VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has successfully made friendly plastic bags which can decompose after a short time. However, petty merchants and consumers still turn their back to the kind of bags.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The outcomes of a joint Vietnam-UK research project on sequencing the genomes of a number of Vietnamese indigenous rice varieties were made public at a workshop in Hanoi on August 28.

  Sapa in Lao Cai Province is a must-visit destination for those keen to discover the unique beauty of Vietnam’s ethnic mountainous life as it combines spectacular landscapes with an exotic lifestyle.

To introduce to visitors at home and abroad about the processing techniques, the meaning of use and the artistic value of ancient jewelry of Vietnam, the National History Museum has organized an exhibition entitled "Ancient jewelry of Vietnam."

A recent conference on high resolution weather forecast in Hanoi has warned Vietnam is facing higher temperatures, lower summer rainfall totals, stronger storms, and rising sea levels from now until 2050.

 A massive rocket carrying a spy satellite on Wednesday lifted off from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in the U.S. state of California, said sources from the United Launch Alliance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are two reasons that make businessmen refuse to expand their business scale.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Most discotheques and bars in HCM City do not have a business license. These are the destination of gangsters, drug addicts and high-end prostitutes.

 Foreign banks offer syndicated loan to BIDV; Singapore’s imports from Vietnam continues increasing; Imported vegetable oil subject to CVDs; Vinamilk exports top $136m

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has said that if not building new power plants or speeding up the construction of the Long Phu I and Duyen Hai III plants before 2018, the South Vietnam will face power shortages.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese cyclists, Tran Van Cuong and Le Anh Dung, will be sent to train in South Korea in one month and a half in preparation for international tournaments.

 Drinking alcohol before first pregnancy is likely to boost a woman's risk of breast cancer later in life, U.S. researchers said Wednesday.

A rugby tournament with a rather long name will take place at Hang Day Stadium on Saturday September 7.

 Pune Pistons club’s Nguyen Tien Minh lost 0-2 to Ajay Jayaram from Hyderabad Hotshots at the men’s singles event in the semi-finals of the first Indian Badminton League (IBL) on August 28.

Competition on local coffee market heats up; Vietnam needs to win over European businesses; Returned scepticism of overall economic outlook; Vietnam – a new King of Coffee

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam still lacks around 27,500 pre-school teachers, said Deputy Minister of Education and Training, Nguyen Thi Nghia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese billionaires, who have incurred big losses due to their too ambitious investment plans, have decided to “sell everything they can” to undergo a severe restructuring to change their look.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While people in the North and Central Vietnam fear floods for the havoc they bring, people who live in the Mekong Delta count the days until the next flood season to make lucrative earnings during that time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Receiving wrong HIV test results from a public hospital, Ms. Le Thi Oanh in Thanh Hoa City was unbearable with the shocking news and committed suicide after giving birth.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Postal Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications on Wednesday, August 28, protested the China Post Agency’s issuance of stamps violating Vietnam's sovereignty.