As domestic solid waste has long been piling up and become an acute issue in Vietnam for a long time, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is developing a project to improve waste treatment and management in both rural and urban areas.

 The Department of Trade Defence under the Ministry of Industry and Trade will begin releasing Vietnam’s export data to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on a monthly basis to help local businesses avoid Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariffs. 

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has yet to approve a proposal from a thermo electric power project on the dumping of 2.5 million cubic metres of waste mud into the local sea.

 All members of the Vietnamese delegation for the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia officially began training on August 16, so as to deliver their strongest performances at the quadrennial continental event.

 A conference under the topic of “Tertiary education: standardisation and international integration”  was held in Hanoi on August 17. 

 Vietnam and the UK have agreed to set up a mechanism of defence policy dialogue at the deputy ministerial level, with the first event expected to take place later this year. 

 Cyber security risks could lead to trillions of dollars in economic losses to businesses, said Tran Van Dung, Chairman of the State Securities Commission.

 Vietnam’s martial arts are fighting for gold in this year’s Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD 2018), which will take place in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2.

 A Mother Goddess ritual worshipping festival started on August 18 at the Hon Chen Temple, a monument built by the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) kings hundreds of years ago in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

 Tra fish exports to the EU have recovered following incorrect news published by overseas media, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors. 

 The third cultural festival of ethnic minorities in the central region will take place in Tam Kỳ City, Quang Nam province from August 24-26

 Nghia Lo district in Yen Bai province is home to 17 ethnic minorities, with nearly half Thai people, who are renowned for various folk songs, dances and traditional customs. To preserve these diverse traits, the district has taken various measures. 

 As much as 7.45 trillion VND (320.5 million USD)  were collected for the State budget from IPOs of three member companies of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) in the first six months of 2018. 

 Vietnam are ready to face Japan in the third match of Group D of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia on August 19, according to midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai.

 Vietnamese athletes need to demonstrate good sportsmanship and follow rules of competitions, thus promoting the country’s images to international friends, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has said.

 Military-run telecom provider Viettel has announced a roaming fee reduction of up to 45 percent for calls, texts and data applicable to all subscribers in Indonesia from August 15 to September 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Thien, who lives in Binh Tan, HCM City’s most populated district, has no choice but to do his daily exercise on the street.

VietNamNet Bridge - At least half of the current trade remedy, anti-countervailing and anti-dumping investigations are on products in the steel manufacturing sector.

 When foreign investors partner up with Vietnamese companies, post-merger integration becomes a complex task, focused on cross-cultural understanding and the setting of mutual goals.

During the school year, Dinh Thi Cam Tu, 16, lives with her aunt in her family’s hometown. Every day, she sees her aunt and cousins together as a family and misses her mother, who has worked in HCM City