With unpredictable weather abnormalities and extreme climate change, people in the coastal areas in central Vietnam are suffering unfathomable losses. 

 Ho Chi Minh City is calling for investment to 17 flood prevention and wastewater treatment projects, and needs more than 96 trillion VND (4.12 billion USD) for the works from now to 2020.

 Vietnamese shrimp exporters need to improve quality of their products, and update procedures and requirements in the Republic of Korea (RoK) to overcome technical barriers that hinder the shipments, experts have said.

 Four domestic carriers - Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific and the Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) reported 26,578 delayed and cancelled flights, or 15 percent of their total flights, in the first seven months of 2018.

 Having suffered a significant reduction in the number of sea turtles and the species’ breeding activities, the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan is making efforts to improve the situation

 The Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health has asked rabies vaccine suppliers and importers to ensure stockpiles are built up to meet increasing demand.

 Vietnam’s derivatives market has maintained a monthly growth rate of 35 percent since it was launched one year ago, according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).

 The Government of Vietnam considers the fourth Industrial Revolution, especially aspects concerning artificial intelligence, a huge opportunity for Vietnam to become a modern, industrialised nation in the near future.

 The International Three-Cushion Carom Billiards Tournament BTV-Becamex IJC Cup 2018 will take place in the southern province of Binh Duong from August 16-18, gathering 64 cueists from Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and the Netherlands.

 57 years have gone by after the US started to spray some 80 million litres of toxic chemicals, including Agent Orange/dioxin over nearly one quarter of the total area of South Vietnam. 

 Buses using compressed natural gas or CNG are deemed more eco-friendly than normal buses, however Hanoi’s plan to introduce a new fleet of buses has been hindered by multiple obstacles. 

 The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi will reopen for visitors from August 16 after the temporary closure for annual maintenance and renovation in 2018.

 In recent years, to cope with unpredictable weather patterns, the Vietnamese government has made great efforts in natural disaster prevention and control. 

 The approved land-use master plan for HCM City will have significant impact on the city’s development in the future, Nguyen Toan Thang, Director of the municipal Natural Resource and Environment Department, said.

 Vietnamese designers are for the first time heading to a major exhibition in London next month.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has lit up the historic flag tower Ky Dai in the citadel built by the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945), since February.

 A festival promoting the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 was held by the Indonesian Embassy in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake on August 12, aiming to introduce the host country and the regional sporting event.

 The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has announced to impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidy taxes on laminated woven sacks produced in Vietnam.

 Vietnamese students brought home one silver and four bronze medals from the World Mathematical Olympiad 2018 that recently ended in the US.

 Women’s football will be the first event of the Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD 18) to be held in Palembang of Indonesia, promising a treat for football fans there.