A recent conference on high resolution weather forecast in Hanoi has warned Vietnam is facing higher temperatures, lower summer rainfall totals, stronger storms, and rising sea levels from now until 2050.

 A massive rocket carrying a spy satellite on Wednesday lifted off from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in the U.S. state of California, said sources from the United Launch Alliance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are two reasons that make businessmen refuse to expand their business scale.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Most discotheques and bars in HCM City do not have a business license. These are the destination of gangsters, drug addicts and high-end prostitutes.

 Foreign banks offer syndicated loan to BIDV; Singapore’s imports from Vietnam continues increasing; Imported vegetable oil subject to CVDs; Vinamilk exports top $136m

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has said that if not building new power plants or speeding up the construction of the Long Phu I and Duyen Hai III plants before 2018, the South Vietnam will face power shortages.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese cyclists, Tran Van Cuong and Le Anh Dung, will be sent to train in South Korea in one month and a half in preparation for international tournaments.

 Drinking alcohol before first pregnancy is likely to boost a woman's risk of breast cancer later in life, U.S. researchers said Wednesday.

A rugby tournament with a rather long name will take place at Hang Day Stadium on Saturday September 7.

 Pune Pistons club’s Nguyen Tien Minh lost 0-2 to Ajay Jayaram from Hyderabad Hotshots at the men’s singles event in the semi-finals of the first Indian Badminton League (IBL) on August 28.

Competition on local coffee market heats up; Vietnam needs to win over European businesses; Returned scepticism of overall economic outlook; Vietnam – a new King of Coffee

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam still lacks around 27,500 pre-school teachers, said Deputy Minister of Education and Training, Nguyen Thi Nghia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While people in the North and Central Vietnam fear floods for the havoc they bring, people who live in the Mekong Delta count the days until the next flood season to make lucrative earnings during that time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese billionaires, who have incurred big losses due to their too ambitious investment plans, have decided to “sell everything they can” to undergo a severe restructuring to change their look.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Receiving wrong HIV test results from a public hospital, Ms. Le Thi Oanh in Thanh Hoa City was unbearable with the shocking news and committed suicide after giving birth.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Postal Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications on Wednesday, August 28, protested the China Post Agency’s issuance of stamps violating Vietnam's sovereignty.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen The Dung, chairman and CEO of the State-owned Dong Thap Oil and Gas Trading Company (Petimex) was arrested on August 27 for investigation of smuggling.

Chairman of the Government Office said at the government’s regular press conference yesterday that the huge wages for officials of the four public utility enterprises in HCM City is contrary to the current regulations and should be handled.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least two per cent of the State Budget is set to be spent on boosting the nation's IT sector each year, according to a draft resolution compiled by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new photo exhibition honouring the beauty of provinces and cities in the Red River Delta opens in coastal Hai Phong City today.

 VietNamNet Bridge - UNESCO Asia-Pacific has just announced the Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation, with Vietnam singled out for excellence for two conservation and restoration projects.

The taboo surrounding chemical weapons, which the Syrian regime stands accused of using on its people, began with the horrors of the First World War and intensified with subsequent conflicts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Underground” foreign exchanges have been mushrooming, operating under the cover of “investment consultancy firms.” The foreign exchanges have been “living well” on the investors’ greed.

 Viet Nam expands relations with Republic of Seychelles; VN talks defence at ASEAN retreat; Vietnam appreciates WB assistance; Angola, Viet Nam increase multi-faceted ties

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Danish Embassy in Hanoi will open a Vietnamese art exhibition featuring 26 works by both established and emerging painters on August 29.