Visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry said he hopes that negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will be concluded by the end of this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese high school students who won a writing contest flew to South Africa to see rhinos in their natural habitat. They returned home with a message: stop buying rhino horn. Phan Thuy Dung reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Minh, General Director of Viet Nam Social Insurance, speaks to Thoi Bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) about healthcare coverage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tuc Dup Hill is a must-see venue for visitors to the Mekong Delta of An Giang as it has a number of imposing caves for them to explore and learn about an interesting tale about the creation of the 300-meter-high hill.

Merger and acquisition activities are now blossoming in Vietnam thanks to the clearer economic recovery, thriving GDP growth, newly signed free trade agreements and the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community at the end of this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 20 big stones with figures carved on these and dating as far back as 16th or 17th century have been discovered recently by scientists from the Yen Bai Province's museum.

 VietNamNet Bridge - For people in Le Thanh commune in My Duc district in Hanoi, catching grasshoppers and processing them into food has become a profession for 20 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Motor Cub Prix 2015 will kick off in HCM City on August 15 after a two-year break.

Despite a seven-month decrease in newly-registered and expanded foreign direct investment, a significant rise in disbursement of this type of capital has reflected foreign investors’ climbing confidence and contribution to Vietnam’s economy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sugarcane prices have fallen for the past three years, prompting farmers in the southernmost province of Ca Mau's Thoi Binh District to plant ginger, a more profitable crop.

 The Vietnamese Government has unilaterally decided that holders of passports from the UK, Italy, Germany, Spain and France will be waived off Vietnamese visas from the 1st July, 2015 to 30th June, 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On receiving an order from a newspaper office, Trinh Lap first makes himself a cup of coffee, and then sips it as he creates yet another cartoon.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Sy Loi, Deputy Head of the National Assembly's Social Affairs Committee, speaks to Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi) about salary reforms.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Agricultural enterprises saw the withdrawal of State capital from non-core businesses in the first half of this year difficult as both share prices and demand were low,

 HCM City prepares for travel expo, Kien Giang hosts tourism year, Sa Pa improves travel services, Lam Dong greets 1m visitors, Long Khanh orchards to harvest

 The US economy added 215,000 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate held at a seven-year-low of 5.3%.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh yesterday told US Secretary of State John Kerry Viet Nam would push forward with projects to decontaminate areas at Da Nang and Bien Hoa airports saturated with the dioxin Agent Orange.

VietNamNet Bridge – A creative writing contest entitled Vietnam Aux 5 Saisons (Vietnam-the 5th Season) has launched in France with the aim of promoting mutual understanding and friendship between the two nations. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's many achievements in socio-economic development over the past 30 years of doi moi (renewal) owed much to 20 years as recipients of significant Official Development Assistance (ODA).  

 VietNamNet Bridge - A set of raw python skin priced at $100 is used to make commercial products worth up to $6,160.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most Japanese companies operating in China and Thailand would pick Vietnam if they expand or relocate investments over considerations of labor costs and investment climate, heard a conference in HCMC last Friday.

 Becamex Binh Duong and Ha Noi T&T will represent Viet Nam at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Champions League.

 Visitors should spend at least one full-moon night a year in Hoi An ancient town and experience the simple life found there.

Powerful Typhoon Soudelor is battering Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rain, leaving at least four people dead. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Daily Mail recently published images about the busy, crowded streets of Vietnam. The photographs were taken by Tom Koene.