Inhabitants of An Binh Islet, 30km off the coast of central Quang Ngai province, will now have access to fresh water for the first time in 300 years.

 People flocked to HCM City's center on the evening of September 2 (National Day) to enjoy the 15-minute firework show.

 Haiphong ranks second in FDI attraction; Goods, services revenue surges this year; Lack of expertise slows State projects;  Deficient law deters firms from listing;  Rice export target within reach, despite challenges

 High-grade paddy types have yet to prove their advantages as their prices are barely higher than low-grade categories, and profits even lower than the popular low-grade rice IR 50404.

 The Indochina Junk Company and the People’s Committee of District 8 in Ho Chi Minh City officially inaugurated an inner waterway circular route within the City on National Day, September 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the grandchild of an American veteran who recently passed away by Agent Orange (AO), Jena Mack said she and her mother suffer from this fatal chemical.

 VietNamNet would like to introduce a series of article about the presidential election in the US, by G. Calvin Mackenzie, the Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of Government at Colby College in the USA.

 New coach names U19 squad for Southeast Asian Championships; 2012 motor racing tourney concludes; Asian Cup Volleyball Champs opens; Vietnam-Laos friendship golf tourney held

 Parents and public are seriously concerned over an increase in the number of sexual assaults on young defenseless girls, which has once again raised a debate on better sex education in schools.

VietNamNet Bridge – Making investment in many different business fields was once in fashion in Vietnam.

 Dr. Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, director of the Tropical Diseases Hospital, assured the public on August 30 not to be worried about ‘Naegleria Fowleri’, the brain-eating amoeba, after one man succumbed to the infection recently.

 Vietnamese culture in spotlight in RoK; Art performance marks National Day; Buddhist festival lauds mums' love; Uncle Ho and Thua Thien – Hue photo contest winners announced; Hot Air balloons take to Binh Thuan’s skies

 In September 2012, some new policies will come into effect, including those relating foreigners.

 The boom in private colleges has resulted a serious shortage of students. Some private colleges are even sending invitations to students who failed their high school graduation exams.

 Blind guitarist Van Vuong was presented the Grand Prize at the "Bui Xuan Phai – Love for Ha Noi" awards yesterday for his lifelong dedication to the capital and the music he has created that describes the city's beauty.

More and more consignments of goods mortgaged by businesses for loans suddenly disappear from the banks’ watch. As a result, banks get bogged down in unavoidable complications.

 A farmer in the Mekong delta province of An Giang has been successful in inventing a machine that can pick up unhusked rice at 15 tons an hour, thereby saving the labor cost of about 30 workers.

 The Yok Don National Park has asked local authorised agencies to conduct an investigation into why two wild elephants died last Saturday in Central Highlands Dak Lak Province's Ea Sup District.

 An exhibition of 56 early 20th century woodcuts illustrating the lives of Vietnamese traders, craftsmen and farmers by late French artist Henri Oger is taking place in the Thang Long Royal Citadel.

 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi on August 31 protested against China’s plan to invite international bids for oil block 65/12.