VietNamNet Bridge – This morning a tornado suddenly appeared during a light rain in the town of Co Do in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho, damaging over 100 houses and injuring five people.

Social networking service Twitter reported a loss of $145m (£86m) during the second-quarter period from March to June.

 Celebrity supports anti-violence initiative; Educators learn about RoK culture; New TV show informs viewers about Vietnamese history; Cultural month marks Buddhist holiday of motherly love; Bike festival draws crowds

 A new tournament record was set yeasterday at the National Youth Shooting Championships in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investment funds have put high hopes on the initial public offerings (IPOs) of SOEs slated for upcoming months. However, the IPOs may have little to offer them.

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in Lam Dong province are taking the final steps to complete their report on the Lang Biang biosphere reserve which will be submitted to the UNESCO for recognition in September.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2014 V-League 22nd round continued to witness a dramatic title race between Becamex Binh Duong and Hanoi T&T, while Hung Vuong An Giang could possibly face relegation. Let’s review the five highlights in this round of play.

VietNamNet Bridge – The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC), in a recent report on its operation in this year’s first half, said that it encountered many difficulties in receiving, selling and transferring State stakes.

 US President Barack Obama has announced new economic sanctions against Russia, saying they will make Russia's "weak economy even weaker".

"The National Assembly building is friendly with the Thang Long Imperial Citadel," the deputy director of the management unit for the NA’s House project, has said in response to complaints about possible damage to the citadel, a World Heritage Site.

 The Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam on July 29 decided to prosecute six Dong Nai FC players, who had been arrested for match fixing after a V-League match, for gambling and organising gambling.

 Police in Jeollanam-do province south west of the Republic of Korea on July 29 found the dead body of a young Vietnamese woman in a local valley.

 Moody’s Investors Service upgraded Vietnam’s credit rating on July 29, reflecting its continued macro-economic stability.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new decree has stipulated in details six categories of Vietnamese citizens who are not allowed to work for foreign organisations and individuals in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Customs officials have arrested a Chinese woman and a Vietnamese man at Suvarnabhumi Airport after they allegedly tried to smuggle out elephant tusks and ivory products worth about BAT9 million.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As people rushed to hunt anoectochilus setaceus in the forest, threatening its survival, a farmer in Dak Nong province was able to successfully grow the orchid species in his garden.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2014 V-League Round 22 on July 27 witnessed hosts T&T Hanoi coming from behind to defeat Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) 3-1, whilst Becamex Binh Duong also overcame QNK Quang Nam by the same score

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam topped the two-day Track and Field International Championships which ended in HCM City on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although the new academic year doesn’t begin until September, most of the schools in HCM City have stopped enrolling students.

VietNamNet Bridge – The nation's airlines have been ordered to identify at least one reserve airport for landings, in case of bad weather.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) said they were concerned that the new regulations on prohibiting old imported equipment would cause major difficulties for their businesses.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A ceramic painting that extends 3.8 kilometers along the dike of the Red River in Hanoi, and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, is peeling off and has many long cracks.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Besra Vietnam Group accused over 100 local people of breaking in its gold factory to rob assets, but the local government and residents have strongly opposed the accusation.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After more than two years of construction, the administrative center of Da Nang opened to serve local residents on July 28.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Thanks to its low labor costs, favorable geographic location and its market of nearly 90 million people, Vietnam has received billions of US dollars of investment from giants like Samsung, Intel and LG.