HCM City’s Phan Dinh Phung sports house blew up on the evening of August 26 when Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh beat Japanese rival Takuma Ueda 21-14 and 21-19 in the men’s singles final of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open.

 The sixth Asian Science Camp opened Sunday at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, attracting more than 200 participants from some 20 countries and regions in Asia Pacific.

A lot of public investment projects have been approved by the government recently which aim to foster economic development and create more jobs for local workers. However, in fact, the projects do not bring benefits to the majority of people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – All 62 residents in two central districts of Da Nang city who were tested for dioxin are determined to infect with this toxic chemical.

 Vietnam, Uzbekistan celebrate diplomatic ties, national events; Viet Nam, South Korea ink green co-operative pact; Senior Thai diplomat co-chairs political consultative meeting; Vietnam, Laos localities increase cooperation

 The devastating fire triggered by an explosion at Venezuela's main oil refinery was still burning strong Sunday, as the toll jumped to 41 and the country was in national mourning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Director Phillip Noyce will be a juryman of the third 48 Hour Film Project in Vietnam.

Members of the Hanoi People’s Council have expressed their discontent about the decision by the Hanoi People’s Committee on licensing to set up six car parks within the Thong Nhat Park campus.

Though the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has set up the minimum requirements for students to apply for studying at universities, a lot of schools have ignored the regulations, enrolling incapable students.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An old apartment building in Ham Tu Quan Street, Hoan Kiem District was burnt down at around 8am of August 25. A 91-year-old woman was stuck in the fire.

A lot of Vietnamese people have been trying to sell the smart phones they are using to buy iPhone 5, which would hit the market in September. Therefore, a lot of smart phone models have become surprisingly cheap.

While saying a possibility of having a clash in the East Sea is very unlikely, the EU Delegation Ambassador to Vietnam stresses that political stability is necessary in ensuring the operation of foreign investors.

 The death toll from an expressway collision between a bus and a tanker in northwest China has risen to 36, local police said Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Three big petroleum importers are planning to raise the petrol price once more by 1100-1200 dong per liter. The price increases, if approved, would “throw more oil into the fire” and lead to the high inflation.

 Poorpolicies and laws have led to uncontrolled minerals exploitation.   

  VietNamNet Bridge – Despite controversy, the Ministry of Public Security still grants new form ID cards which note the names of parents on the ID cards--in Hanoi from September 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge – German conductor Jonas Alber makes a long-awaited return for the second concert of the ‘Brahms Cycle’ project at 8 p.m. on September 13 and 14 at Hanoi Opera House.

 The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) will launch a pilot programme on establishing a new educational model in 1447 primary schools nationwide in the new academic year 2012-2013.

 Roads in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City face serious flooding after heavy rains, which while often blamed on climate change, are in fact, the result of loopholes in urban planning.

 Deformed SJC gold bars and non-SJC gold bars meeting quality standards will be reprocessed into SJC gold under the supervision of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the central bank announced on Thursday.