VietNamNet Bridge – Unrelenting rains and high tides last week caused water levels in the Mekong River's upstream areas in Dong Thap Muoi (Plain of Reeds) to rise sharply, according to the Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have affirmed their determination to consolidate and develop their time-honoured friendship in line with the aspirations and for the benefit of the two peoples.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors of HCM City-based Trung Vuong Hospital have detected a 2cm screw in the brain of man in HCM City. This is a very occasional case, doctors said.

 The U.S. Treasury said on Monday that it expected to receive 5.75 billion U.S. dollars from the latest sale of the American International Group (AIG) stock, 750 million dollars more than initially estimated,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Kim Cuong's collection of plays, Ta On Doi, opened at the HCM City Opera House yesterday night as the long-retired People's Artist made one last return to her beloved stage as a gesture of thanks to her myriad of fans.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese agronomists believe that staying against the genetically modified plants (GMP) is a blunder and that Vietnam should not waste more time to argue about this.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have urged policymakers to create a dedicated website that would include information about businesses that sell unsafe food.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolution Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Defence Sengnouane Sayalat in Hanoi on August 6.

VietNamNet Bridge – Garbage dumped along dykes protecting once-beautiful Ly Son Island in central Quang Ngai Province is polluting the water, killing coral, prawns and sea vegetation.

 Policymakers have signalled that they are willing to take necessary actions to move the economy forward,the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC) has said in its monthly research report.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) share many similarities and advantages for promoting mutually beneficial cooperation and development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The 100th birth anniversary of former State Council President Vo Chi Cong was celebrated at the cultural centre in the central province of Quang Nam with the attendance of Party and State leaders, heroic mothers and revolutionary veterans.

VietNamNet Bridge – The school opening month is the high business season for insurers. Insurance agents have been present at local education sub-departments, schools and universities to persuade students to take insurance policies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic violators who physically oppose traffic police should be punished with higher fines and even charged with attempted murder, said Major General Tran Thuy, deputy head of the Ha Noi Police Department.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On August 3, 20 contestants of the southern region were chosen for the final round of the 2012 Miss Vietnam pageant.

 U.S. police identified on Monday Wade Michael Page, 40, as the lone suspect who killed six people and critically wounded three others at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin on Sunday.

 The population of HCMC is forecast to rise to around 8.6 million by 2015 with an average life expectancy of 75.9 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – China’s recent acts in the East Sea have created three unexpected outcomes for Beijing: its playing card was unmasked, other countries have been awakened and the international community has heightened vigilance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The life of soldiers and residents in Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago is changing day by day, with phone service, modern clinics and pagodas.

US levies anti-dumping tax on VN wind towers;  PVN introduces oil, gas projects to Japanese investors; Fishermen celebrate bigger catches this year; Cash-strapped firms get tax relief

 VietNamNet Bridge – The well-known fashion designer has introduced his latest collection, using lace and cotton as main materials, with tropical colors.

 NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, loaded with the most-sophisticated instruments ever used to explore another world, touched down on the Red Planet early Monday morning, on a quest for signs of whether the Red Planet has evidence of past

Real Phu Quoc fish sauce products have gradually disappeared from the market, and even from its homeland. They have been retailed only to travelers, who still love the traditional product.

 Art performance highlights Vietnam-Cambodia friendship; Vietnam promotes culture at Berlin Beer Festival; Exhibit spotlights Malay weddings;  Thousand-year-old tower discovered

 VietNamNet Bridge – Inspectors in the southern province of Dong Nai have fined 70 companies a total of VND700 million (US$35,000) for illegal mineral and sand exploitation that has contributed to pollution in the area.