The draw results of the world badminton championships 2013 have been announced by the World Badminton Federation. Tien Minh is the 7th seed of the tournament.

 Some valleys on the Martian surface appear to have been caused by ancient runoff from melting snow, U.S. researchers said Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government's Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs has recommended simplifying administrative procedures and investment management to help remote ethnic areas receive more international support for socio-economic development.

VietNamNet Bridge – The use of computer-assisted language teaching, particularly on mobile devices, has enabled students to be more interactive and creative in their study of English,

 Tax policy changes hit plastic industry; PV Gas posts hefty profit; Phu Quoc needs special mechanism for takeoff; E-tax service to spread wings farther

 VietNamNet Bridge – The tradespeople behind many of the traditional goods sold in the Old Quarter will give demonstrations of their handicrafts from tomorrow, July 26, to the end of August.

 Men who reported that they regularly skipped breakfast had a higher risk of a heart attack or fatal coronary heart disease, a U.S. study said Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has sent samples of the fatal vaccine that killed three newborn babies in Huong Hoa District in the central province of Quang Tri to the World Health Organization (WHO) for testing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Ngo Vo Thanh Loan and Tran Thi Trong have finished third in the women's team at the Southeast Asian Beach Volleyball Championships in Thailand.

If negotiating is successful, 95 percent of Vietnam’s textile and garment categories of exports to the US would enjoy the zero tariff. Meanwhile, 55 percent of the Vietnam’s total products go to the market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chief of the Supreme People’s Procuracy Office – Mr. Nguyen Viet Hung said, the deadline was over but the implementation of the death penalty by lethal injection has not been applicable.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On July 23, 2013, a world famous surgeon from the US and doctors of Vinmec Hospital performed a 9-hour operation to separate the huge melanoma on the face of the boy Le Trung T.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Japanese cargo space craft Konotori no.4 carrying a super-small Vietnamese satellite to the International Space Station (ISS) will be launched into orbit on August 4.

According to the Vietnam Badminton Federation, Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh was invited to join the group of world stars to play for the competition of Indian badminton clubs this December, at the price of $30,000.

 VietNamNet Bridge – MTV Vietnam has finalized a list of 10 Vietnamese artists who will compete for the "Best Worldwide Act" at the MTV European Music Awards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – McDonald’s plans to set up its first shop in Vietnam in early 2014. If so, the US giant is slower paced than many other rivals in the market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the second half of this year, another six national golf tournaments are due to take place, according to the Viet Nam Golf Association.

 President calls for greater US trade co-operation; NA Chairman visits Myanmar to discuss deepening partnership; Vice NA Chairman visits Indonesia to boost ties

VietNamNet Bridge – The landscape of Con Son-Kiep Bac special national heritage site in northern Hai Duong Province's Chi Linh Town is facing a high risk of being damaged due to the proposed construction of several multi-storey houses in the area.

VietNamNet Bridge – Few people, especially those in their 60s, would pour most of their savings into a public project. But war veteran Le Huu Dac and his wife Bui Thi Tuyen, who live in the northern province of Phu Tho, did just that.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s plan to pilot 18 high-quality public schools would help significantly improve education quality and teachers’ incomes, one education expert has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoians fear that the West Lake and Truc Bach, the two lakes considered as the symbols of Hanoi, would disappear one day as a result of the private business boom.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese traditional music has been introduced to 27 students at Taiwan University of Arts by Pham Thi Hue.

VietNamNet Bridge – Having four pieces of fossilized ivory dating back 20,000 years, Son said many people offered to buy them at the price of $4 million but Son did not sell.

VietNamNet Bridge – Following the recent release of Voice Search in Vietnamese on Android devices, Google has announced the arrival of Vietnamese Voice Search on desktop computers via the Chrome browser.