VietNamNet Bridge – The first episode of the Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 was aired on August 19 and it was immediately suspected to copy the South Korea’s Next Top Model’s idea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A set of twins whose bodies are joined at chest and stomach were born at the Tu Du Obstetrics Hospital in HCM City on August 11.

The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam confirmed that the arrest of Nguyen Duc Kien did not have any connection to the Asia Commercial Bank and other banks, but the central bank had prepared for ensuring the safety of the banking system.

  VietNamNet Bridge – Anyone who wants to witness super-circus performances, let’s try Vietnam’s traffic to have an unforgettable experience.

 HCMC Museum of Fine Arts in collaboration with HCMC Association of Fine Arts has opened an exhibition, displaying about 200 artworks made by 180 artists and sculptors.

 The health department of Houston, the largest city of the U.S. state of Texas, confirmed on Tuesday two more deaths of the West Nile virus, bringing the death toll in the Houston area to three.

 The Higher Engineering Education Alliance Program will be expanded in five more years with an additional investment of some US$40 million to accelerate progress in modernizing engineering education in Vietnam.

Lawmakers queried Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Hai Chuyen at the online question and answer session of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee meeting on August 21.

“Having treatment in Vinmec is the wisest decision that I have ever made,” said Peter Thompson after being saved from the jaws of death by Vinmec doctors.

 Chile values partnership with Vietnam; Japan Prince visits Hung Yen Province; Vietnamese-Thai defence officials meet for further cooperation; Hungary’s National Day marked in HCM City

 Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose sharply Tuesday on hopes of more central bank intervention in Europe.

  VietNamNet Bridge - The 40 finalists of the 2012 Miss Vietnam pageant are urgently preparing for the final night, August 25.

While the poultry eggs have been in a state of oversupply and the prices have been decreasing, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) still has decided to grant the quota to import 500,000 products.

 A film week has been launched in the north-western province of Dien Bien to welcome the 2012 Vietnam-Laos Friendship Year.   

 Permanent Secretary of the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bilahari Kausikan began a two-day visit to Vietnam on August 21.

 German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande will try to present a united front when they meet Thursday ahead of a fateful few weeks for Greece's eurozone future.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung expressed wish that the Vietnamese and Thai armies will continue effectively implementing cooperation agreements on exchanging training and rescue experience as well as coordinating in their joint sea patrols.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Venerable monk Thich Tu Nghiem of the Pho Da temple in Da Nang city has lived with more than 200 ancient Buddha statues in an 18sq.m room for the last 10 years.

Vietnam’s exports to China across the border gates have dropped sharply since March, 2012. Meanwhile, the situation is believed to last to the end of October at least.

Hundreds of hectares of natural reforest in Tien Lang commune of Tien Yen district in Quang Ninh province, the most beautiful forest in the locality, has been devastated simply because people need charcoal to do cooking.