VietNamNet Bridge – A number of made-in-China maps showing incorrect national boundary lines related to China, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam have been found at a hotel in Lang Son Province, authorities reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam aviation authorities have imposed a VND20 million ($960) fined on private carrier VietJet Air (VJA) for organizing a bikini show on its flight on August 5, 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Raw meat preserved at room temperature will only be allowed to be sold within eight hours of the time of slaughtering, according to a new circular issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Lua of Vietnam has been defeated by Olympic defending champion Carol Huynh, a Vietnamese-Canadian, in the women’s 48kg category at the Summer Olympics being held in London.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hollywood director Phillip Noyce will judge the 48 Hour Film (48HFP) Project Viet Nam 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new product by director Luu Huynh will be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada this year. It is also an entry for the People’s Choice award.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD) announced that the annual Craft Village Fair 2012 will be held at Hoa Binh Square, Nam Dinh Province, on September 25-30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of people suffering from pink eye disease (conjunctivitis) has increased in northern provinces and cities due to the rainy season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will be the first country in Southeast Asia to learn about Japan’s cutting-edge robot technologies and see a demonstration of lifelike androids being held in Hanoi on August 13.  

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Instead of pouring more money into businesses to become big shareholders, a lot of big businessmen are trying to sell stocks in an effort to preserve their capital.

 At least five government soldiers and a civilian were killed while more than 20 others wounded in a gun battle inside a state-run university late Wednesday in the southern Philippines, a military official said Thursday.

 Surge in human trafficking; VNA plane lands in China due to bad weather; Kuwait funds rural development project in Vietnam; Nostalgic essay on traditional markets; Foreigners run sex rings under legal business: report

 An area of 29ha at Da Nang International Airport will be free from dioxin contamination by 2016, representatives from the Ministry of Defence of Viet Nam said at a workshop yesterday, Aug 8, on environmental remediation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A four-year-old autistic boy in Chu Prong district of the Central Highland province of Gia Lai has become famous for being able to read though he has never been taught reading.

 NASA said Wednesday that Curiosity rover has sent more remarkable images from Mars surface, including the first 360-degree view of Curiosity's new home in Gale Crater.

 VietNamNet Bridge – International collaboration has played an important role in developing higher education in Viet Nam in recent years, education officials say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eight bills were discussed at a Government meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Ha Noi yesterday, Aug 8.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vinh City Police in the central province of Nghe An have arrested two people who allegedly caused a fire on Quyet Mountain on Monday evening.

VietNamNet Bridge – After catfish, it’s now the brackish shrimp in Mekong Delta which is facing big difficulties.