Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda has said a government tax-hike plan would not damage the economy, but if it does he "won't hesitate" to adjust monetary easing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – International tourists traveling to Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia may be able to use a joint visa if a proposed plan is implemented.

Thureign Augn has been introduced by Thai PTT Group, the investor of the $27 billion Nhon Hoi oil refinery in the central province of Binh Dinh, Vietnam, as a member of Arab royal family, billionaire and a potential investor of the project.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Of 120 samples of fresh rice noodles tested by the HCM City Food Safety and Hygiene Bureau, 16 samples contained banned substances such as Tinopal, oxalic acid or preservatives exceeding the permitted levels.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In the early morning of August 21, a lot of “dead pits” appeared in Thuy Son residential area in the city of Cam Pha, Quang Ninh province. There are pits of more than 10m wide, 5 m deep. Nearly a dozen of households were removed.

The General died at 2.30pm on August 19 at Military Hospital175. The memorial service will be held on August 23 at the funeral home of the Ministry of Defense in Ho Chi Minh City.

 US Army Private Bradley Manning will be sentenced Wednesday for handing a mass of data to WikiLeaks in the biggest breach of official secrets in American history.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Despite economic crisis, many families spent hundreds of US dollars to buy votive paper products for Ram Thang Bay, the day for wondering souls. The items for the dead are abundant, from villas to cars and maid...

Mr. Ho Van Thanh and his son Ho Van Loan have been granted with ID cards by Tay Tra district authorities. They were also allocated land to build a house in order to integrate into the local community.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi police have prosecuted 10 people suspected of seeking profit from health insurance by making thousands of false blood tests in the Hospital of Hoai Duc District, Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 300 antiques selected from 45,600 artifacts of 133 collections of HCMC Museum are being displayed at the museum in ‘Artifacts from collections of HCMC Museum’ to mark the 35th birthday of the museum.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual flooding of rice fields by the Mekong River is expected to occur earlier than normal this year, according to the delta's main disaster prevention agencies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In HCM City, an inch of soil is an inch of gold. Therefore, pavements, street corners, lake sides and school campuses all have been used as retail premises.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Environment Bui Cach Tuyen has urged that environmental planning must be part of the country's plans for socio-economic development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 15,000 inmates are expected to be released ahead of their prison terms during this year’s National Day holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – V-League club Xuan Thanh Sai Gon (XTSG) have been dealt a crushing blow to their survival hopes after the Viet Nam Football Federation deducted them four points for "lack of effort" in a recent encounter.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Nguyen Thanh Nhan was crowned the winner of the Mekong Delta Cycling Tournament which closed on Monday (Aug 19) in Kien Giang Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The globally well-known coffee brands, one after another, came to Vietnam with the high hope to conquer the market. However, many of them have got disillusioned.

VietNamNet Bridge – The annual U.S.-based MTV Video Music Awards 2013 has announced that 23-year-old Vietnamese-American Khoa Phan will design eight clips for this year’s VMA nominations on Instagram and Vine social networks for the first time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s power consumption per capita is lower than many other countries, but it leads the countries in terms of the electricity waste.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If the inflation rate is curbed at 6.5 percent this year, the dong ceiling deposit interest rate would not go down to below 7 percent per annum as expected by businesses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A concert titled ‘Seasonal Song’ featuring famous works by Mozart, Charles Gounod, Fromental Halevy, George Gershwin, Giacomo Puccini will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on August 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Thien Duong (Paradise) Cave is the most impressive of all natural environments in central Quang Binh Province, says Hanoi tour guide Nguyen Thi Huyen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Few State-owned groups and corporations have chief information officer (CIO), according to a recent survey conducted by the Party Committee for the Centrally-governed Enterprises.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two high-quality universities: The University of Science and Technology of Hanoi and Vietnam-Germany University, may be permitted to charge tuition fees of USD5,000 per year.