Research in Vietnamese universities used to be considered either a way for students to experiment with theoretical knowledge they have gained in classes or a means to obtain a national prize.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Dang Quoc Te feeds his silkworms while explaining the intricacies of silk production at the Hoi An-based Silk Village.

Phu Quoc fish sauce, which is considered the “national spirit and characteristic,” may disappear forever one day, since Phu Quoc fish sauce makers have turned their backs to the career descended by their ancestors.

VietNamNet Bridge – The campaign on building standard toilets at tourist sites was launched two years ago. However, the toilet story remains burning now.

Once advertised as the biggest real estate project in the southern part of Hanoi, Gamuda City, a new urban area expected to be located in Hoang Mai district, remains a vast weed filled deserted land.

 The peace in the East Sea depends on the goodwill and political responsibility of related parties. The principle that is appropriate to apply in the current situation is “simple matters are solved firstly, followed by complicated ones.”

Eximbank named best domestic bank in Vietnam; Banks eye rate cuts to boost lending;  VND86 trillion road to link Ha Noi with neighbouring cities;  Russia signs tra fish deal;  Wire coat hangers face US dumping action

 Many farmers in some coastal provinces of the Mekong Delta have been duped by traders into chopping down mangrove apple trees for high profits.

 Border and coastal provinces have been asked to tighten management over the temporary import of goods for re-export after it was found some of the goods were being sold in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The officers working at the Dai Nam Zoo these days are very busy taking care of a baby monkey which was born just nearly one month ago and the F2 Indochina tigers.

Big names in the beverage market in the world, including Pepsi, Coca Cola and Tan Hiep Phat, have been struggling to scramble for parts of the Vietnamese market.

 Truong Sa, Hoang Sa not included in China’s old stamps; Dangers inside elevators at apartment buildings; Ha Noi Youth Union to build 100 suburban playgrounds for kids; AO/dioxin to be cleared from Da Nang airport

 The international labour organization (ILO) in Hanoi has suggested that comprehensive reforms are needed to fix Vietnam’s pension scheme, as the country will soon no longer be able to pay pensions.    

 Thuy Trang, Top 4 of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2011, is short-listed in Asia’s Next Top Model, the first of its kind being held in Singapore.     

Consumers have turned their backs to the goods which bear supermarkets’ brands, because they believe that low priced goods always mean low quality.

 Cambodian Deputy PM visits historical site in Dong Nai; ASEAN quiz opens; DPRK leader’s visit to VN promotes ties; Singaporean ambassador receives Friendship Order; Meeting on development triangle wraps up

Too many zero marks were given to the university entrance exam papers. This means that the examinees even did not have basic knowledge about the subjects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Nguyen Van Tho, Vietnamese Ambassador to China, said that the East Sea dispute is an objectively historical matter that Vietnam must face and seek solutions for it.

 National Junior Archery Champs underway;  National youth handball tournament opens; Ho Chi Minh City tops national youth xiangqi competition;  Vietnam must to do more to preserve traditional martial arts

 Danang hosts green photo contest;  Student guides at War Remnants Museum; Seminar drafts plans for festival organisation;  Ancient tower discovered in Da Nang City

VietNamNet Bridge – Though Vietnamese social networks have attracted numerous users, they still cannot turn the great advantage into business opportunities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After Van Dien, other cemeteries like Mai Dich, Xuan Dinh, Van Phuc and Yen Ky 1 will be shut down in the next three years, because of being out of land. Hanoi will build 12 new cemeteries to serve people.

 Well-known female Japanese rapper COMA-CHI will give a performance at the CAMA ATK lounge in Hanoi on August 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Explorers have discovered a special stalactite which changes its color continuously, in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang natural heritage site of Quang Binh province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Industrial zones are destroying the environment, killing rivers and creating "cancer villages" in which many residents have become fatally ill,