VietNamNet Bridge – Le Dinh Quy has been awarded a certificate in sculpture by Vietnam Records for having the most statues on revolutionaries and wars in Viet Nam.

The Japanese Government has decided to provide Vietnam with six used patrol boats as part of a non-refundable aid package, and hopes these vessels will be upgraded for security patrols at sea.

 Infrastructure projects awaiting new Japanese ODA; CPI for August to inch up 0.2%; FDI tourism zone licenses revoked; HCM City remittances reach US$2.4 billion ahead of peak season; Auto imports hit three-year highs

 VietNamNet Bridge – The committee underlined the reason at a review meeting chaired by the committee’s chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai, for aviation activities in the January-June period in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – Huge backlogs have remained to be cleared at Cat Lai Port since early this month although the HCMC Department of Customs said it has tried to improve the situation.

 VietNamNet Bridge - "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "Step up All In" are the outstanding movies in the last month of the summer movie season this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vinalines and its partners agreed in the past that company disputes could be brought to the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC), but the shipping firm has not obeyed VIAC’s judgment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Whether on TV, music videos or live in concert, young singers are increasingly turning to groups of dancers to liven up performances.

VietNamNet Bridge – In Viet Nam, higher education is perhaps the area needing the most urgent fundamental and comprehensive reform, but it is also one of the most complicated, feted mathematician Professor Ngo Bao Chau told a conference

VietNamNet Bridge – All actions taken by parties in the East Sea must abide by international law, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh said on July 31 in reply to a question on China’s on-going military exercise in the Gulf of Tonkin

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government has drawn up evacuation and security plans for Vietnamese citizens from Libya as unrest continues there, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Libya Dao Duy Tien.

 Vietnamese athletes warming up for ASIAD 2014; Dat fires off new records at national champs; Thai Nguyen draw 1-1 with Ha Nam; Hanoian keeps eye on the target to claim records

VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese students won bronze medals at the Microsoft Office Specialist Word Championship 2014 (MOSWC) which was held in California, the US, from July 27-30.

 The musical night Women in Music 2014 will be held by Elle Vietnam magazine at 7 p.m on August 4th at the Opera House, located at 7 Lam Son Square in District 1, HCMC.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has suspended nine players of The Vissai Ninh Binh FC for their alleged engagement in an AFC Cup 2014 match-fixing scandal.

The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies have presented renowned architect Vo Trong Nghia four Green Good Design Awards for preeminent works.

 The World Trade Organization says its 160 members have failed to agree a global customs pact drawn up in meetings in Bali last December.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though the State Bank of Vietnam has confirmed bitcoin is not a legal currency and that it must not be used in payment transactions in Vietnam, executive bodies have not been able to close the bitcoin trading floor.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched its marketing campaigns to Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Russia, while at the same time boosting the growth of the domestic tourism market.

 The head of the World Health Organization and leaders of West African nations affected by the Ebola outbreak are to announce a joint $100m (£59m; 75m euro) response plan.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's female chess players will participate in the 41st World Chess Olympiad which will commence in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday.

While others are bursting with joy as they have passed the university entrance exams, poor students feel more worried than happy: they now have to think about how to earn money to fund their four-year university study.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the construction of an international airport in Van Don District in Quang Ninh province, at a cost of VND5 trillion ($238 million).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The statistics released by the Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies about Vietnam’s sovereign debt are being questioned by economists.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi on August 1 will conduct a survey to assess the satisfaction of the public and organizations with services offered by administrative agencies.