At least 160 people are reported to have been killed in floods and landslides following days of torrential rain in Nepal and northern India.

VietNamNet Bridge – Banks have begun charging fees on the card services, which has met public opposition.

A truce between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza has ended amid fresh air strikes which Israel says were countering rocket fire.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phat Diem Stone Cathedral, located in Kim Son District of Ninh Binh Province, is about 120 kilometers from Hanoi to the south, built in the 1875s to 1898s, with oriental architecture.

 Party leader affirms closer Vietnam-Cambodia ties; Vietnam wants to tighten ties with Mexico; Vietnam fosters cooperation with the Netherlands; Egyptian Socialist Party delegation welcomed in Hanoi

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on August 19 chaired a meeting between the Cabinet’s standing members and ministry and sector officials on the lists of prohibited and conditional businesses, and those entitled to investment preferential treatments.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) places high hopes on the new assessment method that takes effect this school year, primary schools have voiced their opposition.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Businesses complain they are not consulted by state management agencies when they are drawing up legal documents, and that many regulations are designed to bring benefits to only some interest groups.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a proposal to use traffic cameras in many capital city streets to make sure car drivers are staying on the right side of the road

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has ordered that stone or cement-made statues of animals sourced from China or Europe be removed from their locations in front of doors of Buddhist temples, historical relic sites and offices.

VietNamNet Bridge – I have been to Nui Chua National Park in Ninh Hai District of the central coast province of Ninh Thuan for several times as this is an ideal location for tourists to discover primitive landscapes and admire turtles

 VietNamNet Bridge – National railway projects worth billions of US dollars, which have been assigned to the Viet Nam Railway Authority and Viet Nam Railways, will be backed by the Ministry of Transport.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Consumers were shocked to hear that they may eaten fake dried squid after reports emerged that the squid was made of cellulose or rubber.

 VietNamNet Bridge – American pianist, Anne Chamberlain, is returning to Hanoi for a free concert at the Goethe Institute at 8pm on August 22.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade's Viet Nam E-Commerce and Information Technology Agency (VECITA), has said that total sales for the e-commerce sector have soared to US$2.2 billion in 2013,

VietNamNet Bridge – Barefoot farmer Nguyen Hong Chuong, 39, in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong's Lac Lam Commune has invented a number of machines to help farmers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2-km-long Ba Bo Canal that extends between Binh Duong Province and Ho Chi Minh City has been covered by white bubbles that look like snow for many years.

VietNamNet Bridge – The national football squad will play friendlies against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Pakistan in September in preparation for tough clashes at the ASEAN Football Federation Football Tournament

 Committee calls for flood preparations; Tourist's body found in Co To Island; Police seize drug haul in Hai Phong; Delta takes action to protect people, crops; More Vietnamese drowning victim in Japan found

 Foreign funds reap gains of buying domestic stocks; Hanoi to host TPP talks in September; Brokers undeterred by August fears; Australian cattle export to Vietnam up 9,000 pct; Local livestock industry faces import pressure