VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of businesses producing and distributing illegal video games face closure following a government decree slated to take effect from September 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – Large quantities of toxic waste are illegally imported into the country every year, and authorities admit they have been unable to check this.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Each painting by Ngo Chinh shows the personal feelings about the romantic land of Sapa.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some 52,000 enterprises were created in the first eight months of this year with total registered capital of nearly VND253.7 trillion, or a 9 per cent rise year-on-year,

 Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 1 smartphone maker, rolled out a first-generation wearable device Galaxy Gear at the Berlin trade show on Thursday.

About 3 million motorbikes are consumed in Vietnam every year. Meanwhile, the five big motorbike joint ventures alone churn out 4 million products a year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Apart from swimming, enjoying seafood, visiting pagodas and conquering the towering statue of Jesus Christ in Vung Tau, tourists should also try hiking up to Nho Mountain to admire the lighthouse

 Samsung keen on Vietnam’s electricity sector; RoK supports chilli farming in Ninh Thuan; Vietnam sees rise in global competitive capacity; Viet Nam becomes more competitive

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) may fall well short of its target to remove VND70 trillion worth of non-performing loans from the nation's banking sector this year.

 These are the new "tourists" in Damascus: families fleeing the violence in their hometowns who now live in decrepit hotels, packed into tiny spaces where they even cook in bathrooms.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty five teachers asleep in their bungalows were swept away by flash floods in northern Lao Cai Province last night (Sept 4). Two of them were later found dead and 12 are still missing.

 Viet Nam's top player, Nguyen Tien Minh, has qualified for the third round in the Yonex Chinese Taipei Open 2013 after defeating Yang Sheng-Jie in straight sets in the second round.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has discussed with the authorities of Quang Ninh Province the preparation of seaplane services in Ha Long.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hue Monument Conservation Centre is exhibiting 34 posters that tell the stories of Hue's royal monuments from the end of feudal era to the present.

VietNamNet Bridge – The heavy rain in Saigon these days cannot shift the searing heat. Those wishing to escape should head to Hoa Binh Waterfall in Ba Ria-Vung Tau to enjoy the cool atmosphere and great landscape of forest,

 The Bank of Japan on Thursday issued an upbeat assessment of the world's third-largest economy, saying it was "recovering moderately", and held off expanding its huge stimulus programme.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Southern Institute of Ecology has announced its discovery of a new species of ginger in the Bu Gia Map National Park in the central province of Binh Phuoc.

When the domestic rice price goes up, export companies immediately cancel the export contracts signed with foreign partners before to avoid loss. However, even when the export price goes down, they cannot get new orders.

 The European Central Bank will face a dilemma at its policy meeting on Thursday as the nascent recovery in the crisis-stricken euro area remains extremely vulnerable to setbacks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saying that the violations at the four public companies are very serious, the authorities of HCM City have suspended the directors and chairs of these firms for investigation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Not seeing colleagues who entered a fish oil tank to collect samples to return, five others turn by turn came in to check and all of them died of suffocation, including the director and deputy director.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new project run by a group of young architects and graphics experts will use 6-dimensional (6D) technology to recreate a virtual capital by restoring ancient sites.

In developing the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia, co-operation in the energy sector, especially oil and gas, plays an extremely important role, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung stated.

People have been flocking to the forests to collect forestry products to sell to Chinese merchants, making the special use forest resources depleted and hindering the local socio-economic development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese landlords have to lower the rents and offer more preferences to retain foreigners – the VIP clients who never delay their payment – in the context of oversupply.