VietNamNet Bridge – McDonald’s plans to set up its first shop in Vietnam in early 2014. If so, the US giant is slower paced than many other rivals in the market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the second half of this year, another six national golf tournaments are due to take place, according to the Viet Nam Golf Association.

 President calls for greater US trade co-operation; NA Chairman visits Myanmar to discuss deepening partnership; Vice NA Chairman visits Indonesia to boost ties

VietNamNet Bridge – Few people, especially those in their 60s, would pour most of their savings into a public project. But war veteran Le Huu Dac and his wife Bui Thi Tuyen, who live in the northern province of Phu Tho, did just that.

VietNamNet Bridge – The landscape of Con Son-Kiep Bac special national heritage site in northern Hai Duong Province's Chi Linh Town is facing a high risk of being damaged due to the proposed construction of several multi-storey houses in the area.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s plan to pilot 18 high-quality public schools would help significantly improve education quality and teachers’ incomes, one education expert has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoians fear that the West Lake and Truc Bach, the two lakes considered as the symbols of Hanoi, would disappear one day as a result of the private business boom.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese traditional music has been introduced to 27 students at Taiwan University of Arts by Pham Thi Hue.

VietNamNet Bridge – Having four pieces of fossilized ivory dating back 20,000 years, Son said many people offered to buy them at the price of $4 million but Son did not sell.

VietNamNet Bridge – Following the recent release of Voice Search in Vietnamese on Android devices, Google has announced the arrival of Vietnamese Voice Search on desktop computers via the Chrome browser.

The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai will hold a culture, sports and tourism week highlighting terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai District from September 26-29 to mark 55 years since President Ho Chi Minh visited the province.

The liquidity surplus of the whole banking system has become alarmingly high. While the capital supply has been profuse, the demand remains very weak, which has made bankers worried stiff.

 Concern mounts as fake goods flood struggling market; Insurance firms eye lower dividends; Aquaculture sector faces tighter controls; Delta delivers mass longan tree treatment

 VietNamNet Bridge – Businesses are struggling to sell products in the second-half of the year despite reports of decreasing inventories.

 Workers hospitalised with food poisoning after company dinner; International scientists to gather in Binh Dinh; Dangerous toxin found in imported chickens

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Quang Dung from the High School for Gifted Students under Vietnam National University has won a gold medal at the 45th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO).

 Defence Minister bids farewell to outgoing Indian Ambassador; South Korean leader warms strategic ties; Deputy PM calls for stronger co-operation with Japan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese children's choir Sol Art has won the Audience Prize at the 8th International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival which took place in Wernigerode, Germany.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of vocational schools have been built just to be left… idle, because Vietnamese students don’t like going to vocational schools.

 Two Australians race on mini-motorcycle in Saigon’s center