VietNamNet Bridge – From August 3 to 5, many events will be held for homosexuals, bisexuals and transsexuals in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have made public their discovery of a new black ginger species, an endemic species of Vietnam.

 Famed circus show returns to Hanoi; Paralympic photo contest to raise funds for the disabled; Toyota Concert in Phnom Penh helps foster ties with Cambodia; Trans-Asia Bridge Span Festival kicks off

 The Ho Chi Minh City – based non-profit organization Wildlife at Risk (WAR), in collaboration with the city’s Forest Protection Department and the southern province of Kien Giang, on July 27 put into operation the Hon Me Rescue Station

 VietNamNet Bridge – A map drawn by Chinese prior to 1909, Hainan Island is China’s southern-most island. Meanwhile, in European maritime maps, Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands belonged to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On the evening of July 26, thousands of soldiers, volunteers and Hanoian people offered incense to commemorate martyrs at Hanoi’s Mai Dich Cemetery.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The wedding of two women was held at a restaurant in Thu Dau Mot city of the southern province of Binh Duong at noon of July 28.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital in the central province of Quang Binh has rescued a 29-year-old woman from death after the woman poked a screwdriver into her vagina for abortion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Le Thai Son, a well-known painting collector in HCM City, died at his home on July 26, at the age of 44. Son left a collection of 500 paintings and projects to preserve Vietnam arts.

VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 700 sets of remains were found at a seafood processing factory in Son Phong Ward, Hoi An ancient town in Quang Nam province over three days.

Depositing Vietnam dong at banks and buying gold are the two ways of keeping money that most Vietnamese people choose.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Taking over his sister to manage her barber’s shop, Nguyen Quang Thong, 19, recruited 15 young girls prostitutes.

 The second International Film Festival with the theme ‘Asian-Pacific Cinema – Unity and Development’ will take place at the Friendship Cultural Palace in Hanoi from November 24-29.

 In Vietnam, an estimated eight million people are infected with hepatitis B or C virus and liver cancer is the second leading cause of death in men.

 The Kim Bang Sanatorium Centre in Ha Nam province is home to more than 100 ailing soldiers, including 40 seriously wounded ones who are still suffering from the trauma of battle.

 HCM City's People's Committee on Thursday has petitioned the National Assembly to strengthen penalties for traffic violations involving danger to life or property.

Many private high schools in HCM City have enrolled fewer 10th-grade students for the upcoming 2012-13 school year because of higher school fees.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s national wildlife protection agency on Friday issued a document to oppose a recent report by the World Wildlife Fund which ranked the nation worst in wildlife crime in its list of 23 nations surveyed.

Offering to pay commissions to those who can bring borrowers to banks, inducing other banks’ clients, offering preferences to loyal clients are all the methods commercial banks are applying to push up lending.

Representatives of the governments of Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam discussed measures to enhance cooperation at an international conference on cooperation for economic and tourism development along the Trans-Asia Highway.. 

 A next-generation engine, that will pave the way for lunar exploration, was successfully tested on Sunday.

The second competition day at the 2012 London Olympic Games saw the end of the medal journey for Vietnam’s gymnasts, shooters, and weightlifters.

 "The Dark Knight Rises" managed to hold on to the top slot on the North America box office this weekend, reaping an estimated 64 million U.S. dollars in estimated ticket sales from 4,404 locations in the United States and Canada,

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi T&T took the first position of SHB Da Nang after beating Dong Thap 3-1 at Cao Lanh Stadium in the 23rd round of V-League Eximbank yesterday, July 29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Weightlifter Nguyen Thi Thuy ranked first in Group B with a total lift of 195kg in the women's 53kg category at the London Olympics yesterday, July 29.