VietNamNet Bridge – On the morning of August 1, tens of people stopped their vehicles on the road to pick up VND200,000-500,000 ($10-25) banknotes on a road of Xuan An ward, in Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Archaeologists from the Viet Nam Archaeological Institute and Tuyen Quang Museum unearthed several relics in Son Duong District of Tuyen Quang province in an excavation early this year,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has set new parking fee rates that have come into effect from August 1.

 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Washington remains committed to an "effective and swift" political transition in Syria as envisioned by UN-Arab League joint envoy Kofi Annan, who announced his resignation on Thursday.

 AO/dioxin to be cleared from Da Nang airport; Hanoi’s five-star hotel on fire; Ha Noi invests $4.8m in prenatal screening; New centre aims to improve railway safety

 Documents made public on Thursday showed that Apple has applied for a patent on iPad Smart Cover with an embedded secondary display designed to enhance the functionality of the tablet computer.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Students from poor families will be able to delay paying tuition fees at the beginning of the new school year, while some graduates who have not been able to repay student debts will get loan extensions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Popular singer My Tam is the first Vietnamese singer to become an official partner of Youtube.com, her company MT Entertainment said on Wednesday.

An official of the National Finance Supervision Council has affirmed that most of the bad debts are being incurred by two subjects – state owned enterprises and private “big guys.”

 U.S. researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a potential target for treating diabetes and obesity, according to a study published online on Thursday in the journal Cell Metabolism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Drumbeats and the clang of gongs accompanied spectacular performances of traditional martial arts on Wednesday night at the opening of the fourth International Festival of Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese contestant at 2012 Miss World pageant are among the top 40 contestants in the Beach Beauty competition, who will compete in the finale today, August 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese photographer An Le beat 500 other candidates from different countries to win the grand prize at the New Exposure Fashion Photography Contest that was held in mid-July in New York City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has dropped two places from 51st to 53rd in the world rankings, according to the World Chess Federation.

 Cruise ship to bring 80,000 visitors; Air Astana launches direct flight from Kazakhstan to HCMC; Ambassador boots Viet Nam tourism; Half-built area already an attraction; Domestic tour prices skyrocket

 VietNamNet Bridge – The External Relations Committees of the National Assemblies of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV) opened its fourth conference on Development Triangle Area (DTA) in the central province of Nghe An on August 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Patients in many hospitals said they were not aware of the new higher fees until they paid them and that service quality still remained the same despite the hike.

 The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has asked the United Nations to release emergency supplies after heavy rains have killed scores of people and left tens of thousands more homeless in the country,

 DPRK Education Minister visits Vietnam; Cambodian royal army artists welcomed in Vietnam; Vietnam-Cambodia exchange programme begins

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State of Viet Nam has been implementing a variety of policies and measures to ensure that people fully enjoy rights to freedom of religion and belief.