Customs officers and anti-smuggling forces on August 13 confiscated 735 kilogrammes of elephant ivory and rhino horns smuggled through Tien Sa port in the central city of Da Nang.

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 Fires are still burning at the site of two massive explosions in the Chinese city of Tianjin, some 36 hours after the blasts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) cartoon festival kicked off in Hanoi on August 13, serving as a bridge between cartoon makers and lovers from the two countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A detail planning for the National Sports Complex integrated with shopping, convention and tourism centres in Nam Tu Liem District was unveiled by the Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vocational training programmes for rural workers in Viet Nam have largely failed to help participants find work because of a lack of coordination with industry, a high-ranking congressman said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transimex–Saigon JSC began construction of a bonded warehouse and logistics centre on a 10ha area at the Sai Gon Hi-tech Park in HCM City on Wednesday.

 More than 400 households in Nhan Co commune in the Dak R'Lap District of Dak Nong Province are complaining that their main road has been incorporated into the Nhan Co industrial complex.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 600 Vietnamese people have asked for amendments to their personal identity papers after transgender surgery.

VietNamNet Bridge - Removing import tariffs on car imports from Japan is an important issue put on the table of the ongoing negotiations for Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).

 VietNamNet Bridge - Entering Jun village situated on the shores of Lak Lake, Buon Ma Thuot City, you will see many foreign tourists staying with local people, paddling boats or riding elephants across the river.

 The legal principle of presuming those being investigated were innocent unless proven guilty must be respected until a verdict was announced, the National Assembly Standing Committee said at its regular meeting yesterday.

 The first runner-up of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 contest Kha My Van has appeared in latest Asian-style photos.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese painter Le Dinh Quy has presented the Cuban Embassy in Vietnam with a portrait of Cuban leader Fidel Castro on the occasion of his 89th birthday (August 13).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese badminton ace Nguyen Tien Minh was knocked out of the TOTAL Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s Championships after a third-round loss on August 13 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

 The PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corporation (PVEP) under the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN) announced on August 13 that it has exploited the first commercial oil flow in Sahara desert in Algeria.

 The US online newspaper Huffington Post has cited Cua Van fishing village among top 11 Beautiful Small Towns From Around the World where visitors can actually enjoy the view.

 Nhat Le Beach in the central province of Quang Binh has been selected as one of the top ten most attractive beaches in Vietnam by t he Vietnam Records Organisation (VRO).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 10th Autumn Melodies Arts Festival to be held at the HCM City Opera House later this month will feature more than 100 Vietnamese and nearly 30 international artists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam national U19 men's football team easily beat U19 Laos 3-1 in a friendly match in the northern province of Ha Nam on Wednesday.