A new project on providing capacity support for the government officials in the implementation of the Vietnamese Youth Development Strategy is being signed on August 22 at an official ceremony in Hanoi

 Tran Van Khe, the grand old master of traditional Vietnamese music, has opened a private library at his home on 32 Huynh Dinh Hai Street in Binh Thanh District in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Her World fashion magazine has launched a design contest for the Spring-Summer 2012-13 season, themed “The Game of Light”.      

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and Cambodian lawmakers yesterday, Aug 23, held a conference in HCM City to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral ties and discuss closer co-operation between the two bodies.

TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network has released a report, saying that Vietnam stimulates the rhino horn trade. Meanwhile, Vietnam has denied accusation.

Nguyen Tien Minh, Vietnam’s top badminton player and the top seed of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open, defeated his Malaysian rival - Mohammad Arif Abdul Latif 2-0, to enter the quarter-final round on the evening of August 23.

 Vietnam, Germany promote strategic partnership; August revolution, National Day marked in Russia; National Assembly to help Laos organise major forums; Deputy PM to visit Switzerland, Bulgaria

In the past, inbound VoIP service providing was considered the goose that laid golden eggs because it brought fat profit to telecom groups. However, the market has been devastated by the groups themselves.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Low awareness and a lack of inspections are leading to rampant and illegal trading of harmful food additives in Viet Nam.

 Thailand joined hands with the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Bangkok to hold a seminar on East Sea disputes on August 23, in an effort to demonstrate its role as ASEAN-China relations coordinator in the new term.

  VietNamNet Bridge – Ms. Tran Thi An has had to lie on her stomach for many years because of an over-10kg tumor on her buttocks.

The three companies set up by Nguyen Duc Kien do not have the functions relating to finance investments, but the legal status of the companies could still be exploited by Kien to issue bonds and making finance investments.

Though the capital shortage has been eased, and it is now easier to seek capital from the interbank market or from the public, some commercial banks still accept to pay alot to attract more deposits.

 Coming to a Hue restaurant, diners will be startled with the name Com am phu (Hades’ rice) on the menu, but then will crave it with its eye-catching presentation and flavor.

 Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi on August 23 opposed Taiwan’s plan of conducting a live-ammunition drill on Ba Binh island of Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, saying that the act seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty.

Investigators of the Ministry of Public Security arrested and searched the house and the office of the Asia Commercial Bank (ACB)’s former Chief Executive Officer Ly Xuan Hai on the evening of August 23, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

The public has been dazed by the sudden news about the arrest of Nguyen Duc Kien and has started in surprise that three tycoons have been arrested just within 20 days of August.

 The HCM City Center for Flood Control Programs has proposed the city’s government build two reservoirs in Thu Duc and Binh Tan districts in a trial scheme to regulate rainwater and floodtides to control flooding.

 Businesses sell abroad 4.5 million tonnes of rice; Auto market’s recovery drive; Banks lack social risk management; Rice exports hit more than US$2 billion; Inflation reheats in major cities

 VietNamNet Bridge – There has been no increase in tuition fees at public schools for the last two years, but private schools never fail to increase theirs every year.