VietNamNet Bridge – Earlier this week, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who has been in his post for three months, asked his cabinet to be pioneers in practising thriftiness and cutting spending.

Vietnam’s real estate market has seen scores of cross-border marriages over the past years, but not all of them saw a happy ending due to the parties’ disagreements.

 The Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT), under the information and communications ministry, on August 4, issued a warning about three domains containing malicious codes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nation’s northwest is a popular travel destination thanks to its cool atmosphere, beautiful flowers and tasty fruits. The best time to visit this region is autumn as it is sunny, terraced paddy fields turn yellow,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Conservationists and scientists have strongly called on the Government to stop allowing organisations and individuals commercially farming and trading endangered species in Viet Nam.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called for joint efforts from the Party, State and the whole society together with the education sector to improve education quality, which he described as key for the country’s sustainable development.

VietNamNet Bridge - High-ranking executive officers of state-owned conglomerates are believed to receive high wages even though the enterprises operate ineffectively.

 The Mekong Delta Cycling Tournament is scheduled to kick off on August 13 in Phu Quoc District in the southern province of Kien Giang.

Private equities in Vietnam have continued to attract foreign investors thanks to their strong growth prospects.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese artists, both professional and amateur, young and old, are now more and more active in searching for new materials and experimenting with new forms of creation in paintings,

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is working on multiple infrastructure projects to deal with chronic congestion near Tan Son Nhat Airport and Cat Lai Port,

Mr. Sabbir Ahmed, Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management at HSBC Vietnam, talks with VET about Vietnam's digital banking development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An action plan for implementing the green growth strategy funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was unveiled in the central province of Thanh Hoa on August 4.

The servers for Pokemon Go in Vietnam are being installed. Perhaps in a few days, according to MMOserverstatus.com, Vietnamese gamers will be able to officially play the game, which has become wildly popular worldwide.

 Investigations of potential medical-waste dumping in Yen Phong District’s Van Mon Commune revealed the site contained normal waste, Nguyen Dinh Tam, deputy head of Bac Ninh Province’s Health Department, said.

 Duong Vu Lam wants to complain to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) about the Myanmar referee who supervised the AFF Women’s Football Championship final on August 4.

 Three teachers and 19 students from the Hanoi-Amsterdam Gifted High School are in Israel to take part in a special programme on robotics and startups at Hakfar HaYarok high school in Tel Aviv from August 2-11.

 Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has proposed that Vietnam and the Philippines consider the extension of the rice trade deal between the two countries – expiring at the end of this year - from 2017 to 2020.

 About 30 households in Ky Anh Town, Ha Tinh Province, have signed a letter of complaint against the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment over the mass fish deaths in central region.

 A herd of feral buffaloes in a commune in the central province of Quang Tri have recently attacked and injured several people.