatched last week.

As the 2016 Summer Olympics approaches, Vietnam will be watching the 23 Vietnamese athletes heading to Rio to compete against the rest of the world.

Vietnamese and Japanese musicians will perform many kinds of music from Western Classical music to Vietnamese or Japanese popular songs…at the Vietnam Japan Friendship Concert in Hanoi on August 20.

 Vinacafé Bien Hoa Joint Stock Company has announced that starting this month it will only produce authentic coffee products that do not use any soy additives.

 The People’s Police Academy has launched the Vietnamese version of a manual by an international counter-trafficking organisation to help officials fight the black market trade in endangered wild animals.

 Cultural diversity and unity in the ASEAN Community are being celebrated at an exhibition that opened yesterday in Hanoi.

 The long awaited Pokemon Go is officially launched in Vietnam on August 6.

Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Doan Mau Diep underlined the necessity to accurately investigate information related to the damage caused by the recent environmental incident in Ha Tinh.

 Singapore government’s investment fund GIC Private Limited (GIC) is negotiating to buy at least 7 percent of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank).

 Swiss giant cement producer LafargeHolcim has agreed to sell its entire 65-percent ownership in the joint-venture LafargeHolcim Vietnam to Thailand’s Siam City Cement Public Co Ltd. 

 The public have expressed dismay at corrupt officials that use state money to subsidise their own luxurious lifestyles, such as in the case of Hau Giang Province's former vice chairman Trinh Xuan Thanh.

 The National Off Road Cycling Tournament for amateurs, Vietnam MTB Series, is scheduled to kick off on August 14 in the National Culture History Park in HCM City.

Vietnamese pair Ly Hoang Nam and Nguyen Hoang Thien were eliminated from the Vietnam F2 Men’s Futures tournament in the southern province of Binh Duong yesterday.

 Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh yesterday confirmed to voters from Long An Province that there would be no concession on territorial sovereignty.