VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s new garbage collection and treatment model has failed as the work is being done with money from district budgets.

 The Vietnam-Russia Oil and Gas Joint Venture Enterprise (Vietsovpetro) has announced it discovered oil from Oligocene sediments at Sturgeon well of Lot 09-3/12 off Vietnam’s continental shelf.

 The Vietnam bodybuilding team delivered a sweet start to the 48th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships in Macau (China) as they snatched three gold medals on the first day of competition, August 29.

 Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air have begun using a flight plan simulator to test the direct air routes through Laotian and Cambodian airspace.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Education and Training Department has encountered strong public opposition about its proposed $4 trillion e-textbook program.

VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs said that among more than 30,000 employees working in the Vung Ang Industrial Zone (Ha Tinh province), there are over 1,900 Chinese.

The US International Trade Commission formally imposed anti-dumping duties on oil country tubular goods imported from a number of countries, including Vietnam, the Vietnam Competition Authority has announced.

 VietNamNet Bridge – BKAV, Vietnam’s best-known internet security firm, has reassured the public that no virus can destroy a computer’s hard drive.

 Hanoian Do Minh Quan, a student of Foreign Trade University, has won the fifth Literature Age 20 award for his story entitled Nguoi Ngu Thue (Hired Sleeper).

 VietNamNet Bridge – A rescue and conservation centre was opened in Hoang Lien National Park in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on August 28.

 The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proposed a lift on the visa restrictions for nine countries in order to boost Vietnam's tourism.

 The total number of dissolved and bankrupt businesses was higher than that of newly established firms in the first eight months of the year.

 The Vietnamese team with one gold medal ranked 44th at the Youth Olympic Games 2014 that closed in Namjing, China, on August 28.

 The volume of cargo piling up at Hai Phong Port has soared in recent months, following the Ministry of Transport's efforts to regulate truck-loading procedures, as of April 1.

 A host of cultural celebrations and sporting events are being organised throughout Vietnam in celebration of the 69 th anniversary of National Day (September 2).

 Deputy Defence Minister welcomes US senior diplomat; Most Vietnamese Ukrainians exempted from military service; Vietnam, South Africa share experience in ethnic minority affairs; President welcomes young Japanese lawmakers

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese auto company's plan to assemble and sell the world's cheapest car in Viet Nam has been met with skepticism as the market seems lukewarm to cheap cars.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The following photos taken by the French show us a bustling Saigon in the early 20th century.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Selfie - a portrait that one has taken of oneself – is getting ever popular in the rise of technology and explosion of social networks. People can take selfies everywhere as long as they have a smartphone and they like it.

Chef Bobby Chinn became popular in Viet Nam after opening restaurants in Hanoi and HCM City. He recently opened a new Vietnamese-influenced restaurant in London. The new Ambassador of Vietnam's Tourism in Europe speaks to Vietnam News.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though Vietnam has spent big money on its national seed production program, it still uses mostly imported seeds for farm produce.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three of the largest carriers in Viet Nam have simultaneously raised the 3G (Third Generation Network) speeds to 42 Mbps, six times faster than existing speeds in order to meet increasing demands for data.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training will accelerate education reform, including designing new textbooks, revitalizing examinations, and reassessing test-driven education, giving priority to the students’ interest,

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 70 percent of Vietnam’s population are living in rural areas, producing over 31,500 tonnes of household solid waste a day, of which between 40 and 55 percent is collected,

 VietNamNet Bridge - My mission was to visit at least 8 beer establishments this day and maybe more. I landed in Saigon by 11 am and i jumped on the rented motorbike and started my mission.