A giant panda born in captivity gave birth to a cub in a semi-wild environment without human interference in a panda base in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Sunday.

The Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources and the specialized agencies of Quang Ninh province have stated that a rock island numbered 649 in the Ha Long Bay had eroded after storm Jebi, owing to entirely natural reasons.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On August 12, the border guard forces of the southern-most province of Ca Mau called for local fishermen to trace a strange ship which attacked and shot a fisherman dead on August 11.

Before going to India to play for Pune Vijetas - a local badminton club, Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh who just won the world bronze medal received an additional VND200 million ($10,000) of bonus from Becamex IDC Corporation.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After receiving an IUD, Mrs. Tuyen had abdominal pain and bleeding complications.

 The instigator of a series of robberies at petrol stations in Ben Cat District in the southern province of Binh Duong has been caught.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the current big difficulties, a lot of Vietnamese enterprises still have been nurturing the ambitious plan of obtaining the turnover of one billion dollar.

 German pianist Hinrich Alpers will perform at HCM Municipal Theatre on August 21.

 US media behemoth News Corp announced yesterday that it had bought mobile and internet rights for the English football league in Japan, Indonesia, and Viet Nam for three years.

 Truong Nguyen Thanh Nhan stole the yellow jersey during the Mekong Delta Cycling Tournament yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – VietNamNet’s 2013 “Things Everlasting Concert” will be held at the Hanoi Opera House and aired live at 2pm on September 2 on VTV1 and ANTV channels and the Voice of Vietnam’s FM program.

 Artist Trung Hieu will represent Vietnam at an exchange with Japanese calligrapher Takeda Souun in Hanoi on August 17.

 DiscoRobo, a new-generation hi-tech toy made in Vietnam, will be sold on the domestic market at a cost of VND499,000/unit as of August 25.

 Vietnam has recalled two more product lines of Abbott infant milk power suspected of Clostridium botulinum bacteria infection.

 Vietnamese chess star Le Quang Liem has been selected to compete in the third edition of the SportAccord World Mind Games set for December 12-18 in Beijing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Weather forecasters have warned there is a strong possibility that typhoon Utor will affect Vietnam after pounding China’s Leizhou Peninsula and Guangdong province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has fined three producers of fresh rice noodles for using banned chemicals as well as excessive levels of additives.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A major fire drill involving high-rise buildings will be held in downtown HCM City with assistance from the Ministries of Public Security and Defence.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of activities will be held during the 11th Hoi An-Japan cultural exchange in the central province of Quang Nam from August 23-25.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government continued with its special meeting on creating legislation yesterday (Aug 13), discussing amendments and supplements to several laws and draft laws.

 Party chief presses Kon Tum’s economic development; HCM City, Vientiane beef up telecom cooperation; Vietnam, India enjoy all-around cooperation; PM, provincial leaders discuss development

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more Vietnamese students decide to postpone their study to follow other plans – the thing that their parents and grandparents in the past would consider the “wild thought.”

Thanks to the rau muong (a kind of popular vegetable in Vietnam) garden, the Vietnamese electronics manufacturer Hanel has acquired the luxurious 5-star hotel Daewoo Hanoi as commented by analysts.

 VietNamNet Bridge - MMORPG 3D client games, or the games installed on computers, have been exploited again after 10 years. Is it a development or a setback?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The plant (Mimosa pigra L.), one of the world's worst invasive species, is developing rapidly in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, but local authorities have not taken measures to thoroughly destroy the shrub.