VietNamNet Bridge – A charity text-message campaign was launched yesterday, Aug 8, to raise funds in support of Agent Orange (AO) victims.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national men’s football squad’s 139 points have dropped it 11 places to 156th in the International Federation of Football Association’s (FIFA) August rankings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) plans to launch its long-delayed initial public offering by the end of the second quarter of 2014.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Japanese edition of the memoirs “Family, friends and country” written by former Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh was made public in Tokyo on August 6 by a group of Japanese translators

 VietNamNet Bridge - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Head of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-corruption, has decided to set up seven inspection groups to check the investigation and judgment of serious corruption cases.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Heavy rain all day long on August 8 flooded Dinh Tien Hoang and Le Thai To, the streets around the Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake. The other streets were also 40-50 cm deep.

 VietNamNet Bridge  - By nearly 1pm on August 8, the police finished the scene examination and took the body of a female British tourist to the morgue.

 U.S. federal authorities on Thursday indicted two Kazakh students for aiding and abetting the Boston Marathon bombing suspect whom they befriended, the next step in bring them to trial.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From August 15 to 17, an international three-cushion carom billiards competition will be held in Binh Duong Province, with the participation of many world class players.

 Art show wows tourists; EWEC Trade and Tourism Fair opens in Da Nang; Hanoi considers removing tourist cyclos; Vietnam Airlines announces 2013 Autumn Promotion

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of war poems by Vietnamese and Japanese poets has just been published here.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leading Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh has narrowly defeated Spain’s Pablo Abian 2-1 in their World Badminton Federation (WBF) World Championship round of 16 match on August 8.

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 100 artists from circus troupes will gather at the National Circus Festival 2013, which starts today, August 9, in Ha Noi.

 New Zealand Governor General wraps up Vietnam visit; Angola eager to boost all sided cooperation with Vietnam; Top judges in Viet Nam, Laos discuss reforms

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the global economies have warmed up, Vietnam still has been bogging down in its big difficulties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The stone church and Muong Hoa Valley in Sapa tourist town, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, have been submitted to the Vietnam Record Organisation (VietKing) to seek recognition as Vietnam’s records.

 At least 31 people including high rank police officials were killed and over 50 others injured on Thursday afternoon as a suicide blast hit a funeral in Pakistan's Southwest city of Quetta,

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communication on Wednesday issued a licence to FPT Telecoms to provide a paid TV service in Viet Nam, despite strong opposition from the Viet Nam Pay Television Association.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Northeastern Quang Ninh Province's People's Committee has decided to set up a steering board to accelerate investment procedures for a US$2 billion hi-tech park and urban township.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of excellent students, who got 27/30 marks from the university entrance exams, or 9/10 mark for every exam subject, have failed the exams to the Hanoi Medical University.