The Ministry of Finance has requested taxation bodies to strengthen the verification over tax declaration. The move aims to stop the tax frauds committed by a lot of coffee companies recently as warned by international and domestic organizations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of scripts and funding has seen film studios drastically reduce the number of TV serials they usually make for children during the summer vacation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists are very excited to try unique means of transport, like three-wheeler, horse-drawn carriage, elephant ride or dug-out canoe services at tourism sites in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - After several days getting acquainted with modern life, Mr. Ho Van Thanh and his son – Ho Van Loan – were still longing for their hut on the tree in the jungle. T

They do not have a degree, no smart phones, no laptops, but they have their own ways to survive in the wild with endless skills. Only living with them, can we know that it's the smart way to live.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nine communicable diseases relating to the climate change have been found in Vietnam recently, according to the Department of Preventive Medicine and Environment under the Ministry of Health.

 Import costs hit textile firms; Ha Noi to lend $15m in bid to stabilise prices; State Bank funds asset management firm; Shortlist due for Binh Dinh's $27b oil project; Marubeni eyes on metro construction in Da Nang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only 18 per cent of Viet Nam's listed companies reported first-half losses, but some of these ran into hundreds of billions of dong with maritime transport and mining businesses the hardest hit.

 Facebook has agreed to acquire Mobile Technologies, a firm specializing in voice translation software, the two companies said, without providing financial details of the transaction.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Troupes from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Viet Nam will participate in a week-long arts festival in the central province of Quang Tri from yesterday, Aug 12,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 90 Vietnamese labourers have been hospitalised with malaria during the past three months after returning from guest worker programmes in Africa.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's No 1 badminton player, Nguyen Tien Minh, made history last weekend by winning a world championship bronze medal with a display full of passion and commitment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Government leaders, Nobel Prize winners, and leading international scientists yesterday attended the opening of a centre for interdisciplinary science and education in central Binh Dinh Province.

 Ethnic heritage gets ready for 2014; Dak Lak's charming lake in the Central Highlands attracts interest; Preparations underway for National Tourism Year 2014

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam won four gold medals at the Asian Youth Wushu Championships, which finished in the Philippines yesterday, Aug 12.

Foreign firms have been providing voice and SMS services on Vietnam’s broadband infrastructure, while they do not bear any Vietnamese legal constrains. This means that the issue of the national sovereignty on Internet has been neglected.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese Grand Masters Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son on August 12 defeated their rivals to have every chance of entering the second round of the 2013 SportAccord World Mind Games.

Nearly 150 Buddhist antiques, including paintings, statues, woodblock, worshiping items and musical instruments dating back to the 7th-8th centuries are displayed at an exhibition in Da Nang Museum.

The head of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, when admitting that Vietnam has lagged behind the neighboring countries in attracting FDI, has reassured the public that Vietnam has become “wiser” in licensing foreign invested projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Towering on an ancient cho tree, the soot-blackened hut of only 2m2 was the home for 40 years of Mr. Ho Van Thanh and his son Ho Van Loan in Tay Tra mountain district of Quang Ngai province.