VietNamNet Bridge - Ho Chi Minh City has many old bridges that are seriously degraded but they have to suffer the weight of thousands of vehicles each day.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the last 15 years, the village of Ham Long in District 2, with charming landscape, has become the home to many Saigon artists.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Singer - songwriter Antoneus Maximus (common names as A.M) was born in Long Xuyen, An Giang province. He went to the US at the age of three.

Trade deficit reaches $456m; VN Airlines offloads Techcombank shares, bonds as part of restructure; Russians open trade office; Healthcare hike lifts August CPI

 VietNamNet Bridge – The movement of doing morning exercise has become so common in Hanoi, attracting foreigners every morning on the Hoan Kiem lakeside with tai chi and laughter yoga exercises.

 The historical relic site of Phu Quoc prison has so far this year welcomed over 75,000 visitors, including 3,400 international arrivals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese stock market witnessed a dreadful week, with the VN-Index dropping 4.1 per cent to 486.82 points and the HNX-Index going from 1.3 per cent to 61.42.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM) has successfully created a special academic environment where scientists and university lecturers conceive new ideas and train rising talent,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam made history by becoming the first Vietnamese tennis player to win a gold medal at a continental tournament.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In an effort to issue more credit cards, commercial banks loosened their requirements on card holders. And now they suffer from the easy requirements.

 They depict the attire worn by Vietnamese people from all levels of society.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi T&T seized the V-League Championship yesterday, Aug 25, after defeating hosts Dong Tam Long An 2-1 at Long An Stadium with the final round match in hand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Environmental experts outlined the potential climate change and sea level rise scenarios for Vietnam in 2015 at a symposium in Hanoi on August 23.

 Greece could receive additional financial aid from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund without fresh bailout conditions or a new haircut attached to it,

In 2012, the number of foreign tourists to Vietnam reached over 6.8 million, with revenues of $ 6.61 billion. "Tourism in our country was born from the '60s, but since then we have not built a national tourism brand,” said Dr. Pham Trung Luong.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Voice of Russia cited the website of Moscow home affairs agency on August 22, as saying that six people who are related to the use of slave labor from Vietnam have been prosecuted.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese player Ly Hoang Nam will take part in 10 international young tennis tournaments in preparation for Australia Open 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s international chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem has been awarded 10 points to his Elo ratings following his outstanding performance at recent international competitions.

A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan began a three-day visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) on August 25 at the invitation of the RoK Government.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh is paying an official visit to the Philippines from August 25-27 at the invitation of his Filipino counterpart Voltaire T. Gazmin.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Petroleum, cars, tobacco, beer and liquor products have been easily evading tax when entering Vietnam because of the loosened regulations on bonded warehouse operation.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Bank for Industry and Trade will grant 300 million VND (nearly 14,300 USD) to the restoration of “Bien chung” - a music instrument which used to be played at musical performances for the Hue royal court

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee has just approved a project on improving food safety at local restaurants in the 2013-20 period with a total investment of over VND35 billion (US$1.6 million).

 The U.N. chemical investigation team in Syria will start on-site fact-finding activities Monday in the Ghouta area on the latest incident of the alleged use of chemical weapons,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two exhibitions using 3D virtual reality technology are now available on the Vietnam National Museum of History’s website, featuring the Buddhist cultural heritage and ancient lamps of Vietnam.