VietNamNet Bridge – Most of the reservoirs and dams in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have not undergone mandatory safety inspections due to a shortage of funds,

 Trade surplus – a positive economic sign; China is Vietnam’s leading trade partner; 16 export items surpass US$1 bil in eight months; First geothermal power plant project licensed; US warns against Vietnamese farm product processors

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of people flock to Hanoi’s night market and Hang Ma Street to enjoy the bustling atmosphere of the early Full Moon Festival.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Circus performances titled Du Chong Dau (Swinging) and Thang Bang Tren Day Thep Chung (Balancing on a String) by the Ho Chi Minh City Circus Troupe won gold medals at the International Circus Festival

  As many as 21 per cent of mobilephone users in Viet Nam will use smartphones by the end of this year, according to Qualcomm, the US's leading phone chip maker.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s excess of exports over imports reached US$134 million in the first eight months of 2012, according to the Viet Nam Customs.

  Penalties for traffic violators increase by 2.5 times; 14 victims of Russian fire brought home; Int’l law enforcement program to be held in Hanoi; Australian Vietnamese to help build school

VietNamNet Bridge – Tour boats in Ha Long Bay, a newly voted world heritage site in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, have been banned from stopping at floating fishing villages during tours since the start of this month, 

VietNamNet Bridge - On September 23, thousands of people in Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City, including gays, joined a flashmob dance called "Love is love" to show their support for homesexuals in Vietnam.

Sugar companies once were considered the “pretty traders” if compared with the big guys in the banking sector. However, nowadays they are the aiming points of many big bankers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young professional and amateur writers are invited to participate in a writing contest organised by three prestigious national organisations.

 Britain, France and Germany have officially called for new European Union sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, diplomats said Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge - A strong storm has been forming offshore and it is moving north-west to the East Sea.

  VietNamNet Bridge – The Criminal Police Department (C45) has prosecuted a criminal case related to over 100 Vietnamese workers who claimed to be over-exploited in Russia.

 Located in Buon Me Thuot City, Dak Lak province, the E De people in Ako Dhong Hamlet are considered a model community of ethnic people in the Central Highlands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 100 designs by Elise Kim, Hien Le, Duy Nguyen and Kelly Bui were performed on the catwalk of the Autumn-Winter Elle Fashion Show 2012 in HCM City on September 20.

VietNamNet Bridge – The sweet melodious sounds of Hawaiian guitar music were resounding from the Heritage House on Nui Truc Street on Saturday evening, touching the hearts of audience of all ages that packed the venue.

VietNamNet Bridge – Major General Le Quy Ngo, Vice Minister of Public Security has piloted the granting of new identity (ID) cards that includes the name of cardholders’ parents.

VietNamNet Bridge – All projects that seek to use forest land for non-forestry purposes should be stopped and exploitation of natural forests should be suspended immediately in order to deal with rampant deforestation

High hopes have been put on the development of the Van Phong Port in Khanh Hoa province into an international transit port.