Coming to Vietnam to study, soldiers of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea wanted to go into battle like real airmen. They shot down tens of enemy aircraft but many of them died for Vietnam’s independence and freedom.

 VietNamNet Bridge – China’s first ambassador to ASEAN, Yang Xiuping, presented her credentials to ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan at the ASEAN Secretariat’s headquarters in the capital city of Indonesia on August 6.

Though the supply of penthouses is limited with just several penthouses for every block building, penthouses in HCM City still have been left unsold.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 8th National Junior Sports Festival opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 6, gathering more than 65,000 athletes from 63 cities and provinces across the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam hopes to receive further support from the Rules Committee of the US’s House of Representative in boosting ties between the two countries as well as two parliaments.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unrelenting rains and high tides last week caused water levels in the Mekong River's upstream areas in Dong Thap Muoi (Plain of Reeds) to rise sharply, according to the Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have affirmed their determination to consolidate and develop their time-honoured friendship in line with the aspirations and for the benefit of the two peoples.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors of HCM City-based Trung Vuong Hospital have detected a 2cm screw in the brain of man in HCM City. This is a very occasional case, doctors said.

 The U.S. Treasury said on Monday that it expected to receive 5.75 billion U.S. dollars from the latest sale of the American International Group (AIG) stock, 750 million dollars more than initially estimated,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Kim Cuong's collection of plays, Ta On Doi, opened at the HCM City Opera House yesterday night as the long-retired People's Artist made one last return to her beloved stage as a gesture of thanks to her myriad of fans.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese agronomists believe that staying against the genetically modified plants (GMP) is a blunder and that Vietnam should not waste more time to argue about this.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolution Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Defence Sengnouane Sayalat in Hanoi on August 6.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have urged policymakers to create a dedicated website that would include information about businesses that sell unsafe food.

VietNamNet Bridge – Garbage dumped along dykes protecting once-beautiful Ly Son Island in central Quang Ngai Province is polluting the water, killing coral, prawns and sea vegetation.

 Policymakers have signalled that they are willing to take necessary actions to move the economy forward,the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC) has said in its monthly research report.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) share many similarities and advantages for promoting mutually beneficial cooperation and development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

VietNamNet Bridge – The school opening month is the high business season for insurers. Insurance agents have been present at local education sub-departments, schools and universities to persuade students to take insurance policies.

The 100th birth anniversary of former State Council President Vo Chi Cong was celebrated at the cultural centre in the central province of Quang Nam with the attendance of Party and State leaders, heroic mothers and revolutionary veterans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic violators who physically oppose traffic police should be punished with higher fines and even charged with attempted murder, said Major General Tran Thuy, deputy head of the Ha Noi Police Department.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On August 3, 20 contestants of the southern region were chosen for the final round of the 2012 Miss Vietnam pageant.