VietNamNet Bridge – It is shocking news for Vietnam sports when Nguyen Truong Tai, a cyclist of the national team, has been detected positive for banned substances at the Tour de Singkarak 2013 this June in Indonesia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The excellent aerobic pair Thu Ha - Ba Dong won the first gold for Vietnam at the World Games in 2013 in Cali, Colombia on August 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The draw game in round 11 on the night of August 3 turned Vietnamese chesswoman Hoang Thanh Trang into the champion of the European Chess Championship 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Four hunters trapped three langurs in the National Park of Phu Quoc (Kien Giang province) and slaughtered the monkeys on the spot. Two were arrested and one escaped.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hit by big waves, a ship carrying 30 people, including an American couple, was sunk in the Soai Rap River, in Can Gio District, with nine people missing.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Renowned photographer Stuart Forster has posted his photos about Vietnam on the Huffington Post and praised Vietnam as an ideal destination for professional photographers.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Each serving at this restaurant is only at VND2,000 ($0.1). Customers are not distinguished as rich or poor, young or old ... because there is the "spice" that everyone can feel there: affection.

VietNamNet Bridge – Situated in a narrow alley on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street in Hoi An City, there stands a house built in 1806 that sheltered 14 generations of former headmasters of the Royal Army, Nguyen Tuong Van's (1774-1822) family.

 More firms approved to use fast track customs service; 5.5% GDP target within reach?; Crunch time for manufacturers in July; Enterprises in difficulty despite intervention

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has finished fielding suggestions for the draft decree on foreign ownership limit in listed enterprises and will submit it to the Government soon,

 VietNamNet Bridge – French designer Francine Pairon has been invited to judge Vietnam’s version of the internationally successful reality TV franchise “Fashion Star”.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition named “Beautiful Sunny Day” by Nguyen Van Cuong is being held at the Korean Cultural Center in Hanoi until August 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Overseas Labour (DOLAB) has announced it will make its database on overseas workers public in an effort to help those who want to work overseas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It seems I only write when I travel away from Ha Noi and sometimes when I go somewhere outside my norm but there is much to talk about in day-to-day life here.

 VietNamNet Bridge – City authorities are planning several emergency response scenarios in case the main dam of the Dau Tieng Irrigation Reservoir in southwestern Tay Ninh Province collapsed or if the reservoir discharged too much water.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese steel makers continue to face difficulties in production and business because of fierce competition with Chinese steel products and over supply.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thanks to their skills and dedication, many young people in Viet Nam's northern mountainous provinces have made the most of their environment to gradually eke out their fortunes at home.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Tran My Dung, 9, won the first prize of group A at the International Concerto Competition held in Jakarta, Indonesia last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese businesses do not bother to register the country's national domain name ".vn", according to the country's Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most of the people in the Vo Cuong ward of Bac Ninh province have given up farming and shifted to trade Chinese farm produce which can bring higher profits to them.

VietNamNet Bridge – Through Viet Nam - Dat nuoc con Rong chau Tien, author Daria Mishukova reveals her forthright views on the Vietnamese culture and way of life as well as her affection for the country and its people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seven-year-old Nguyen Anh Nhan has become an unlikely poster boy for the electricity-saving cause.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In addition to three people with minor injuries in Quang Ninh, other provinces do not report any human losses in storm Jebi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Plants producing biomass power from bagasse and rice husk now are operating perfunctorily, with many unable to connect with the national grid while some are even forced into a dead halt,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The glowing red sun slowly sets behind the forests of Na Hang, casting its final rays through the 100 year old trees in northern Tuyen Quang Province.