VietNamNet Bridge – The number of Vietnamese tourists to China has fallen by 20-30 percent in June-July because of economic recession and the tension in the East Sea, travel firms said.

 South African Chad le Clos won the gold medal, but so did Michael Phelps, who also made Olympic history in the Aquatic Center at the London Olympic Games on Tuesday night.

 The Department of Planning and Architecture in HCMC reported that city leaders were working on a detailed plan to extend the city center area towards the Saigon River, and incorporate more area from other districts.

 Collisions of Clamor and Calm, the gallery’s summer group exhibition of works by Do Hoang Tuong, Nguyen Manh Hung, Tran Van Thao, Lien Truong and The Propeller Group is opening at the Galerie Quynh with some amazing works on show.

 Some large irrigation and hydropower reservoirs across the country such as Dau Tieng, Son La, Hoa Binh and Tuyen Quang on Monday announced to discharge water to lower the water level and ensure the reservoir safety in the flooding season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Director Le Hoang Hoa, who was very famous for “Van bai lat ngua”, “Con ma nha ho Hua” and “Tinh nho lam sao quen” died in HCM City on July 31, at the age of 79.

 Hundreds of young girls Tuesday flocked to Diamond and Parkson malls in downtown Saigon to see Michelle Phan, the Vietnamese-American girl who has become famous for her makeup tutorial videos on Youtube.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An old Chinese map published during the Qing dynasty in 1904 indicates that the most southerly point of China is Hainan Island and it does not include the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelagoes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – BKAV security company on July 31 warned that many Vietnamese websites have been added to Google’s blacklist.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese rowers Pham Thi Hai and Pham Thi Thao came fifth out of six pairs competing in the Repechage 1 of the women’s lightweight double sculls event at the London 2012 Olympics on July 31.

While reforming administrative procedures has always been highlighted by state management agencies as their biggest achievement in recent years, businesses say they still cannot see the reform.

A lot of services and goods have appeared at general schools. The areas reserved for schooling now serve the trade.

Thousands of bunches of rau muong (water spinach), the most popular kind of vegetable for northern people, are provided to the capital city’s dwellers every day.

 Deo Ca or Ca Mountain Pass in central Vietnam has amazed many passers-by thanks to its stunning beauty.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired the cabinet meeting from July 30-31 with a focus on maintaining reasonable and sustainable growth, stabilizing the macroeconomy and preventing the recurrence of high inflation.

 About 446,000 international visitors arrived in Vietnam in July, an increase of 11.6 percent over June, but down 7.9 percent compared to the same period last year.

VietNamNet Bridge – The cooperation between Samsung and PSD is hoped to help Samsung obtain the biggest market share in Vietnam by 2013.

A crimson cluster of bougainvillaea sways in the breeze, brightening up the balcony of a house in a quiet lane of Ha Noi. Sitting at a desk next to a large brown window, Nguyen Bich Lan, 36, is translating the last chapter of a book.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese authorities are calling for an intensified crackdown on waterway traffic violations even though the number of accidents is reported to be on the decline.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Ministers who were questioned at the past two National Assembly sessions to report about how they have kept their promise to people.