The hack on Vietnam Airlines’ website, Formosa’s illegal dumping of waste and preferential loans from China loans for highway building were hot topics at the Government’s regular press conference on August 2.

VietNamNet Bridge - By contributing capital to enterprises and projects, and holding stakes, though in very small amounts, Chinese investors can hold land in Vietnam.

 The central city of Da Nang is tightening controls on the publication and distribution of tourism documents and leaflets with maps showing a local coastal area named “China Beach”.

 Vietnam and the United Kingdom have enjoyed sound cooperation in past years, Senior Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army said during a reception for UK Ambassador to Vietnam Giles Lever.

Vietnam and India held their 8th political consultation session and 5th deputy foreign ministerial strategic dialogue in New Delhi on August 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam set up a rematch with Thailand in the final of the Southeast Asian Women’s Football Championship, defeating hosts Myanmar 5-4 in the penalty shootout yesterday (Aug 2) in Mandalay City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national beach football team gathered yesterday (Aug 2) in Da Nang City in preparation for their Asian Beach Games next month in Viet Nam.

After over four years since it was announced, the $22 billion Nhon Hoi petrochemical project officially proposed to withdraw from Vietnam’s oil and gas development plan. To date at least three foreign oil and gas groups have fled from Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Can Tho police have busted a gang of seven burglars who allegedly stole VND10 billion (US$450,000) from six jewellery shops in the Mekong Delta since last year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have urged the Ministry of Industry and Trade to reform its administrative structure as it now takes on too much work that is outside its purview. 

Mike Tyson has arrived in Ho Chi Minh City to join the cast of the Vietnamese comedy action film Girls 2 produced and toplined by Tran Bao Son, report multiple news sources.

Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau, head of the Foreign Ministry's Culture and UNESCO Department, has been nominated for the director-general position of the UNESCO for the 2017-2021 tenure.

Vietnam condemns the killing of and violence against children, including sexual violence, the recruitment and use of child soldiers, acts of abduction and attacks targeting schools and hospitals.

Research recently conducted by Oxford Economics says that the mobile internet sector may contribute US$5.1 billion to Viet Nam from 2015 to 2020, it was revealed at a workshop yesterday.

“The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach” will be a night of classical music masters at the HCM City Opera House on August 9.

Vietnamese tennis star Ly Hoang Nam jumped three slots to 871st in the latest world rankings on August 1.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has set up a Management Board of Lang Biang World Biosphere Reserve (Lang Biang BR) to boost the sustainable development of the site.

 Spokesperson for the Government Mai Tien Dung has stated that investment projects failing to meet environmental protection standards will not be licensed.

There will be two to four storms and low depressions in the East Sea in August this year, one or two of them will affect the mainland of Vietnam, especially the northern and northern central regions,.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi authorities have reassured the public that 100 percent of students in districts will be able to go to state-owned schools in the same districts as stipulated by law.