VietNamNet Bridge - Low-cost airline VietJet Air carried three million passengers from January to July, a 182% increase in capacity year-on-year, the carrier announced at its preliminary business review last week.

 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is due to take part in talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at a summit in Minsk, capital of Belarus.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Regular members at casino clubs must have a minimum monthly income of VND15 million, while current players must show they have assets of an equivalent value.

 The US was "caught off guard" by air strikes against Islamist militia in Libya, a senior official has told the BBC.

VietNamNet Bridge – Government agencies have agreed on a proposed ban on the production of genetically-modified (GM) food as one of the business fields suggested for prohibition in draft amendments to the Investment Law and the Enterprise Law

VietNamNet columnist Viet Lam spoke with Prof. James Dale Bindenagel, former US Ambassador to Germany, and Dr. Nguyen Hong Son, Deputy Director of the Institute for the East Sea Studies, about China’s rise and Vietnam’s choices.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Ministry of Finance has cut the general enterprise income tax rate to 22 per cent from 25 per cent from 2014 on and to 20 per cent by 2016.

 A national 26-strong team will leave for the Asian Bodybuilding Championships that open today in Macau.

 Nguyen Ha Dong, the maker of well-known game Flappy Bird, recently launched a new game that is selling extremely well on the Appstore in Vietnam.

 Hanoi T&T and Vissai Ninh Binh are facing tough hurdles at their opponents' respective homecourts in the second leg of the Asian Football Federation Cup's quarter-final round on August 26.

 International visitors to Hanoi are in high-spirits, captivated by the activities of street vendors, as they scurry about making preparations for the upcoming traditional Mid-Autumn Festival.

VN and Lightbridge Corporation signed an MOU for cooperation in administrative, legal and regulatory infrastructure to support Vietnam’s nuclear energy program. VietNamNet talked with Lightbridge's President and CEO.

 Air routes specifically aimed at promoting increased tourism between Phu Quoc and the Republic of Korea (RoK) is to officially open in early November.

 The Vietnam U16 squad with Coach Nguyen Phuc Nguyen Chuong at the helm has defeated U16 Frenz United of Malaysia, earning a berth to the Asia Champions Trophy 2014 finals.

 The World Bank will cooperate with Vietnam to ensure that progress made in living standards over past years continues and the country achieves sustainable economic development consistent with a Green Growth Strategy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese labor export companies have reported a sharp increase of 30 percent from Japan for Vietnamese laborers.

 World Bank Vice President Rachel Kyte said yesterday she highly valued Viet Nam's green growth strategy and the measures it was taking to cope with climate change.

 Economic ministers from the 10-member ASEAN gathered in Myanmar's administrative capital Nay Pyi Taw yesterday to discuss matters related to economic integration, forming the ASEAN Economic Community and visions for the post-AEC.

The newly-elected Indian Government continues to regard Vietnam as a pillar in its Look East policy, said Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj in talks with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh yesterday.

 Viet Nam and the European Union would strive to end negotiations for the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) before October.

Politburo member Le Hong Anh's visit to China today is aimed at preventing a repeat of the tense East Sea incidents earlier this year, Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Le Hai Binh said yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 11 out of the 27 quakes occurred in the district of Bac Tra My in the central province of Quang Nam, and experts say that more quakes are expected to occur in this area.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Even though the number of new nursery schools built in recent years in Hanoi has increased more rapidly than in any other cities, the supply cannot meet demand.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To protect the famous historical site Cu Chi Tunnels, which is at risk of serious erosion, Ho Chi Minh City has decided to build embankments at the cost of VND155 billion (nearly $7.5 million).

 VietNamNet Bridge - Within five years, 16 people have died while crossing the Mang Bridge in Nui Thanh District of the central province of Quang Nam. The local people have given the bridge a new name, “Vinh Biet” or Goodbye Forever.