VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese player Ly Hoang Nam will take part in 10 international young tennis tournaments in preparation for Australia Open 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s international chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem has been awarded 10 points to his Elo ratings following his outstanding performance at recent international competitions.

A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan began a three-day visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) on August 25 at the invitation of the RoK Government.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh is paying an official visit to the Philippines from August 25-27 at the invitation of his Filipino counterpart Voltaire T. Gazmin.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Petroleum, cars, tobacco, beer and liquor products have been easily evading tax when entering Vietnam because of the loosened regulations on bonded warehouse operation.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Bank for Industry and Trade will grant 300 million VND (nearly 14,300 USD) to the restoration of “Bien chung” - a music instrument which used to be played at musical performances for the Hue royal court

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee has just approved a project on improving food safety at local restaurants in the 2013-20 period with a total investment of over VND35 billion (US$1.6 million).

 The U.N. chemical investigation team in Syria will start on-site fact-finding activities Monday in the Ghouta area on the latest incident of the alleged use of chemical weapons,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two exhibitions using 3D virtual reality technology are now available on the Vietnam National Museum of History’s website, featuring the Buddhist cultural heritage and ancient lamps of Vietnam.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on August 24 visited General Vo Nguyen Giap on the occasion of his 102nd birthday (August 25, 1911-2013).

 Up to 45 people were killed and 113 wounded in separate bombings and shootings across Iraq on Sunday, amid growing tension that threatens to bring the country back to sectarian strife.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Social Security Fund (VSS) could start showing a deficit by 2021 and run out of money by 2034 if no reforms were made, according to the International Labour Oraganisation (ILO).

 VietNamNet Bridge – A painting exhibition featuring mothers is now open at the Pho Quang Pagoda in HCM City, celebrating Vu Lan, the Buddhist holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have continuously warned about the increased phishing in Vietnam, but Vietnamese have turned deaf ear on the warnings.

Most of the children in Dong Mai Hamlet of Van Lam district in Hung Yen province have lead in their blood, the thing they receive from the recycling of batteries – the work that local residents have been doing for the last 30 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Analysts have noted that the businesses established over the last two years have very small operation scale, while the big existing businesses tend to get narrower.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has allowed primary schools not to give marks to students for their school works. The teachers would only make comments and give advice to help students improve their study capability.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In Quang Nam's mountainous Dong Giang District, a village elder of the Co Tu ethnic people is regarded as a piece of living cultural heritage thanks to his efforts in preserving and promoting the traditional values of the Co Tu.

 Police on Monday recovered the body of a man taken by a large crocodile in northern Australia with rangers confident they have killed the animal responsible.

 VietNamNet Bridge - About 80 kilometers from Hanoi, along Highway 21A, there is a bustling pig market that attracts traders from the North to the South.