Vietnamese chess master Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son emerged unbeaten champion on August 11 at the 2015 Asian Continental Rapid Chess Tournament held at the Hilton Al Ain Hotel in the United Arab Emirates.

 A music festival that will include dozens of concerts and host several world-renowned performers playing ‘well-known and little-known classics of Vietnamese and American music’ is set to kick off in Hanoi.

 Vietnamese artists will perform the popular tango opera Maria de Buenos Aires this Friday and Saturday (August 14 and 15) at the Ha Noi Opera House.

 Encroachment by the sea has caused soil erosion, threatening residential areas and crops in the coastal Go Cong area in the southern Tien Giang Province.

 A series of activities will be held nationwide to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945) and Independence Day of Viet Nam (September 2).

 More than 50,000 pirated books were seized today in a raid at a company in Gia Lam District, Ha Noi.

 From this Saturday, passengers arriving from South Korea will no longer be required to report their health status at immigration, announced the Ministry of Health today.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ten days after the mud flood swept through the area, people and miners in Mong Duong Ward, in Cam Pha City, Quang Ninh Province are dealing with the consequences.

VietNamNet Bridge - Samsung has made a daring step by asking ministries and branches to treat it as a Vietnamese company instead of foreign-invested enterprise. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - The first international Vietnamese traditional martial arts championship – Thang Long Cup – took place at the My Dinh Indoor Athletics Gymnasium in Hanoi on August 9-11.

 Vietnam’s total foreign debt stood at $172.6 million in July and the figure for the first seven months came in at $933.3 million, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

 Two died, two others injured at stone pit in Dak Lak, 2,000 students to participate in flag raising ceremony, Hoang Sa memorial site to be built on Ly Son island, HIV/AIDS model launched in Hanoi outskirts

China, the biggest Vietnam rice importer since 2012, hsa unexpectedly reduced imports in the first months of the year, raising controversial predictions about the level of demand from the world’s most populous country.

 Greece has agreed a bailout deal "in principle" with its creditors, the European Commission has said.

Vietnam cannot compete with China in terms of the number of publications about the East Sea but it can resolve by the facts, by accurate information to establish trust and action, logic, rational, reasoning consistent with the value of the world.

 Despite its price tag of VND3.5 billion ($137,490), the Khe Tay suspension bridge in northern Ha Tinh province’s Vu Quang district has struggled to win over residents, with all but two households preferring the old bridge 500 meters away.

 On the morning of August 12 the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) announced that, under Decision No. 1595/QD-NHNN dated August 11, the exchange rate band will increase from +/- 1 per cent to +/-2 per cent, effective August 12.

 Saigon Securities Inc (SSI) is collecting opinions of shareholders on an unlimited ownership rate of foreign investors in the company, according to the Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD).

  National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee members did not come to a unanimous decision yesterday morning on the draft Law on Supervisory Activities of the NA and People's Council.

 For the first time in 14 years, Vietnam’s military run Viettelbecame the premier sponsor forthe Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC 2015) which opened on August 11 in Dallas, Texas, the US.

 Nguyen Thi Anh Vien went down in Vietnam’s swimming history after earning the country’s first-ever medal at a global competition—the FINA Swimming World Cup 2015 held in Moscow, Russia.

 A total of 45,651 tonnes of chicken products, mostly frozen thighs, were imported from the US in the first seven months of 2015, accounting for 49 percent of total meat imports into Vietnam in the period.

  Viet Nam's top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has secured a ticket to compete in the main round of the Egypt F26 Futures tournament.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists always choose Mu Cang Chai Township in the northern mountainous area of Viet Nam as a destination for home-stays.

 Chinese shares were lower on Wednesday as its central bank again devalued the yuan, following Tuesday's record cut.