The United States pleaded with President Bashar al-Assad Tuesday to destroy his chemical arms and scheduled top-level talks with Russia on a face-saving way to head off air strikes on Syria.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is considering taxing the profits businesses make from depositing their money at banks or lending to others.

 VietNamNet Bridge - While the Vietnamese community has been trying to protect the wild animal and struggle for the green life, some people still keep indifferent to the environment protection movement.

 Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said Tuesday Tehran will not give up "one iota" of its nuclear rights, echoing his hardline predecessor, while warning world powers the timeframe for negotiation was not unlimited.

 President welcomes Cuba's chief judge; RoK President: HCM City is symbol of Vietnam-RoK cooperation; Public Security Minister receives outgoing Japanese ambassador

VietNamNet Bridge – Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Sinh Hung asked the drafting board of the law on immigration, migration and residence of foreigners in Vietnam to take special notice of simplifying administrative procedures

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will arrive in Ha Noi today (Sept 11) for a three-day visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

 France, Britain and the United States on Tuesday pressed for a UN Security Council resolution to force Syria to destroy its chemical weapons in the face of tough Russian resistance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will grant licences to two local jewellery companies this week, allowing them to import raw gold, but for production purposes only.

 The ‘International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City 2013’ will kick off at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in District 7 in Ho Chi Minh City from September 12-14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only two out of 16 HCM City-based industrial hubs have set up centralised waste water-treatment systems, according to the city Natural Resources and Environment Department Director, Dao Anh Kiet.

The gold medal winner for a rescue robot at the 2013 International Exhibition for Young Inventors is Hoang Duy Khanh, a 12th grader in Lang Son province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mit Nai-Dan Tien area in Can Tho City includes many historical and cultural relics such as Mit Nai Market, Dan Tien Pagoda and Thay Cau Garden.

 VietNamNet Bridge – South Korea’s LG Electronics today received the investment certificate for its $1.5 billion manufacturing project in the northern Haiphong port city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young documentary director Dinh Xuan Truong recently featured on a renowned Russian news show to discuss his passion for filmmaking in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Nam Viet Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Navibank) and Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) have lodged plans to sell non-performing loans to the Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC).

 The United States comes out on top in an authoritative list of international university rankings published Tuesday, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University leading the way.

 The Do Son buffalo fighting festival in the northern port city of Hai Phong will be recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage on Thursday when the festival takes place.

VietNamNet Bridge - The new decree that will take effect from November 1, 2013 includes detailed provisions on the granting of work permits to foreign workers in Vietnam and deportation of those without work permits.

 Vietnam's seaport system to be adjusted; Tra fish exports to EU down by 12.8 percent; Vietnam, RoK SMEs boost cooperation; Opportunities and challenges for farm exports