VietNamNet Bridge – Famous New Zealand BMX cyclist Sarah Walker arrived in the Vietnamese capital Ha Noi on Monday (Aug 19) to embark on a cycling tour of the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will lead a government delegation to visit the US and participate in the High-ranking Leadership Program at Harvard University from August 21 to 30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An "intelligent" traffic management system (ITS) will be piloted on Thang Long Avenue in Ha Noi, the Department of Transport told the city's People's Committee last week.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Paracel and Spratly islands belong to Vietnam – Historical evidence” exhibition by the Ministry of Information and Communications in cooperation with the Government Office and the HCMC People’s Committee

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport on Sunday, Aug 18, said in a report to the Government that the construction of Long Thanh Airport is vital, answering requests from former aviation manager Le Trong Sanh and former pilot Mai Trong Tuan.

 U.S. researchers said Monday that they have discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet that orbits its host star in the time it takes you to complete a single workday, or get a full night's sleep.

 Vung Tau City in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province will host a hugely-anticipated food festival from Thursday until Sunday.

 CBU car imports down in July; Bloomberg highlights Vietnam’s edible bird spit industry; VietJet Air signs technical deal with German company; Footwear sector cashes in on bulk orders

 VietNamNet Bridge – The race to develop industrial parks in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has led to thousands of hectares of arable land lying uncultivated and unused.

 Apple has asked its Taiwan-based supplier to begin shipping two new versions of the iPhone next month, including a lower-cost model, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt is making emergency plans to protect the safety of the Vietnamese community, with violence in the country escalating.

VietNamNet Bridge – Grandmaster Le Quang Liem successfully thrashed his much stronger opponent World No.4 Alexander Grischuk 1.5-0.5 in their tiebreak of two rapid matches on August 19 to enter the Chess World Cup 4th round.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State, in an effort to encourage the development of private schools in a program on education socialization, promised to offer some investment incentives. However, the schools complain they have to pay overly high taxes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee met in Hanoi on August 19 to comment on the draft Law on Reception of Citizens, as part of its 20th session.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economists believe that it’s now the right time for Vietnam to cut down the rice growing area, especially when farmers now tend to give land back to the State.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnam’s badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh was unexpectedly beaten by Indian rival Ajay Jayaram in his third match for Pune Pistons club in India’s first badminton league (IBL) tournament on August 19.

VietNamNet Bridge – As an event in the Vietnamese - French cultural exchange program, senior fashion designer Minh Hanh and two young designers will take 100 designs to the show at Chambord castle on September 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The navy of the 10 ASEAN member states and 8 countries (U.S., Japan, China, Russia, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand) will participate in a joint exercise in the East Sea next year.

 Another victim died in hospital on Tuesday morning after being attacked by a knife-wielding man on a bus in central China's Henan Province Monday, bringing the death toll to three.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) reporting loss accounts for 50 percent of the total operational FIEs in Vietnam. A lot of the business owners have run away.