Major economic hubs of big cities and provinces nationwide have announced ambitious multi-billion dollar projects to become smart cities, well-equipped to take advantage of opportunities presented by the digital age.

 All four members of the Vietnamese team attending the 2018 International Biology Olympiad recently held in Iran won medals, with three gold and one silver, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

 The southern coastal province of Tien Giang is losing large areas of protective forest due to coast erosion, which threatens the safety of the Go Cong sea dyke. 

 Fruits and vegetables may earn the country 4.7 billion USD this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 80 percent of the market share for bottled tea, an industry valued at $1.7 billion, belongs to three big players.

 Google Maps has announced a new motorbike mode in ASEAN countries, including Viet Nam this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Veteran actress Hong Nga, one of the southern leading cai luong (reformed opera) performers, will stage a live show in HCM City next month. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Students Vovinam Championships is taking place in Hue with the participation of 480 martial art practitioners from 28 teams across the country.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has lured big investments into the textile & garment industry, but the projects are unwelcome in localities for fear for pollution.

As anticipated, soon after the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) removed the floor mark scheme, some universities decided to admit students who got only an 11 score on three exam subjects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singer Soobin Hoang Son of Vietnam is collaborating with singer and actress Park Jiyeon of South Korea to introduce a music video titled Dep Nhat La Em (Between Us).  

 The People’s Committee of the northern province of Hai Duong recently granted approval for the investment of a waste-to-electricity plant in Luong Dien commune, Cam Giang district.

 Many banks have reported impressive profit growth in the first half of 2018, compared to the same period last year, thanks to the high credit growth and the improvement from the retail banking segment.

 The Canada Border Services Agency has launched an investigation into whether or not carbon steel welded pipes from Vietnam, the Philippines, Pakistan, and Turkey are being sold at unfair prices in this country.

 Cargo shipping has seen positive growth in the first six months of the year, with 254.8 million tonnes handled via the country’s seaports, up 17 percent on last year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s U19 team will take part in a friendly tournament from September 16-23 in Qatar with Uruguay, the Ivory Coast and the hosts, 

 A bowl of instant “pho”, made by a Vietnamese company - VIFON - on the occasion of 55th anniversary of the firm, was recognised by the Guinness World Record as the world’s largest of its kind on July 21.

 Vietnam has launched a series of action plans to realise the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs), according to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen The Phuong.

 Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia Tony Smith began an official three-day visit to Vietnam on July 23.

 A government decision on solar power projects in Vietnam, for example, calls for electricity buyers to purchase all the electricity generated from grid-connected projects at the price of 2,086 VND/kWh (excluding VAT).