VietNamNet Bridge – The first international Vietnamese traditional martial arts championships kicked off on Sunday in the capital.

Many more European companies will come to do business in VN to capitalize on opportunities from a free trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam, according to the outgoing ambassador and head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It was 10am at the HCM City Oncology Hospital in Binh Thanh District. Tran Van Ly, a 53 year-old who had travelled from nearby Binh Duong Province, was waiting for his turn to take a hematology test.

 Concert protests rhino horn use, Award-winning cartoon to be screened, Mekong Delta art show to celebrate National Day, Adult colouring books all the rage, Heritage magazine unveils awards, JW Marriott Hanoi hosts US Food Festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – First introduced in 2001 in Africa, vovinam, a world-famous Vietnamese martial arts, has quickly become popular and is now being practiced by more than 22,000 people in Algeria.

The Vietnamese finance market has been shaken by a number of events in recent days. 

 A sculpture camp celebrating 40 years of Ho Chi Minh City’s development and integration is scheduled to open in the southern hub on November 15. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Labour Export Association has called on the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs to step up oversight and inspection of companies that hire and train workers for overseas jobs to sustain quality.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite being one of the most conservative foreign investors in Vietnam, Japan is currently emerging as a major partner through a series of mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

VietNamNet Bridge – Lying on the southern side of Hai Van Pass on the nation’s central coast, Nam O is a must-see destination for visitors thanks to the impressive beauty of nature, and historical and cultural sites. 

 Cutting fat from your diet leads to more fat loss than reducing carbohydrates, a US health study shows.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will use books to record pregnancy time, children and women health data across the country,

VietNamNet Bridge - Eleven banks were upgraded from rural banks with a small operating scale into urban banks with a larger scale. In order to become urban banks, they had to raise chartered capital within a short period. 

Negotiations on the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement have essentially come to an end, with the deal expected to be concluded this year. European Trade Policy and Investment Support Project’s technical assistant team leader Claudio Dordi spoke

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visits to Malaysia and Singapore from August 7-9 brought Vietnam’s relations with the two Southeast Asian countries to a new level, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung in an interview afterwards.

VietNamNet Bridge - Viettel and FPT both have had to spend big money in their outward investment projects. Meanwhile, the markets are risky with political uncertainties and stiff competition.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts at a seminar here yesterday (August 11) issued warnings about the uncontrolled exploitation of coal in Quang Ninh Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Theatres in HCM City are staging plays about love and social relations to attract more audiences on the weekends.

The veterinary authority of HCMC has sounded the alarm over the rampant use of forbidden growth stimulants by farm owners to make pigs grow fast and lean to earn higher profit regardless of their side effects on consumers’ health.

 Widening trading band makes exchange rate more flexible: SBV official, Credit growth on target to hit 15-17%, Thang Long GTC makes $16m at IPO, Japanese SMEs get VN backing, Sacombank, Southern Bank get approval for merger

VietNamNet Bridge - Iced tea, herbal water, and rice offered for free at hospitals and on the street or playgrounds for children are depicted in these heartwarming images taken in Hanoi. 

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade is keeping a close watch on the impact of China’s sharp yuan devaluation on the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the local dong currency and on Vietnam’s foreign trade.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Referee Takuto Okabe has been invited to supervise a match of V.League 1's round 21 this weekend.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a technical assistance project named ‘Vietnam Climate Innovation Centre’ (VCIC) funded by the World Bank.

 The organizational board of a short film cartoon contest yesterday announced three best cartoons to join in International Cartoon Festival at Chuncheon in South Korea in September.