VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of banks have affirmed that they are willing to sell bad debts to the Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC). However, no official deal has been made so far, since banks still “listen to the news.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked every province in the country to finish issuing the majority of their certificates on land-use rights, known as ‘red books' in Viet Nam, by the end of the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The police of Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, on Wednesday arrested taxi driver Nguyen Van Tien, 37, a native of Hung Yen province, to investigate the act of robbery.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A group of 31 illegal Vietnamese migrants, who were detained following a recent raid by Russian police in Moscow, headed home on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Cyberspace Security Technology (VNCS) under the Ha Noi Telecom Company has introduced to its central website a monitoring system that detects cyber attacks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Information and Communications will inspect all telecom companies operating in the city to check their management of prepaid mobile phone subscribers.

 Meeting marks Vietnam-Uruguay diplomatic ties; Border provinces to step up co-operation; 20 years of Uruguay ties marked; VN, Mexico discuss urban poverty

 VietNamNet Bridge – Co-operation with Russia in military technology, personnel training and technology transfer is important to improving Viet Nam's combat readiness, says Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh.

 More than 60 people were killed and over 200 others wounded in a wave of bombings attacks across Iraq on Saturday, mostly in the capital Baghdad, according to latest data given by officials and local media.

 Former National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Edward Snowden's father Lon has secured documents to visit Snowden in Russia, Lon Snowden and his lawyer Bruce Fein said Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An independent movie by Luong Dinh Dung will be shot next month featuring a moving story about a father and son.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Duong Dua (The Race) is the first movie to be produced by the newly-established studio Blue Production studios. It was enthusiastically received at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival before it hit local screens on July 26.

 The Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control yesterday warned sub-units in coastal provinces of approaching storm Utor, which was due to sweep into the Northeast area of the East Sea today.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many people usually mistake bun sung (noodles cooked with water lily) of the coastal city of Vung Tau with noodle dishes found in the Mekong Delta provinces of Tra Vinh, Soc Trang and Ca Mau.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The physically disabling condition has made Nguyen Van Mac redefine his life. The owner of a profitable factory is a hard-to-beat rival of other small-sized businesses in northern Thai Binh Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – A private hydropower company in the north has filed a petition accusing Electric Power Trading Company (EPTC) of abusing its position as the only power buyer in the competitive power market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese-French Professor Jean Tran Thanh Van is the third physician in Asia to be awarded the Tate Medal for his contribution to physics.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Poland has committed VND840 million (roughly US$40,000) in non-refundable aid to a project to refurbish King Tu Duc tomb of the Hue Relics complex.

 Amata calls for hi-tech incentives; Land allocated for key fruit plantations; Poor global demand hits major export staples; HCM City sets progress target for ring road; Shrimp firms cash in on higher demand and price

 VietNamNet Bridge – While some banks have obtained high credit growth in recent months, others are still struggling to boost lending to meet this year’s credit growth targets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A selection of motion pictures and documentaries spotlighting some of the country's most momentous occasions will be screened nationwide from August 17 to September 4.

VietNamNet Bridge – The economic crisis have delivered a hard blow to people in rural areas, with many families sending relatives to urban areas to look for better income while those who stay back are also facing severe poverty,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new draft decree from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) will see tighter supervision of the country's bourses, and the Viet Nam Securities Depository Centre (VSD).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese children’s ensemble Sol Art won the Audience Prize and a gold medal in the folklore category at the 2013 International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition, held in July in Wernigerode, Germany.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The online hotel booking service is becoming a lucrative business for investors in the hospitality industry in Viet Nam.