VietNamNet Bridge – The herbicide industry needs to be more tightly regulated, according to a farming official.

The HCMC Taxation Agency has found 598 institutions and 17,130 individuals who received earnings totalling VND1.114 trillion from social networks (Google, Facebook and Youtube) via four banks.

VietNamNet Bridge - The massive arrivals of new domain name extensions have brought great opportunities to both domestic enterprises and domain name registrars. 

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of streets in Tan Phu District, as well as canals and arroyos in the area, are full of waste.

 Vietnamese buyers spent $3 billion on homes in the US between April 2016 and March 2017, showing the interest of Vietnamese people in this segment.

 German violin soloist Christian Tetzlaff will perform in a concert by the Tokyo-based NHK Symphony Orchestra at Hanoi Opera House on September 7.

Experts do not believe that the monopoly in textbook compilation will end, though the Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha vowed to terminate the monopoly by holding auctions to find compilers.

 Nguyen Canh Tinh, acting CEO of Vinalines, discussed the company’s investment opportunities and future plans with VIR.

 Japanese investors are seeking opportunities to join new transport projects in Vietnam as the Vietnamese government considers the investment for infrastructure development among the country’s top priorities.

 By the end of 2018, state-run Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, known as Agribank, will complete the corporate valuation process, said the bank`s chair.

 Hanoi’s Cat Linh - Ha Dong elevated railway is set to launch after a testing phase lasting between three to six months.

 Hanoi could host Formula One race if negotiation succeeds.

 Manzi Art Space in Hanoi will host “Shades of the Sounds”, a contemporary music concert by the Hanoi New Music Ensemble and Dong Kinh Co Nhac on September 8, 2018, starting at 8 p.m.

 The HCMC government is expected to convene a meeting next week to discuss a plan on banning motorcycles in the downtown area.

 Many people in Ho Chi Minh City who drop litter in public places and urinate in streets are likely to incur fines without realizing it after being caught on closed-circuit television (CCTV).

 Vietnamese-Australian superstar Van-Anh Nguyen will be a major attraction in the HBSO concert in the Saigon Opera House on September 9.

Authorities of Long An have just sent a proposal to the Ministry of Industry and Trade seeking approval for developing power plants using LPG instead of coal as suggested by the ministry and the consultant, a local official said.

 Investigators at the Ministry of Public Security have taken into custody four people of three private companies on charges of illegally importing secondhand products and waste into Vietnam.

At the Government’s monthly meeting, Cabinet members said despite complex geo-political and geo-economic developments in the past eight months, the country’s socio-economic indexes have reached the highest levels.

 An exhibition showcasing 50 Vietnamese folk paintings opened at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi on August 29, as an event to celebrate Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).