Truong Nguyen Thanh Nhan stole the yellow jersey during the Mekong Delta Cycling Tournament yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – VietNamNet’s 2013 “Things Everlasting Concert” will be held at the Hanoi Opera House and aired live at 2pm on September 2 on VTV1 and ANTV channels and the Voice of Vietnam’s FM program.

 Artist Trung Hieu will represent Vietnam at an exchange with Japanese calligrapher Takeda Souun in Hanoi on August 17.

 DiscoRobo, a new-generation hi-tech toy made in Vietnam, will be sold on the domestic market at a cost of VND499,000/unit as of August 25.

 Vietnam has recalled two more product lines of Abbott infant milk power suspected of Clostridium botulinum bacteria infection.

 Vietnamese chess star Le Quang Liem has been selected to compete in the third edition of the SportAccord World Mind Games set for December 12-18 in Beijing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Weather forecasters have warned there is a strong possibility that typhoon Utor will affect Vietnam after pounding China’s Leizhou Peninsula and Guangdong province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has fined three producers of fresh rice noodles for using banned chemicals as well as excessive levels of additives.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A major fire drill involving high-rise buildings will be held in downtown HCM City with assistance from the Ministries of Public Security and Defence.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of activities will be held during the 11th Hoi An-Japan cultural exchange in the central province of Quang Nam from August 23-25.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government continued with its special meeting on creating legislation yesterday (Aug 13), discussing amendments and supplements to several laws and draft laws.

 Party chief presses Kon Tum’s economic development; HCM City, Vientiane beef up telecom cooperation; Vietnam, India enjoy all-around cooperation; PM, provincial leaders discuss development

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more Vietnamese students decide to postpone their study to follow other plans – the thing that their parents and grandparents in the past would consider the “wild thought.”

Thanks to the rau muong (a kind of popular vegetable in Vietnam) garden, the Vietnamese electronics manufacturer Hanel has acquired the luxurious 5-star hotel Daewoo Hanoi as commented by analysts.

 VietNamNet Bridge - MMORPG 3D client games, or the games installed on computers, have been exploited again after 10 years. Is it a development or a setback?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The plant (Mimosa pigra L.), one of the world's worst invasive species, is developing rapidly in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, but local authorities have not taken measures to thoroughly destroy the shrub.

 Eyes may someday be used to assess if you're more likely to develop a stroke, researchers reported Monday in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tax departments in southwestern provinces that share a border with Cambodia have warned about an increase in trade fraud relating to value added tax refunds during unofficial cross-border trading by newly-established enterprises.

The Ministry of Finance has requested taxation bodies to strengthen the verification over tax declaration. The move aims to stop the tax frauds committed by a lot of coffee companies recently as warned by international and domestic organizations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of scripts and funding has seen film studios drastically reduce the number of TV serials they usually make for children during the summer vacation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists are very excited to try unique means of transport, like three-wheeler, horse-drawn carriage, elephant ride or dug-out canoe services at tourism sites in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - After several days getting acquainted with modern life, Mr. Ho Van Thanh and his son – Ho Van Loan – were still longing for their hut on the tree in the jungle. T

They do not have a degree, no smart phones, no laptops, but they have their own ways to survive in the wild with endless skills. Only living with them, can we know that it's the smart way to live.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nine communicable diseases relating to the climate change have been found in Vietnam recently, according to the Department of Preventive Medicine and Environment under the Ministry of Health.

 Import costs hit textile firms; Ha Noi to lend $15m in bid to stabilise prices; State Bank funds asset management firm; Shortlist due for Binh Dinh's $27b oil project; Marubeni eyes on metro construction in Da Nang