Strong economic growth will likely continue in Vietnam over the next few years and support a stabilisation in debt, Moody's Investors Service said on August 21.

Architect Hoang Thuc Hao won the Bui Xuan Phai Award in the Idea Prize category in 2010. He was the first Vietnamese architect to win SIA-Getz Architecture Prize for Emergent Architecture in Asia in 2016, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Photos of the anti-American war by the late photojournalist Lam Tan Tai, first general chairman of the Viet Nam Photographers Association, are on display at the HCM City Photography Museum.

 The first Vietnam Puppetry Festival held at Nguyen Hue Street in HCM City proved popular with tourists last weekend.

 HCM City authorities are planning to publicly name those who urinate in public and are letting local authorities use CCTV street security camera images to apply fines.

Many cracks have been found on a pedestrian road along Huong River which is still being panelled with a rare and valuable wood.

VietNamNet Bridge - The price of previous-generation iPhones such as IPhone 6 and 6S continues rising, while the newer models have not changed in price.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Medics and police are seeing an increase in illegal drug use countrywide – and are warning users of the potential dangers associated with narcotics.

 The People’s Committee in the northern province of Quang Ninh has asked police and agencies to step up patrols along the Ha Long-Hai Phong Expressway to prevent equipment from being stolen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Maternal and child mortality rates could be reduced in Vietnam if hospitals actively seek solutions to prevent medically adverse events and medical errors,

The domestic market is being dominated by foreign brands, but Vietnam-made products are still available, targeting low-income earners.

 The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday confirmed that it was looking into the case of a high-level official in Bình Định Province who was awarded a number of promotions in quick succession.

 Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam is mostly focused on mining and labour-intensive industries.

The new north-south high-speed railway connecting Hanoi and HCM City over a distance of 1.545km are expected to run mainly on elevated sections and below ground to avoid creating more level crossings.

 The People's Committee of Binh Phuoc province has approved in principal and granted investment certificates to 24 FDI and domestic projects worth over US$1 billion, at the Binh Phuoc Investment Promotion Conference.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Abortion service at 10 weeks of pregnancy is being advertised on several websites and provided at some obstetrics clinics in HCM City, 

 More than 1 million students from primary to high schools in Ho Chi Minh City officially entered the new school year on August 20.

Three Vietnamese teams have hacked their way into the final ten of the global-scale cyber security competition, Whitehat Grand Prix 2018, after surviving the 24-hour online qualification round on August 18 and 19 in Hanoi.

During his working trip to Vietnam to co-host the 42nd Pacific Armies Management Seminar, the US Army Pacific Command Commanding General Robert B. Brown and US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink visited the Hai Ba Trung Temple.

 National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines inaugurated a flight simulation complex (SIM), the first of its kind in Vietnam, in Ho Chi Minh City on August 21, marking a breakthrough in the firm’s pilot training strategy.