VietNamNet Bridge – The IT community has expressed scepticism about a report by PIKOM, a Malaysian information and communication technology company, that says Vietnamese engineers receive the best salaries in ASEAN countries.

 Hiding data by using a factory reset option does little to delete potentially sensitive information, suggest researchers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At 73, retired shoemaker Pham Quang Xuan says he never thought his tailor-made tyre sandals would still be popular in modern times.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many species of flowers like dien dien, so dua or mountain-ebony are beautiful, but they are also nutritious.

According to the legend, long time ago in a year of having good weather and a bumper crop, King Hung in Phu Tho Province organized a festival and invited representatives from ethnic groups and tribes to attend.

 VietNamNet Bridge - At the first five-star hotel for pets, dogs and cats are served with imported food, have their hair cut, swim in a swimming pool, do exercise in a gym, and sunbathe.

The third diesel-electricity fueled submarine built by the Admiralty Shipyard in Saint Petersburg for the Vietnam Navy will be delivered to the military port of Cam Ranh in November, according to the Russian news agency Interfax-AVN.

The Ministry of Education and Training has said that universities, particularly those that are less prestigious, will be able to attract more students under a new scheme that creates three minimum-mark levels on entrance examinations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Elephant numbers are falling rapidly in Dak Lak Province and local authorities are struggling to protect the giant animals from the threat of extinction.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Center for Nursing War Invalids in Kim Bang district of Ha Nam province is the home of 110 veterans who had brain injuries that have caused mental illnesses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several small Vietnamese banks have posted losses in Q2 after setting aside risk provision funds to control risks and push ahead with restructuring.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development proposed allocating VND2 trillion (USD95 million) over the next three years to aid the settlement of immigrants to the Central Highlands.

 Secutech Vietnam 2014 to kick off in HCM City; Vietnam is RoK top shrimp supplier; Plan to lure foreign investors; Domestic gold demand posts sharp drop in second quarter; Foreign-invested firms dominate local wood market

An investor would need 14 years to fulfill necessary procedures to open a resort with 300 four- to five-star rooms covering an area of 10 hectares, said the deputy chair of the Vietnam Tourism Real Estate Association.

The scale of the Ebola outbreak appears to be "vastly underestimated", the UN's health agency says, as the death toll from the disease reaches 1,069.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the past there were dozens of boat-repair enterprises in District 8’s Kenh Doi in HCM City, but today, only Nguyen Van Hai, 83, offers the service to fishermen and boat enthusiasts. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - VietJet Air has announced to add an extra daily round trip to meet growing demand for low-cost air travel between HCM City and Bangkok (Thailand) from September 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The head monk of the Bo De Pagoda has announced that she wishes to continue sheltering children after she has been found not-guilty in the child trafficking case involving the pagoda.

 Robin Williams was suffering from the early stages of Parkinson's disease at the time of his death, his wife has said.

 Vietnamese men failed to defend their top 7th place finish at the Olympiad world chess team championships in Norway, sliding down 20 notches to 27th.

 Ministry of Health and World Health Organisation experts on August 14 supervised the examination of three university students entering Vietnam from Nigeria, one of the four African nations being affected by the Ebola virus epidemic.    

 VietNamNet Bridge – During the Vu Lan season this month, which takes place during the seventh lunar month, many Vietnamese visit vegetarian restaurants, not to purify their Buddhist souls but to escape urban pollution and noise.

 The Thai Embassy in Hanoi reaffirmed on August 14 that Vietnamese citizens holding an ordinary passport are not required to obtain a visa when entering Thailand for various purposes.

 Media agencies in the US and Europe have given wide coverage of Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey’s ongoing visit to Hanoi, noting the visit is one of the highlights of his career.

Given that it suffered damages of over VND8 billion ($400,000) by Metro Cash&Carry’s unilateral termination of its contract, Nhat Thong, a printing company, has filed a lawsuit against the German group in a District 2 court in HCM City.