VietNamNet Bridge – Smuggled goods blatantly transported on the waterway and land accesses is a challenge over the past years to the authorities in border areas of Cambodia and Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is still placed 14th in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings, despite winning the 2012 Vietnam Yonex Sunrise Open.

 Many TV programs such as films, documentaries, and art performances will be broadcast on Vietnam Television channels to mark National Day on September 2.

 Wind-power plant inks supply deal; Developers merge to weather crisis; Industry ramps up while inventories remain high; Cement plant’s feet caught in stone; SBV continues cash injections via OMO; Two listed banks merge

 Of the three Vietnamese athletes competing at the Paralympics in London yesterday, power-lifter Nguyen Thi Hong finished with the best result – fourth in the women's under 40kg event.

 The death toll from the coal mine blast in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan rose Friday afternoon to 41, as rescuers tried to reach five trapped miners whose fates were unknown, according to the local government.

 Domestic tourism figures are continuing to drop despite tourism companies launching a number of sales promotions to mark the upcoming National Day (September 2) holiday during a time of weak travel demand.

 An exhibition themed ‘Hanoi-Corner of Time’ will be held at Exhibition Hall on 45 Trang Tien Street in Hanoi from August 30-September 4.

 Electronic Music Performance; Exhibition “Hanoi – Corner of Time”; Concert and Classical Ballet “Swan Lake”; Music Event “Now What”; Exhibition “Dragons in the Clouds”; The Third German Film Festival; Performance of Singer Emel Mathlouthi

 US Trade Representative Ron Kirk is scheduled to pay a two-day visit to Vietnam from September 2 to discuss bilateral economic cooperation.    

 13 dead and missing in Lao Cai flood waters; “Blue Moon” coming to Vietnam soon; Filipino baby born on flight, being cared for in HCM City; Flood-proof housing transforms Delta lives; Murderer receives death sentence

 As a proactive and responsible member of ASEAN and NAM, Vietnam is committed to promoting peace and development, ensuring stability in the region and building a strong ASEAN community.

 National Day celebrations were held on August 30 by Vietnamese embassies in Laos, Cambodia and Sri Lanka.    

 US prosecutors announced Thursday that the top three US publishing houses have inked a $69 million deal to close the book on charges that they schemed to fix prices of digital titles.

A 25-year-old man from Phu Yen Province died last month after contracting an infection from the so-called brain-eating amoeba, a climate-sensitive, single-celled organism found in warm freshwater lakes and rivers,

Alarm sound for tsunami was aired. 2,500 people in Sa Huynh of the central province of Quang Ngai carried their stuff to go to the mountain by their foot or vehicles. When the tsunami withdrew, they flocked the coast to look for missing people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 35-year-old man in Binh Phuoc province was arrested on August 29 for beating and pressing a traffic police officer’s penis.

Wooden furniture manufacturers, in an effort to take initiative in their business plans, have been trying to develop material growing areas. However, it is unclear when the idea can turn realistic.

 Exhibition on images of old Hanoi marks National Day; Argentina center promotes Vietnamese culture; Tokyo to host Viet Nam-Japan Programme; Int’l balloon festival open in Binh Thuan

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Traffic Police proposed to fine parents who park on the roadway while picking up their children after school to prevent traffic jams at peak hours.