VietNamNet Bridge - The green leaves surrounding tile-roofed houses brings about a peaceful feeling.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Information and Communications on Wednesday appointed Mr. Le Nam Tra as MobiFone's general director.

VietNamNet Bridge – Organisers have decided to delay a live show by legendary overseas singer Khanh Ly in due to continued arguments over copyrighted materials.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thailand's PTT energy conglomerate will invest 20 billion USD in a Vietnamese petrochemical complex that aims to meet local and overseas demand in seven years, according to MCOT news online.

VietNamNet Bridge – Annette Herfkens, the sole survivor of a Vietnam Airlines plane accident that killed 30 passengers and crew members in the central coast province of Khanh Hoa 22 years ago, returned to Viet Nam recently to meet the widows

 VietNamNet Bridge – A battle is raging over copyright fees between the organiser of music performances by Vietnamese overseas singer Khanh Ly and the Viet Nam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright (VCPMC).

The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Kenya as a "high-risk" country for the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The increasingly high number of meat imports in recent months has put pressure on the domestic cattle industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pharmacy manufacturers and distributors are earning big money from the functional food market, which has been witnessing stable two-digit growth rates in the last few years.

VietNamNet Bridge – The southern province of Kien Giang has more than 380km of seashore and river banks vulnerable to landslides, according to the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Binh Tay Beer Joint Stock Company has introduced Sagota-brand non-alcoholic beer on the domestic market to meet the demand of those wanting to drink beer without getting drunk.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Railway Corporation will knock up to 50% off the fares for passengers buying tickets two months ahead of departure and increase stops of certain north-south trains from next month

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked relevant ministries and agencies and Hanoi authorities to seek every possible way to remove difficulties for the projects on building the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese American rapper Antonius Maximus will showcase his three latest music videos and launch a tour of universities in September.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 500 guest workers still stranded in war-torn Libya will return to Vietnam in a couple of days under the Government’s recent directions after recent evacuations by charter flights

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy General Director of the Foreign Trade Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade Tran Thanh Hai spoke with the Vietnam Economic News about Vietnam’s participation in the ASEAN one door mechanism

VietNamNet Bridge – Aronian Levon (Elo 2805) was held to a draw by Le Quang Liem (elo 2710) in a historic game between Armenia and Vietnam at the ongoing Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway, on August 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Health Ministry organised in Hanoi on August 13 a training course on preventive measures against the deadly virus Ebola which is raging through West Africa for health workers in the north.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Republic of Korea will accelerate negotiations of a free trade agreement (FTA) with Vietnam, striving to sign the trade pact late this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hydrofoils on the HCM City to Vung Tau route are about to resume operation if they satisfy safety standards set by the Ministry of Transport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While checking a speeding coach, police of Thanh Hoa Province discovered 11,400 aphrodisiac pills and a large number of fake cosmetic products.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Huynh Phuoc Tinh, 31, fled after being attacked by bees, but then tripped and fell and was stung by over 100 bees.

VietNamNet’s columnist Viet Lam talks 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.

Recently a photo was posted on Facebook showing a boy crying and in a panic, with a bunch of fruit he is said to have stolen hung around his neck, raising public concern.

The US embassy has given US$40,000 to authorities in the northern province of Vinh Phuc to enable them to restore a traditional dinh (communal house) built nearly 300 years ago.