VietNamNet Bridge – Police in HCM City last week charged Truong Vui, 54, former chairman of the Forestry Products Handicraft Production and Export-Import JSC (Upexim) with fraudulent appropriation of US$15 million.

 US stocks kicked off a holiday-shortened week higher Tuesday, but concerns about a possible US military strike on Syria cut into early gains.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Larry Berman, the author of the famous book on spy Pham Xuan An, has come to Vietnam to launch a new edition of the book and present the film-making rights to Vietnamese partners.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of people with the support of two excavators successfully rescued a whale of 7.5 meter long and more than 2 ton in weight which was stranded on the Nam Hai beach of Co To Island, Quang Ninh province, last night.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists have recently published a new species of white-head viper found in Vietnam, which can cause death in a short time.

 An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hit east off Japan at 9:19 a.m. local time Wednesday, with strong tremor felt in Tokyo.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A big amount of pesticide has been found under the ground in Thanh Hoa province in the central region. Scientists have also warned about the many tons of pesticide still under the earth in many other localities.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Asia Pacific Director of the Business Software Alliance Tarun Sawney has praised Viet Nam's efforts in cracking down on copyright violations in a meeting with General Director of the Copyright Office Vu Ngoc Hoan.

 Top US lawmakers began rallying behind President Barack Obama's plan to launch military strikes against Syria to warn the regime and nations like Iran that the world will never condone chemical weapons.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security has named 26 banks which are being investigated for receiving deposit money from the Asian Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ACB) at interest rates higher than the ceiling level.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When a Raglai person dies, he or she does not go to heaven or, for that matter, hell.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Corps of Engineers of the Ha Giang Province Military Command is tasked to clear explosives in the province. The unit is working in some villages of Xin Man commune, Xin Man district.

VietNamNet Bridge – War veteran Ta Ngoc Tho and his comrades in Ha Noi's Hai Ba Trung were recently invited to Bac Kan to attend the 65th anniversary of Phu Thong victory over the French.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Passengers on boats or ferries who refuse to put on life jackets or life-saving equipment will receive a fine of between VND100,000 (US$4.8) and VND 200,000 ($9.6).

Hanoi, Da Nang and then Can Tho and Ca Mau provinces have stated they will offer high salaries and good working conditions to the talented experts who agree to work in the localities and devote themselves to the local socio-economic development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The managers of Eximbank, a big joint stock commercial bank, received VND243 million a month in 2012. The figures were VND190 million for ACB and VND149 million for Sacombank.

Water from the upper reaches of the Mekong River is flowing downstream and inundating watershed fields in the southwestern provinces of Vietnam. This is the time people start a harvest season of specialties like snakes, turtles, birds...

 Austrian scientists have discovered a natural remedy which could play an important role in the future treatment of dementia.

 Between 2 and 3 tropical storms or depressions are expected to hit the East Sea in September, of which 1-2 will affect Vietnam, according to weather experts.

 Rubber exports reap over US$1.52 billion; VFA proposes stockpiling more rice; 2013’s economy likely to grow by 5.3%; Promoting cooperation potential with Japanese locality