VietNamNet Bridge – China is not afraid to use force to tackle disputes with its neighbors. In the East Sea, China used force three times to occupy new islands.

 Exports face numerous challenges; US$1.8 billion to shorten Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City railway; Vinacas says to import 200,000 tons of raw cashew; Local exporters in trouble on China’s import limits; Refinery incentives hinder fuel import tax cuts

The Government’s much-touted rice stockpiling plan has yet to meet the objective of helping farmers gain higher profit as assistance as part of the plan has gone to intermediary traders rather than farmers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Being assigned to manage nearly 200 hectares of forest of a resettlement project, three officials of Ea H’leo district of Dak Lak province had to serve as a warning for loose management.

 A restaurant on Nam Trang Street in Hanoi is displaying various items from the years after the American War, attracting many customers.

 World music night ‘Nguon coi’ (Origin) will feature talents such as Dhafer Youssef from Tunisia, Vietnamese-French star Nguyen Le and Moroccan-German artist Rhani Krija at Hanoi Opera House at 8 p.m. on September 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Report Company on August 13 released the Policy Debate No. 2, a regular research survey, which shows that Vietnamese businessmen still keep pessimistic about the economy performance in 2013.

 Da Nang pushes Bangkok air route; Travel firms aim to lure Thai tourists; National Day tours cheaper than normal; Discounts hope to lure travellers

Chinese goods have been boycotted all over the world for their dumping prices and toxic contents, which experts believe, brings the golden opportunity to Vietnamese producers to boost sales.

Joining the Vietnamese market tens of years ago as the network infrastructure item suppliers to mobile service providers, but Huawei and ZTE still cannot cement their firm positions on the market.

Local education departments officially refuse to recruit in-service training graduates. As such, the education sector refuses the products it generates itself.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Just 4 per cent of cases involving the illegal use of pavements and roads for doing business and parking vehicles in HCM City are punished, according to inspectors with the Ministry of Transport.

The ancient capital city of Hue has been warned that it may not have a sustainable tourism development if it continues wasting Hue’s nature and characteristics.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A total of 132 ancient and priceless documents belonging to the Nguyen Dynasty, dating back hundreds of years and written on ‘Do’ paper, are being displayed in Hanoi.

Vietnamese tea products are the cheapest ones in the world, because they acquire a bad reputation as low quality products. Meanwhile, making clean tea is completely within the reach of Vietnamese producers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – To realize its ambition of controlling the entire East Sea, Chinese newspapers have published articles to excite public opinion, slander countries in the region, especially Vietnam.

 Automobile industry out of the woods; Foreign businesses seek Vietnamese partners; Thai group to enter Vietnam’s telecoms market; VASEP says nation will meet seafood export target; Central bank okays higher credit growth targets for lenders

 Buildings cleared to improve riverbanks; Locals siege gov’t office, attack commune leaders; Mekong province aims to improve human resources; Drug trafficker arrested in Dien Bien

 Tour operators have said sales growth in this year’s summer travel season is dismal and not even worth their efforts to stimulate demand through numerous promotion programs.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The chairman and deputy chair of a commune in the central province of Ha Tinh were hospitalized on August 15 after being attacked by a group of local residents.