Draft decree puts white-legged shrimp farmers at risk; Vietnam central bank raises US dollar prices; August CPI hits 0.93pct, 11-month lowest; US retailer Gap to make debut in Vietnam; Shipping firms put vessels on sale to cut losses 

VietNamNet Bridge – In an online poll organized by a website in Brazil, the host country of the Miss Universe 2011 pageant, Vietnam’s Hoang My ranks third among the most favorite contestants.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Lost In Paradise”, a movie about homosexuality by director Vu Ngoc Dang, will be introduced at the Toronto Film Festival on September 8.

European Central Bank (ECB) President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Monday that there was no liquidity shortage in European banking system.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang My has chosen ao tu than (four-panel traditional dress) and a red evening gown for the Miss Universe 2011 pageant.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has called on the Ministry of Transport to limit the number of motorbikes and cars on the roads in major cities in a bid to ease congestion, particularly in Ha Noi and HCM City.

The Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday that its former head Dominique Strauss-Kahn paid a visit to the global lender and met with its chief and staff members.

The retail price of gas is always 30 percent higher than the actual value, because the products have to go through many middlemen before reaching out to consumers. However, no proper solution has been found to settle the problem.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has suggested that it teams up with the Ministry of Finance (MOF), to build up the lists of the geographical areas and the investment fields to be subject to investment incentives.

Experts have rung the alarm bell over the “health” of the river system in Vietnam, saying that a lot of rivers are perceptibly degrading.

VietNamNet Bridge – The team of Vietnam’s Lac Hong University and the team of Indonesia’s Batam University of Technology won the bronze medal of the Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has received $3,750 for the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open championship, plus $2,500 of bonus from some organizations.

A wave of landslides on Monday hit three villages in the eastern Ugandan district of Bulambuli, leaving over 50 people feared dead.

Vietnamese art works nominated for Asia - Pacific prize; 2012 Hue Festival to open in April; Vietnam’s circus has great potential abroad; Concert to promote country’s traditional music; Hanoi Museum to receive 3,000 precious items   

VietNamNet Bridge – A performance of music from Vietnamese ethnic groups will take place at Ha Noi's Au Co Art Centre on September 10, featuring performers from the Viet Nam National Music and Dance Theatre.

Island gets desalinisation evaporator, generators; Man missing in Ho Chi Minh City river landslide; Bus catches fire, 45 passengers escape alive; 19-year-old man arrested in gold shop murders

Among the five candidates for the Golden Whistle title, recently announced by the Viet Nam Football Federation, referee Vo Quang Vinh stands out as the front runner to take the glory for his work during the 2010-11 season.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh yesterday, Aug 29, instructed the National Financial Supervisory Committee to submit quality analysis and predictions on the nation's financial status to the Government.

VietNamNet Bridge - The central city of Da Nang topped the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Index for the third consecutive year.

The policy on equitizing foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) is being reconsidered, after experts gave warnings about the foreign capital withdrawal through the equitization, which may cause bad impacts on the national economy.