Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said that attention should be paid to lift ASEAN internal connectivity to a new height while pursuing the essential principles of the group in outlining a post-2015 vision.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Considered as a beautiful pearl of Hoi An in the central coast province of Quang Nam, the Cham Island has many interesting things to explore.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Mekong Delta has seaports and international airports, but due to its poor transport infrastructure and low labor skills, foreign investors do not want to pour capital into the region.

 The Swiss city of Zurich on Thursday unveiled a sex drive-in which local authorities say will enable them to keep closer tabs on prostitution, a year after voters backed the plan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of production workshops have been relocated out of the inner city under a program initiated by the HCM City local authorities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of hectares of forest in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong have been devastated due to the irresponsibility of local officials working on agriculture and forestry projects.

 Egypt's security forces started on Thursday evening to disperse a new sit-in supporting ousted President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo, state TV reported.

The Japan Times on August 12 reported that the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam has agreed in principle to pay VND155 billion of compensation to the Japanese contractor Tokyu for arising costs caused by the delay of the Nhat Tan Bridge project.

 The Vietnam Food Administration said that it would continue to test all fresh rice vermicelli products in the country following a scandal that rice noodles were contaminated with Tinopal whitening agent.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Phong Nha - Ke Bang in Quang Binh province, in central Vietnam, is preparing to celebrate its tenth anniversary of being awarded the UNESCO world natural heritage title.

 Nestlé Vietnam has reported accumulative losses since officially beginning operations in Vietnam 18 years ago, despite their strong market presence and rampant investment expansion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lively and exciting world is created in the glass box of a sugared dry fruit shop on Hang Duong Street, Hanoi, by products made by the shop’s owners.  

 VASEP rejects new shrimp tariffs; Wood processing sector still lacking in support industry; Banks forecast modest profits; Demand for Government bonds rises

 VietNamNet Bridge - Three scientists at the Vietnam Museum of Nature and the Saint Petersburg Institute of Zoology, Russia has discovered and made public a new species of venomous snake.

 Domestic coffee businesses were preparing to report their bad debts to the State Bank and related ministries by August 15, according to Nguyen Viet Vinh, general secretary of the Viet Nam Coffee and Cocoa Association (VICOFA).

Doan Nguyen Duc, the owner of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group, could have pocketed the profit of $152 million, or VND3 trillion, if he successfully have bought 20 percent of stakes at Arsenal football club.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The first banknote in the history of Vietnam's currency is the one called "Thong bao hoi sao" which was issued in 1396 by Ho Qui Ly. More than six centuries later, banknotes increasingly confirm its important position in life.

 The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has officially started anti-dumping duty investigation into oil country tubular goods (OCTG) imported from Viet Nam, according to the Viet Nam Competition Authority.

Chairman and CEO of the HCM City-based Forest Product and Handicraft Production, Import - Export Joint Stock Company (UPEXIM), was arrested on August 13 for acts of "fraudulent appropriation of assets."