Viettel joint venture wins award in Mozambique; Exports to France surpasses US$1 billion; 7-month trade deficit runs at US$277 million; IFC supports Vietnam’s economic growth

 Luxury Travel kicks off helicopter services for visit to old battle fields; La Vang Pilgrimage Festival opens; 30 Russian firms to take part in Tourism Expo in HCMC

 VietNamNet Bridge – Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Viet Nam should prepare a long-term business strategy as the economy gradually escapes from its stagnant situation,

VietNamNet Bridge – Gliding her delicate fingers over the dan tranh, Nguyen Kieu Anh ardently releases her mind to the beautiful sound of ca tru, injecting a wave of stimulation across the audience of Viet Nam's 2013 Got Talent contest.

VietNamNet Bridge – A miner was killed and another injured on Wednesday, Aug 14, when a water pipe broke causing a cave-in at a coal mining site run by Mao Khe Coal Co. Ltd in northern Quang Ninh Province.

 U.S. technology giant IBM announced on Thursday that it has purchased Israeli data security company Trusteer in its biggest acquisition deal in the Jewish country, Globes economic daily reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nineteen teams from 18 countries and territories will compete in the 2013 Asia-Pacific robot contest, announced the organizing board on August 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi-based Goethe Institute will host an exhibition entitled “Germany in Miniature” from August 17–22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A flag-raising ceremony of the Vietnamese sports delegation was held in Nanjing, China, on August 15 where the 2013 Asian Youth Games is taking place.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Antenna of the French Institute in Vietnam will host a solo piano performance from Tran Phuong Nam at 8 p.m. on August 24 at HCMC Conservatory of Music.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese top player Nguyen Tien Minh climbed two notches to 5th position for the second time in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on August 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nation's Roads Directorate is planning a new 78km road to take in My Dinh, Ba Sao and Bai Dinh. It will pass through the northern cities and provinces of Ha Noi, Ha Nam, Hoa Binh and Ninh Binh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Grandmaster Le Quang Liem continued to draw with Vallejo Pons (Spain) in the second round of the 2013 Chess World Cup in Norway on August 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The four crew members who escaped from a fishing vessel of Taiwan - Hsieh Ta - in the waters of France, have returned to Vietnam, reported by the Overseas Labor Management Agency.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese man who guided a 14-year-old Russian boy to play golf and broke his six teeth agreed to pay compensation of $12,000.

 Oil prices jumped Thursday as spiralling violence in Egypt raised concerns that petroleum supplies could be threatened.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of the enterprises in the maritime transport, the industry which has great advantages to develop and receives big investments, have been on the verge of bankruptcy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The physical strength of Vietnamese people is at a lower average, which has been blamed on the inappropriate physical education at schools.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After more than one month checking black boxes installed in vehicles to uncover traffic violations, law enforcers have struggled to punish those guilty of offences due to a lack of legal documentation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications is working on a decree on accepting foreign digital certification as part of a programme to advance the use of digital signatures and e-transactions.

  Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said that attention should be paid to lift ASEAN internal connectivity to a new height while pursuing the essential principles of the group in outlining a post-2015 vision.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Considered as a beautiful pearl of Hoi An in the central coast province of Quang Nam, the Cham Island has many interesting things to explore.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Mekong Delta has seaports and international airports, but due to its poor transport infrastructure and low labor skills, foreign investors do not want to pour capital into the region.

 The Swiss city of Zurich on Thursday unveiled a sex drive-in which local authorities say will enable them to keep closer tabs on prostitution, a year after voters backed the plan.