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Chinese carmakers are putting new pressure on prices and technology while testing Vietnam’s ability to retain more value.

Under the Government's Decree No. 200 on corporate bonds, provincial and municipal People's Committees are now specifically assigned responsibilities for managing and supervising bond issuers operating within their jurisdictions.

The Hanoi Jazztival 2026, themed “Hanoi Jazz – Music Without Borders,” will take place from September 17-19 at a range of cultural venues, including the Hanoi Opera House, Ly Thai To Garden, Thang Long Theatre and the Vietnam Women’s Museum.

Argentina is pursuing an ambitious economic integration programme with Southeast Asia, in which ASEAN plays a central role.

According to the Customs Department, two-way trade reached 844 million USD in the first half of 2026, of which Vietnam’s exports to New Zealand totaled 399.7 million USD, up 18.8% year-on-year, while imports stood at 444 million USD.

The teams have so far recovered 311 sets of remains at the site, including 278 individual remains and 33 from the eight mass graves.

In terms of recognition and status, the resolution affirms that OV are an integral part of the nation and a strategic resource for national development.

As of August 12, the city’s bus network had served nearly 12 million passenger trips, up about 44% year on year. On August 12 alone, around 306,000 passengers used free buses, an increase of roughly 55%, despite students having yet to officially return to school.

Tourism products should be developed on a cultural foundation while leveraging the distinctive strengths of each locality. Tours and travel routes, meanwhile, should be designed around tourists’ needs.

A key destination was the University of Georgia, home to a leading interdisciplinary research model for locating and recovering human remains. Its research teams have developed an integrated scientific ecosystem combining history, anthropology, archaeology, artificial intelligence (AI), chemical sensing, environmental DNA (eDNA), remote sensing and geophysics.

Logistics is increasingly becoming a major bottleneck for exports as transport costs rise and requirements for data management, low emissions and supply chain transparency become more stringent, requiring coordinated investment in logistics infrastructure, data infrastructure and transport capacity.

The network aims to attract global Vietnamese AI talents, strengthen links among research institutions, businesses and experts to form strong research teams and promote commercialisation, while mobilising experts to advise on policies and key national AI programmes and projects.

The national steering committee will continue verifying information on suspected martyrs’ graves in key areas, including Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Quan Y Bac Son Hill in Dong Nai, the Con Tien base area in Quang Tri and former Vi Xuyen battlefields in Tuyen Quang.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,561 VND/USD on August 14, down 5 VND from the previous day.

As the country's science, technology and innovation hub, Ho Chi Minh City is now scrambling to build capacity for the quantum age, with workforce development at the centre of its push to seize future opportunities.

Thanh Hoa province has simultaneously broken ground on six multi-level boarding schools, with a total investment of about 28.08 million USD. The projects are expected to expand educational opportunities for students in border areas, narrow the education gap between mountainous and lowland areas, and help improve the quality of human resources in the country’s border regions.

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

When water lilies are in full bloom between September and December, Ngo Dong river in the Tam Coc-Bich Dong tourist area, Nam Hoa Lu ward, Ninh Binh province, is transformed by soft purple hues, blending with the mountains and waterways of this heritage region.

In the first seven months of 2026, Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery exports were estimated at nearly 42.8 billion USD, up 7.5% year-on-year.

As Canada steps up trade diversification and seeks to reduce its dependence on the North American market, Vietnam could serve both as a market for Canadian goods and a base for Canadian businesses to build production capacity and expand operations in the region.