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.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The top chess players of Vietnam will be sent to the Istanbul 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Turkey from August 27 to September 10.

 Blaze destroys shoe company in Ninh Binh; HCM City marks 51st anniversary of AO/Dioxin Disaster; Medical team to treat poor in Laos; Tiny tots learn about school sanitation

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Performing Art Agency has made public the list of songs written before 1975 that are allowed for circulation in Vietnam on its website.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The management of car parks at tourist attractions in the ancient city of Hue has seemed rather casual, as busses are charged different fee rates at different car parks, without receipts issued in the right manner.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Asia Record Organization (ARO) on August 1 recognized 10 Vietnamese dishes for their gastronomic importance to the region at Faridabad, India. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 200 members of the community of homosexuals, bisexuals, transsexuals and heterosexuals participated in a bicycle parade in Hanoi in the morning of August 5.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thai Minh, who won third prize at the Northwest Guitar Festival 21 in the US, will return to Vietnam to participate in “Back to Basics”, an event for guitar lovers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three Malaysian citizens bought jewelry worth nearly VND200 million ($10,000) in Da Nang city before they were arrested.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After implementing the closed-door policy for a long period of time, China has begun to compete with other countries and raise big claims in the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lai Huong Thao, 21, from the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh became Miss Sports 2012 at the final competition on August 5 in Da Nang city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many documents dated back to the 18th and early 20th centuries, which are published in the Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) Yearbook, demonstrate Vietnam’s uninterrupted management over this archipelago.

 Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Friday cut the ratings for 15 Italian banks, citing a potentially deeper and more prolonged recession in Italy than originally anticipated.

 N Korea leader on official visit; US calls for peace, stability in East Sea; MONRE awarded Ho Chi Minh Order

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministries of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) have agreed to the proposal to grant quotas to import sugar. However, the argument about the sugar import has not finished yet.

 On August 3, the National Academy of Music in Vietnam announced its decision to take disciplinary action against two singers Anh Tho and Trong Tan, for failing to meet their commitment to perform in Laos.

 The closing ceremony of the 4th International Festival of Traditional Martial Arts was held last night, August 3, in Quy Nhon District in Binh Dinh Province.

Shares gained value over the course of last week on the HCM City Stock Exchange, with the benchmark VN-Index rising 1.22 per cent over the previous week, concluding Friday's session at 418.21 points.

 Viet Nam Waste Solutions Inc. (VWS), the developer of the Da Phuoc solid waste-treatment plant in HCM City's Binh Chanh District, has unveiled the design of a green waste-treatment plant in Long An Province.