At least 38 people were killed when a small passenger plane crashed near the Iranian capital Tehran, state media reports.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many farmers in the Mekong Delta are still living in poverty and finding it hard to own a home though they have contributed significantly to raising the nation’s rice, fruits and seafood production.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Acclaimed author Nguyen Nhat Anh's novel Cho Toi Xin Mot Ve Di Tuoi Tho (Give Me a Ticket to Childhood) will be released in the US on December 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local tour operators confirmed their Russian guests in Vietnam are unaffected by the bankruptcy of Russia’s travel firm Labirint which has left 27,000 Russian travelers stranded abroad.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The price of tuition at prestigious primary schools has soared dramatically because of the sharp increase in the number of first graders this school year, many parents in the capital have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many legal documents and instructions on the standard process of operating hydropower water reservoirs have been released, but these represent no assurance to the people who live in the lowlands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Analysts have warned that once the Metro supermarket falls into the hands of Thai owners, Vietnamese products will be replaced by Thai products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The top of a coach bus was sliced off as it passed under a flyover, which was too low for the coach, injuring 26 of the 40 people on board. Six of them are in critical condition.

 Vietnam army to have S-400 system soon; Congratulations on Singapore’s National Day; Vietnam highlights regional connectivity at ESCAP session; Fully developing Vietnam-Australia cooperation potential; Brunei seeks closer ties with Vietnam

 European Commission Vice President and Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton will pay an official visit to Vietnam on August 11-12, aiming to foster close relations between the EU and Vietnam.

 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.