The 7th General Assembly of the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) for Sustainable Rural Development, hosted by the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VNFU), opened in Hanoi on August 5. 

Overseas remittances transferred to Ho Chi Minh City reached 2.5 billion USD in the past seven months, representing a 4.16 percent rise year on year.

Vietnamese ‘Pho’ (noodles with beef or chicken), ‘bun cha’ (rice noodles with grilled pork) and ‘banh mi’ (Vietnamese sandwich) were listed among the world’s top 100 famous food by the World Records Union (Worldkings). 

The Government is working on a master policy package to help people in the four central provinces affected by the environmental incident stabilise their lives and recover production, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said.

VietNamNet Bridge - With a huge consumption level of 50,000 tons a year, the Vietnamese plant protection product market is a fertile area for domestic and foreign companies.

VietNamNet Bridge - On the occasion of Vu Lan Festival, Saigon Café and Li Bai Restaurant at Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Tower will be introducing a wide range of healthy vegetarian delights from August 3rdto September 1st2016.

 Torrential downpours and flash floods have hit the northern province of Lao Cai, leaving 12 dead and missing.

VietNamNet Bridge – Based on a short video clip posted on social networks, Hanoi traffic police have imposed fines on a man in Hanoi for letting his five-year-old son control a motorbike on the road.

 The latest report by the Nhan Co aluminum manufacturer’s investor on an alkali leakage incident late last month said that it had not affected human health or the environment.

 Seven of the best Vietnamese golfers have been selected to compete in the Asian Mercedes Trophy 2016 tournament’s final round on August 9-12 in Australia.

 Thailand won the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Football Championship after beating Vietnam 7-6 on penalties, after a 1-1 draw in regular time and extra-time yesterday.

 Ly Hoang Nam and Nguyen Hoang Thien entered the men’s doubles semi-final of Vietnam F2 Men’s Futures in the southern province of Binh Duong yesterday.

 The Health Environment Management Agency (HEMA) has called for an investigation into claims that 10 tonnes of medical waste have been dumped in Yen Phong District’s Van Mon Commune.

 A Japanese citizen was last night caught with seven statuettes supposedly made of gold while boarding a plane without a customs declaration at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.

Central Group, a conglomerate from Thailand, has already paid VND500 billion (nearly $25 million) of the total VND2,034 billion (nearly $100 million) of taxes that it has to pay to the Vietnamese government.

Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh has asked the Ministry of Public Security and the authorities of Khanh Hoa Province to investigate the secret resettlement of 134 graves in Phuoc Dong commune, Nha Trang city, which has stirred up the local community.

 All cyber attacks and hacking should be condemned and punished strictly, stated Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh at the ministry’s regular press conference on August 4.

Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT) on Thursday launched a satellite mobile service known as VinaPhone-S.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese textile & garment companies have had to scale down production, while others are facing closure.

 The 19th consultation between ASEAN economic ministers and ministers from ASEAN’s partner countries of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held in Vientiane, Laos, on August 4.