VietNamNet Bridge – High jumper Duong Thi Viet Anh will compete today, Aug 9, in London.

Local residents in Duyet Trung commune of Cao Bang town in Cao Bang province have been bent over with a lot of problems – food shortage, dust and smoke, and the serious environment pollution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The International Yacht Festival intended to take place in the south central province of Khanh Hoa this year has been rescheduled for mid-2013, announced the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Festival on August 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Laos and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have signed a number of bilateral cooperation documents.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Kon Tum Prison, where 500 political prisoners were confined during the war of resistance against the French, has become a historical relic.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Le Huynh Chau failed to move to the next round of the men's taekwondo 58kg category in the Olympics London.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a ceremony to mark the 45th the founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and 17 years since the country joined the group in Hanoi on August 8.

 LG Electronics, the world's fourth- largest handset maker, Wednesday unveiled the world's first smartphone that offers voice call service through the fourth- generation (4G) long-term evolution (LTE) networks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Food hygiene and safety has become a big concern of Vietnamese consumers when food containing banned chemicals has been detected recently.

Working under hard pressure and earning little money are the main reasons that make a half of Vietnamese teachers feel regret that they chose to become teachers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Quite unlike anything they had done in the past, imitation mobile phone traders have been trying to communicate the press, using mass media as the tool to popularize the imitation goods they are providing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese International Film Festival (ViFF) is inviting entries for next year's event on its website www.VietFilmFest.com.

A lot of home appliance centers have shut down because of the sharp fall of the market demand. Meanwhile, many new investors still have joined the market, because they believe that it’s now the golden opportunity to start up business.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Since the central city's emergency aid centre moved to a new location, it has struggled with logistical difficulties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thailand’s Information and Communication Technology Ministry, or ICT, is supporting and encouraging the country’s ICT-related industries for the advent of the AEC.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are interesting stories about the thirst for study of many families in Khoai Chau district, in the northern province of Hung Yen.

Eleven people died, while over one million were displaced as torrential rains brought by the southwest monsoon flooded large parts of Metro Manila and nine provinces in northern and central Philippines.

Butchers will have to ensure their raw meat and poultry products are sold within a certain period after the time of slaughter, following new measures by the agriculture ministry in an attempt to toughen food safety and hygiene regulations.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thai Sung has been named in Viet Nam's 26-man squad in preparation for the AFF U19 Football Championships.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The CITES Authority of Viet Nam has rejected a World Wildlife Fund report that rates Viet Nam as the worst performer in wild animal protection, saying it is not objective or thorough.

It is expected that Vietjet Air would kick off the first international air route by the end of the year. Other private airlines are also making hectic preparations to provide long haul international flights.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A painting exhibition named “Love Story of Leaves and Flowers” by Ton That Bang will open at Tu Do Art Gallery in HCM City on August 4.

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