Cruise ship to bring 80,000 visitors; Air Astana launches direct flight from Kazakhstan to HCMC; Ambassador boots Viet Nam tourism; Half-built area already an attraction; Domestic tour prices skyrocket

 VietNamNet Bridge – The External Relations Committees of the National Assemblies of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV) opened its fourth conference on Development Triangle Area (DTA) in the central province of Nghe An on August 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Patients in many hospitals said they were not aware of the new higher fees until they paid them and that service quality still remained the same despite the hike.

 The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has asked the United Nations to release emergency supplies after heavy rains have killed scores of people and left tens of thousands more homeless in the country,

 DPRK Education Minister visits Vietnam; Cambodian royal army artists welcomed in Vietnam; Vietnam-Cambodia exchange programme begins

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State of Viet Nam has been implementing a variety of policies and measures to ensure that people fully enjoy rights to freedom of religion and belief.

 Vietnam’s only swimming representative Nguyen Thi Anh Vien had to bid farewell to the London Olympic on August 1 after failing the qualifying round of the women’s 200m backstroke.

VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam earlier this month stated that the lending interest rate would be stabilized for at least one year. However, it recently has revealed the possibility of easing the interest rates further.

 Inclement weather brought by Typhoon Saola since Wednesday has left five people dead, two missing and 16 more injured in Taiwan, the island's emergency operation center announced Thursday evening.

Hanoi has been recognized as the city which has the lowest travel cost in the world. However, this is not enough to persuade travelers to come back to the city for the second and subsequent time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee yesterday unveiled a master plan on preserving the site of the ancient Thang Long Imperial Citadel and developing part of the area into a culture and history park.

The National Fund for Science and Technology Development will only consider giving sponsor to the scientific research themes with internationally published scientific articles (ISI articles).

Robert Bosch Vietnam now waits for the final decision from the government of Vietnam on whether to give investment incentives to its expanded project.

In thoughts of many people, those who come first at the university entrance exams, must be the “bookworms,” or the children of well-off families which can fund expensive learning courses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The online community is spreading a clip entitled “We sing about Truong Sa” to show national unity and patriotism of the youth.

VietNamNet Bridge – Along Ho Chi Minh Highway, correspondents took a lot of pictures of traps in the forest from Quang Nam to Thua Thien – Hue, Quang Tri and Ninh Thuan provinces in central Vietnam. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Claire Castelli sang the French song A l'Autre Bout du Bout du Monde to rapturous applause at the French Cultural Centre (L'Espace) in Ha Noi last Saturday.

Investors profit from land misuse; Gov’t OKs personal tax law amendment; US imposes 60 percent tariff on Vietnamese wind turbines; Many auto firms sell products for no profit; Ministry to limit licences for rice exporters  

Though small and medium size hydropower--considered as recyclable energy, has been encouraged to be developed by the state; investors always have to struggle hard to earn money.

 Giant shoe arrives in Vietnam; RoK company sponsors Vietnamese student sports festival; Childrens' paintings win prizes; VN fireworks light Canadian sky

 WB funds urban upgrading project in Mekong Delta; Police hold 8 drug traffickers with 70 drug cakes; JICA assists Hanoi’s public transport

 A Russian Soyuz-U rocket carrying a Progress M-16M cargo ship blasted off to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, according to Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Daily food ration of workers in northern provinces of Vietnam satisfies 90 percent of nutrition demand of male workers and 70 percent of female workers.

Only 23 fund management companies are still in operation out of the 47 companies licensed by the State Securities Commission (SSC).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nine out of 21 paintings of Vietnamese children sent to the Tianjin Culture and Art Festival 2012 in China won big prizes.