VietNamNet Bridge – Despite not winning an Olympic medal, Hoang Xuan Vinh set a historic record for Viet Nam, finishing in fourth place in the men's 50m pistol event yesterday, Aug 5, in London.

 Almost 100 people were hospitalized for food poisoning after attending a wedding party in the northern port city of Hai Phong on August 5.   

 Some artists are endeavoring to build the popularity of the traditional art of cheo (northern-style operetta) by updating it for contemporary audiences, but some experts think this is causing cheo to lose its traditional and unique features.

 Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Corp (HAGL) last month spent $15 million to buy back its own stocks from Credit Suisse.

 VietNamNet Bridge – China is ready to promote maritime connectivity with ASEAN, said its Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying on August 5.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has written an article on the occasion of the 45th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on August 8.

 U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday denounced the shooting incident at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin as a "senseless act of violence," and expressed condolences for the victims.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over the last 20 years, since the day saola was discovered, 3/5 of the total saola individuals have disappeared.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A ceremony was held on August 5 in Nui Thanh district in the central province of Quang Nam to upgrade and nationally recognize a memorial site for former State Council President Vo Chi Cong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Significant progress has been made this year in information technology (IT) for public administration and developing e-government in Vietnam.

 Egypt closed Rafah crossing with Gaza Strip after a security checkpoint attack left at least 16 soldiers dead and seven others injured.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement of which Vietnam expects to become a member, requires Vietnam to implement the MNP (mobile number portability) plan in the next five years.

 Thach Ky dieu tau (an old man fishing on a cliff) is a magnificence spot located to the south of Sa Ky seaport in An Vinh Hamlet, Tinh Ky Commune in Son Tinh District in the province.

 Binh Thuan is drawing up a plan for developing two industrial zones specializing in deep processing of titanium and other minerals for export and supply to local industries, said the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

The prices of the three most essential goods – petrol, electricity and gas – just within one month has made housewives worried stiff.

Under the current regulations, every class at nursery and primary schools must have no more than 35 students. However, most of the state owned schools in Hanoi cannot meet the requirements.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a master plan to develop the country’s telecommunications network up to 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is a “struggling” to defend national sovereignty that has silently taken place in many years: buying and keeping domain names related to Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Agencies are investigating the deaths of two foreign female tourists - both in their 20s - who died under abnormal circumstances in the provincial General Hospital after staying in the beachside city of Nha Trang.

 The National Assembly (NA) Economic Committee warns that State-owned enterprise (SOE) credit is emerging as a threat to public debts of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wild animals are butchered by humans in savage ways in Vietnam.

World Bank funds urban upgrading;  Banks salvage debt-ridden seafood firm;  Tea export price stays low; Manufacturing conditions worsen for July; Cheap local lobster floods market; Banks asked to propose ATM fees 

 A month after implementing the VAT refund policy for foreign visitors and overseas Vietnamese at the Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat international airports, the results have been less than impressive, officials have admitted.

 The jury is out on whether an asset management company is a smart option to solve banks’ bad debts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US Department of State has issued a press release, affirming the wish to maintain peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.