The Prime Minister has inked Decision No.395/QD-TTg on the establishment of the organising committee for the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) scheduled in Hanoi this year.

The Hanoi High-Level People’s Court has maintained the life sentence given to Chau Thi Thu Nga, former National Assembly deputy and former Chairwoman and General Director of the Housing Group, for swindling to appropriate assets.

 Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong and CEO of Lotte Asset Development Lee Kwang Young have agreed to start construction of a smart complex in the city’s Thu Thiem New Urban Area on September 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of transport sector’s current goals is to develop waterway transport to reduce pressure on road transport. Hoang Hong Giang, Director of Inland Waterway Department,

 The emergence of Superdry Plc., a British international clothing company, may create competition among international fashion brands in Vietnam and hinder their plans to continue expanding in the country.

 After more than five decades developing a strong attachment to music, Meritorious Artist - saxophonist Quyen Van Minh admitted that he was still passionately in love with jazz. 

 IPP Group (Imex Pan Pacific Group) has proposed pouring VND10 trillion ($440 million) into the whole non-tariff area of Van Don Special Administrative-Economic Zone (SAEZ) in 2018-2023.

VietNamNet Bridge - Lawyers, citing current regulations, say that it will be very difficult to collect tax debts from Uber, which has sold its Vietnam business to Grab. 

 People in Hanoi’s Bac Tu Liem and Tay Ho districts have been living with a seriously-polluted river for many years, but the local authorities have seemed to ignore the problem.

In an effort to increase tea export value, both farmers and businesses in the northern province of Thai Nguyen, the country’s largest tea producer, are seeking to develop brand names for their products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – High schools in Hanoi are expected to enroll 85,800 students in the 10th grade this school year, an increase of 19,500 students compared to the previous year.

VietNamNet Bridge - The reports about school scandals have caused concern among parents and educators. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of drivers who used to work with the ride-hailing company Uber say they are uncertain about their futures after the company closed here last week.

 As soon as the folklore art form of Xoan singing was added to the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity, Phu Tho has made the folk art performances a tourism product. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The head of the HCM City Food Safety Management Board has said inspections will be stepped up to ensure food safety.

Tran Van Phuc, a young man from central Quang Tri Province, has learned how to grow oyster mushrooms at his university thanks to an agricultural course created through an Israel-Viet Nam partnership.    

 Lawyers Luong Van Trung from the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre and Tran Thi Anh Tho from Lexcomm Vietnam LLC discuss whether Thai Beverage has the right to be on Sabeco’s 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) provinces are taking measures to ensure that 2.56 million hectares of forests are not affected by fire during the peak of the dry season.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign brands have been flocking to Vietnam, creating a “franchise wave” in which more Vietnamese are taking part. 

Mon Asian Food Festival - MAFF 2018 will be held for the first time in Hanoi and Ha Long Bay to mark the National Tourism Year 2018 with theme Ha Long - Heritage, Wonder, Friendly Destination.