VietNamNet Bridge – The Pasteur Institute and the health department in Ho Chi Minh City on August 19 isolated two Nigerian passengers showing symptom of fever when entering Vietnam via Tan Son Nhat International Airport,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Ninh Binh FC face a high risk of exiting the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup after losing 2-4 to Kitchee of Hong Kong at home in the quarter-finals first leg yesterday, Aug 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two golden statues of Saint Giong was introduced to the public at a ceremony held at Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi on August 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Policy-makers discussed final details of a 2015 environmental work plan for the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) to Viet Nam at a workshop in Ha Noi yesterday, Aug 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While Cat Lai Port in HCM City is overloaded with goods and containers, other ports in the southern region have little business.

VietNamNet Bridge – Residents in seven districts of the central city have lacked clean water since last week as the salinity in Cau Do water plant –Da Nang's major water supply –reached an alarming high of 9.950mg per litre.

 Liberia has imposed a night-time curfew and has quarantined an area of the capital Monrovia in a bid to halt the deadly Ebola outbreak.

 A 4-Richter quake shook Muong La district in the northwestern mountainous province of Son La in the early morning of August 20, becoming the sixth hitting the locality so far this year.

 At least 27 people have been killed in landslides that struck Japan's Hiroshima prefecture, officials say.

 Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on August 19 won a silver at the women’s 800m freestyle at the second Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing city, China.

 Well-known French piano soloist returns to Hanoi; Belgian ballet dance troupe performs in city; Group art exhibitions in HCMC and Kontum; Some 30 clubs to join national Ca tru festival

 At least 160 people are reported to have been killed in floods and landslides following days of torrential rain in Nepal and northern India.

VietNamNet Bridge – Banks have begun charging fees on the card services, which has met public opposition.

A truce between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza has ended amid fresh air strikes which Israel says were countering rocket fire.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phat Diem Stone Cathedral, located in Kim Son District of Ninh Binh Province, is about 120 kilometers from Hanoi to the south, built in the 1875s to 1898s, with oriental architecture.

 Party leader affirms closer Vietnam-Cambodia ties; Vietnam wants to tighten ties with Mexico; Vietnam fosters cooperation with the Netherlands; Egyptian Socialist Party delegation welcomed in Hanoi

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on August 19 chaired a meeting between the Cabinet’s standing members and ministry and sector officials on the lists of prohibited and conditional businesses, and those entitled to investment preferential treatments.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) places high hopes on the new assessment method that takes effect this school year, primary schools have voiced their opposition.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Businesses complain they are not consulted by state management agencies when they are drawing up legal documents, and that many regulations are designed to bring benefits to only some interest groups.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a proposal to use traffic cameras in many capital city streets to make sure car drivers are staying on the right side of the road

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has ordered that stone or cement-made statues of animals sourced from China or Europe be removed from their locations in front of doors of Buddhist temples, historical relic sites and offices.

VietNamNet Bridge – I have been to Nui Chua National Park in Ninh Hai District of the central coast province of Ninh Thuan for several times as this is an ideal location for tourists to discover primitive landscapes and admire turtles

 VietNamNet Bridge – National railway projects worth billions of US dollars, which have been assigned to the Viet Nam Railway Authority and Viet Nam Railways, will be backed by the Ministry of Transport.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Consumers were shocked to hear that they may eaten fake dried squid after reports emerged that the squid was made of cellulose or rubber.

 VietNamNet Bridge – American pianist, Anne Chamberlain, is returning to Hanoi for a free concert at the Goethe Institute at 8pm on August 22.