VietNamNet Bridge – Thua Thien-Hue will launch a tourism stimulus campaign on the occasion of Phu Bai Airport reopening on September 20, which is two months earlier than expected.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The organizing committee of Vietnam’s Next Top Model (VNTM) 2013 on Thursday announced popular supermodel/actress Pham Thanh Hang will host the fourth season of the reality television model search.

VietNamNet Bridge – Struggling Becamex Binh Duong successfully managed to pull themselves out of the danger zone yesterday by recording an important victory at home by stunning formidable Song Lam Nghe An 2-1 in the Eximbank V-League 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thanh Tung pocketed a second gold medal for Viet Nam yesterday, Aug 4, at the World Games in Cali, Colombia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fifth floor of the Viet Nam Women's Museum (WWM) in Ha Noi was full of visitors including high-profile officials, as the exhibition Windows by painter Duong Thuy Lieu opened recently.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Made-in-Vietnam micro satellite, Pico Dragon, was shipped to the International Space Station (ISS) on August 4 to prepare for a mission in space.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia has established a working group to solve the case of 1,200 Vietnamese living in Moscow detained by local police on suspicion of being in the country illegally.

 VietNamNet Bridge - One of the largest amounts of counterfeiting money – over VND600 million ($30,000) was seized by the authorities of Lang Son province at the Vietnam-China border on August 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge - While the damage caused by storm Jebi has not been fully calculated, a new tropical depression has formed in the East Sea and is moving towards the mainland.

 Warming oceans are impacting the breeding patterns and habitat of marine life, effectively rearranging the broader marine landscape as species adjust to a changing climate,

Appearing in over one minute at Emirates Stadium on August 3, Vu Xuan Tien - the special fan of Arsenal FC, created memorable moments not only for himself but also for Vietnamese football fans.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The latest FIFA ranking continues to place the team of Chinese coach Chen Yun Fat on top in South East Asia, Asia's No. 6 and 28th in the world.

While Vietnam has successfully handled with the shrimp EMS (early mortality syndrome), the epidemic has been spread out in many countries, including Thailand. This could be the golden opportunity for Vietnam to become the biggest shrimp exporter.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Instead of doing blood tests, staff of Hoai Duc Hospital in Hoai Duc District, Hanoi, copied the blood test results of one patient and gave it to many others. Many people got the same test results, affecting their diagnosis.

VietNamNet Bridge – On August 1, the tourist support division of the Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism of Hanoi was officially launched.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trade value and volume fell sharply on both national stock exchanges last week, with analysts forecasting that markets were likely to see sideway movements this week if there's no positive news to buoy investor confidence.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Investing in seaports and hydropower plants is believed to be the business fields which can bring superprofit to huge investors. However, the projects are really the huge “money hungry machines.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tropical Storm Jebi has claimed the lives of six people after making landfall in the northern Viet Nam early on Saturday.

 China's importers on Sunday began to recall and seal products produced by New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra due to safety concerns over its allegedly contaminated whey protein that could cause botulism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents living in the Mekong River basin are expressing concerns over water degradation in the Mekong river and its impact on farming, aquaculture and the livelihood of the millions of people who live in the region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The revised Law on Construction is expected to assign more responsibility to owners of construction projects in ensuring projects are carried out efficiently and follow regulations.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi has reiterated the Vietnamese State’s consistent human rights and development policies in an August 3 reply to the US House of Representatives’ adoption of Vietnam Human Rights Act 2013

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unable to arrange capital to implement real estate projects, losing money in risky investment deals, a lot of big guys in the real estate sector have gone missing to escape the public punishment.

The Da Nang City People’s Committee has decided to give a grace period of 3 months, so that the families of the learners of the City’s Program on training and developing talents who broke the contracts, to arrange money for compensation.

 Kiwi G-G visit spurs friendship; Foreign minister visits lift China, France ties; Prime Minister congratulates CPP on election win