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.

 President to attend APEC conference; Indonesian House Speaker to visit Vietnam; APEC finance ministers hold talks in Moscow; President to attend APEC summit in Russia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is attending the two-day 16 th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which opened in Tehran, Iran on August 30.

 Women's football team set for pre-tournament training in China; Viet Nam volleyball team to compete at AVC Cup; VFF bans player for attempted match fixing

 VietNamNet Bridge – Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung could not maintain his excellent performance as seen in the S5 men’s 50m freestyle’s qualifiers and finished 7th out of 8 competitors in the final on August 31.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Supplies for the labour market are expected to increase strongly towards the end of the year, according to many employment agencies.

 U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday with the Standard & Poor's 500 dropping below 1,400, ahead of the central bank's Jackson Hole meeting.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nation is likely to miss proposed targets on ensuring health insurance coverage extends to 75 per cent of the population by 2015 and 90 per cent by 2020.