The US has sent 130 more military advisors to the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says.

Robbert van de Corput, better known by his stage name DJ Hardwell, will bring his Asian tour “I am Hardwell” to a finale in Ho Chi Minh City with a powerful performance on September 28.

 The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has told travel firms to consider suspending their tours to Ebola-hit places.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The inventors of the VAM-2, the first made-in-Vietnam ultralight airplane for civil aviation, received a promise in the past from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam that it would grant it a flight license.

 K+ awarded broadcasting rights for all Premier League matches; Tennis players to compete at Malaysia Open; Men move up, women lose at Olympiad; Binh Duong want sixth contract with coach Hai

 The Viet Nam-Korea Incubator Park (VKIP) will officially come into operation in June next year, local authorities have announced.

 National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung yesterday called for better vocational training, saying that this would produce more qualified trainees.

 Scientists from 56 countries discussed how to conserve primate species at the International Primatological Society's 25th Congress yesterday in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The regulation that banks cannot sell mortgaged assets below face value is the biggest barrier hindering debt settlement.

 A senior health official has scotched rumours concerning the first Ebola virus infection in Vietnam and confirmed that no such cases have been detected in the country.

 Senior Lieutenant General Ngo Xuan Lich, head of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People's Army, held talks with Acting Director of the Lao People's Army's General Department of Politics Major General Vilay Lakhamphong yesterday.

 Vietnam has proposed signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on national defence cooperation and another MOU extending a framework for defence industry cooperation with Israel.

 Vietnam attaches importance to developing stronger ties with the European Union (EU) and it wants to work closely with the EU to strengthen all-round cooperation in a practical and effective manner.

VietNamNet Bridge – The sun lit up To Chau Mountain and the Dong Ho River, shining through my hotel window in Ha Tien Township in the southwestern province of Kien Giang.

Tata Motors has reported a big jump in profits thanks to strong sales at its Jaguar Land Rover business.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The amount of plastic bags used every year in Vietnam has been increasing rapidly, even though they have been heavily taxed since 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is facing major responsibility that history has entrusted: It is to use international law to maintain peace in a vital area of the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government said slow capital disbursements have made inroads into the efficiency of the projects funded by official assistance development (ODA) in the southern city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – New coach Mai Duc Chung plans to rejuvenate the national women's football squad that will compete at the coming Asian Games (ASIAD) in South Korea this September.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For decades, Nhat Tan and Quang Ba wards in Tay Ho District have been known for peach flower gardens. But in recent years, many garden owners have started offering a different product. As

The HCMC government has told leading hospitals in this city to send their doctors to postgraduate programs so as to make them meet international standards to provide medical check-ups and treatments for foreigners.

 Zalo attracts 15 million subscribers; Vietnam's first ETF lures investor interest; 260,000 ha of rice to be transformed into other crops by 2015; Simpler tax procedures to take effect; Major investors eye Vietnamese footwear industry

 Foreign geologists survey Dong Van Karst Plateau; First five-star hotel in north central region recognised; Smartphone app offers new options to last-minute travellers; Saigon Railways offers 50% discount on ticket price

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel corporation has decided to return a 450 MHz bandwidth, previously used by EVN Telecom, to the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) for them to manage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 45 of the nation's 63 cities and provinces have come up with their own master plans to manage solid waste, said a senior official at a workshop held in Ha Noi on August 11.