US Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear and his wife left Hanoi on August 8, concluding his three-year office term in Vietnam.  

 Vietnam wants to work closely with the US to develop bilateral ties in a deep, practical and effective manner in all realms, primarily in politics, diplomacy, economics, investment, trade, education-training, and science-technology.

 The 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting has issued a joint communique expressing the ministers' deep concern over recent developments that have escalated tensions in the East Sea, also known as South China Sea.

 The Australian Embassy in Vietnam has issued a statement on the suppression orders issued by the Supreme Court of Victoria concerning the Australian-style polymer note printing case.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on August 8 met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has held bilateral meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Myanmar, the US and India on the sidelines of the on-going 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-47) in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. |

 VietNamNet Bridge - Young, dynamic with beautiful beaches, the coastal city of Da Nang is one of the destinations selected by many people when summer comes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Belgian dance company les ballets C de la B will come to the city in the next two weeks to perform a contemporary dance ‘Out Of Context’ which debuted in Brussel in 2010

 VietNamNet Bridge - Not only are Vietnamese woman victims of broken marriages to foreigners,there are many foreign men (especially Chinese) who pay a lot of money to marriage brokers to marry Vietnamese women, only to see their wives flee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang has become a magnet for investors, with a slew of large projects under way now.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Digital signature service providers are trying every possible way to attract more clients, creating an unhealthy competition in an increasingly saturated market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam's maternal death rate is decreasing, according to reports from 63 provinces and cities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCMC-based publisher First News has released 192 Hours memoirs (original name: Turbulence: A Survival story) by Holland’s author Annette Herfkens about her survival after a plane crash

 Fragrant rice comes to throne in Mekong Delta; Metro development costs dearly in Vietnam; Sri Lanka – Vietnam trade centre opens in Colombo; Businesses increase to invest in agriculture; Multiple charges erode seafood competitiveness

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign-exchange activities by residents and non-residents have been guided under Government Decree No70/2014/ND-CP. The Decree applies to organisations and individuals undertaking foreign-exchange activities

  Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 The Vietnamese women’s team defeated Iran 2.5-1.5 in the eighth round, climbing to eleventh position at the 2014 Chess Olympiad in the Norwegian city of Tromso on August 10.

VietNamNet Bridge – More local art galleries are these days cannoning their attention to international markets, especially via international art fairs, expecting to boost sales to foreign art collectors at a time 

VietNamNet Bridge – In a recent conversation with the CEO of one of Vietnam’s hypermarkets, he told me when they opened their first such huge store he didn’t realise the average spend per customer would be so low.

VietNamNet Bridge – Eileen Vo defines native land as a place where she has stayed long enough to develop an attachment to it.