Major banks unable to lend; SBV - the only agency allowed to export gold; Mekong delta rice warehouse to be completed in 2013; Exporters plagued by container thefts; Japan eyes Vietnam’s supporting industry    

Hacker group Anonymous hacked San Francisco's BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) website today, calling for a protest today, Aug 15, at the Civic Center station, according to media reports on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Diplomatic activities in Bali, Indonesia in late July 2011; particularly the late-approved guidance for the implementation of the DOC, have helped cool down tension in the East Sea. However, but it is not enough.

U.S. President Barack Obama left here Monday for a three-day bus tour through the Midwest to discuss ways of economic growth, as his approval rating hit all-time low in a new poll.

Famous dancers to perform “Lotus” dance; Vietnam finishes 3D animated movie on General Giap; Israeli Jazz artist to perform in Hanoi; Opportunity for Vietnamese artists to find aid from UK fund; Literature from 1930s on display    

U.S. rock band the Go-Go's was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at a ceremony Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Banks have restarted the interest rate race after a short period of interruption. However, analysts say the interest rate increases are not overly high.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of admirable and surprising achievements were made in the last 2011 university enrolment season, which shows the great talents and intelligence of Vietnamese people.

VietNamNet Bridge – Pagodas in Hanoi and HCM City were densely crowded in the Buddhist festival of Vu Lan, August 14 (the 15th day of the seventh lunar month).

Four 1m Buddha statues which are made by sapphire and inlaid with gold and artificial diamonds attracted thousands of visitors to the Sung Duc pagoda in HCM City during the Buddhist holiday of Vu Lan on August 13.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ngoc Trinh, a 21-year-old model from Vietnam, defeated 35 contestants to become the first Miss Vietnam International in the final night in Orange County, California, USA on August 13.

Dr. Le Hoang Minh, director of the Tumor Hospital in HCM City said that a 4 member team of American experts had accepted the challenge to operate on 31-year-old Nguyen Duy Hai who is suffering from an 80 kilogram tumor growth in his right leg. 

Chinese fruits for sale at a market in HCM city: Agro-products entering Vietnam via the route of border trade are subject to neither customs procedure nor food hygiene and safety testing. Circular 13 therefore has no effect on these imports.

VietNamNet Bridge - Miss Grand Slam Asia 2009 and Goodwill Ambassador Tran Thi Huong Giang launched a global campaign to fight climate change in HCM City on August 11.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Second Annual Reconciliation Concert 2011 took place successfully on August 10, at the John Hancok – Back Bay centre in Boston, USA.

VietNamNet Bridge - Incidents and confrontations at sea pose a major challenge to peace and security in Indo-Pacific Asia.

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Sunday led in the primary elections against the opposition, a senior government official told to Xinhua.

Vietnam has closely coordinated with Philippine concerned agencies to solve a case relate to the arrest of 122 Vietnamese fishermen in the spirit of humanity and in line with traditional friendly relations between the two countries.

Resettled residents to get more support; Jealous Ho Chi Minh City man kills lover; Quang Ngai dam threatens 49 houses; Flash flood kills two in Lao Cai

The head of the World Bank warned here on Sunday that the global economy is entering a new and dangerous phase.