President of the European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso will pay a two-day visit to Vietnam on August 25-26 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

 A new assessment from Europe's CryoSat spacecraft shows Greenland to be losing about 375 cu km of ice each year.

VietNamNet Bridge – The face of Vietnam’s telecommunications sector is to change with major restructuring set to attract a host of foreign investors and allow the local telco market to finally deliver on its rich promise,

 VietNamNet Bridge – With only three weeks to go before the Mid-Autumn Festival, markets are full of people buying mooncakes and colourful lanterns made by local artisans and manufacturers.

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 – The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has submitted a range of tax solutions to the Government in order to remove difficulties and help promote development of enterprises.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more investors are pouring money into the education sector because of its low risks and high profitability.

Among Vietnamese traditional cakes, “banh gai” is perhaps the most multipurpose because it can be used as an offering at wedding ceremonies, as gifts at longevity parties,

HCM City seizes drug cutting agent; Smartphone bust made in Ha Noi; Foot tunnels ignored as rubbish starts to build up; Authorities instructed to monitor medicine imports; Poor pavements put pedestrians at risk; Ten rare langurs found dead

Vietinbank pledges $81.9m for highway; Businesses unaware of competition rules; Outlook positive for local markets; HCM City hosts Int’l franchise exhibition; Vietnam to cut tax paperwork to 171 hours in 2015; Korean coffee shop chain enters Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The association mentioned the number at a conference on the Vietnam-Laos labor cooperation agreement in the central province of Nghe An on August 18. Figures at this event showed some 13,500 Vietnamese are working in Laos

 Saigon, now HCM City, is famous for its landmark buildings such as the Municipal Theatre, Caravelle hotel and Tax Trading Centre. Despite many ups and downs, these buildings have stood the test of time and become important symbols of the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has been told not to expect too much financial support for the Long Thanh airport from commercial banks Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds as capital flow from ODA is declining.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Sea urchins have suddenly appeared on the beach of Nha Trang City in Khanh Hoa Province. The entire coastal rescue team has been mobilized to clean the beach.

 Hollywood actor Jackie Chan has apologised over his son's arrest on drug-related charges, saying he feels "ashamed" and "sad".

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese suppliers are worried about their future contracts with Metro Cash & Carry, which has been bought by the Thai company Berli Jucker.

 Vietnamese football officials have expressed their determination to put an end to the match-fixing that plagued its top-tier league, the V-League, this season.

German DJ brings beats to HCM City; Thousands flock to Hanoi for “Next Top Model” tryouts; Caribbean carnival comes to CAMA ATK; HCM City orchestra to stage anniversary concert; Conservation of Hue Imperial City’s oldest relic completes

 Thailand's junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha has been named the new prime minister of the southeast Asian nation.

 Up to 30,000 people could have been eligible for drugs in the current Ebola outbreak - if they had been available, a report in Nature suggests.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of Vietnamese visiting Japan has increased due to incentives to expand bilateral tourism, VGP News quoted Viet Nam Tourism Association vice chairman Vu The Binh as saying.

 VietNamNet Bridge – M.A Zaman, chairman of Comvik International Vietnam AB, has met with Deputy Minister Le Nam Thang to propose the deal. The ministry is the administering agency of MobiFone.

 The Japan Football Federation is sending coaches to train Vietnam’s U-15 and U-17 teams, which should greatly enhance the teams’ chances for future success.

 VietNamNet Bridge – To speed up the national TV digitalization program, state agencies are considering lowering import tariffs on parts and accessories and applying technical barriers against low-quality Chinese imports.

 A US secret military mission had "recently" tried but failed "to free a number of American hostages held in Syria", the Pentagon has revealed.