Eight former CEOs of Vinashin appeared in court in Hai Phong August 28, for an appeals hearing for their offences and intentional wrong doings against state regulations that caused serious economic and social consequences one year ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – 11 Vietnamese athletes will participate in three events of the London 2012 Paralympics, which will open on August 30.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam football team has employed a physical strength coach in their preparation for the Southeast Asian Football Federation Cup later this year.

 Party leader welcomes Singaporean guest; Vietnam, Cambodia cement legislative ties; Vietnam, Cambodia enhance cooperation in border area

 The first recorded human voice that travelled from Earth to Mars and then back to Earth was released Monday at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.

 Mitt Romney on Tuesday secured U.S. Republican Party's presidential nomination during a roll call vote at the party's national convention, and will challenge President Barack Obama in the coming presidential election.

 Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers on Tuesday called on global oil producers to increase output, saying these developed countries stood ready to take action to ensure market supply.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Professor Vu Ha Van of Yale University, who is also a member of the Scientific Council of Viet Nam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics, has been awarded the prestigious Fulkerson Prize 2012

VietNamNet Bridge – A set of books including maps which indicate Hainan as China's southernmost island was made public by the Viet Nam Buddhist Shangha at the headquarters of the Giac Ngo (Enlightenment) newspaper in HCM City yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang and HCM City authorities broke ground for construction of the country's first metro line yesterday, Aug 28.

HCM City has shown its determination to develop the IC industry by kicking off an ambitious IC development program.

The summer travel season was unsatisfactory for travel firms with inconsiderable turnover growth. They also do not expect much from the September holiday which is coming in some days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Television (HTV) has introduced special programmes this week to mark the 67th anniversary of National Day on September 2.

After the arrest of Kien, one of the most influential businessmen in Vietnam, rumors have been spread that a lot of other “big guys” have also been detained by the police, which have stirred up the finance market.

VietNamNet Bridge – History teachers at high schools complain that their students sit nodding in history lessons. Meanwhile, culturists and historians have warned that Vietnamese people may become “history illiterate.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 10,000 visitors are expected to travel to the highlands of Sa Pa on the coming National Day holidays this weekend, 

The demand for clean vegetables has been increasing rapidly amid the rapid-fire information about chemically infected vegetables. However, the supply still cannot satisfy the demand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Party Secretary cum Chairman of Ba Dien commune of Ba To district in the central province of Quang Ngai, has donated 200 square meters of land to build a national-standardized health station.

Developer delists bonds in Singapore; The debt burden on local businesses; Vietnam’s cosmetic market ruled by foreign brands; Over 4.7 million tonnes of rice shipped abroad; Gold prices follow global market fluctuations

 Many schools have failed to ban students from driving motorbikes to class despite their efforts.