Cat Tien relic attracts tourists; Da Nang plans to celebrate National Day with street music; Central region focuses tourism promotion on Russia; Tourists tighten purse strings in tough economic times

 The cultural, sport and tourism week in Mu Cang Chai will be held in the four communes of La Phan Tan, De Xu Phinh, Pung Luong and Che Cu Nha in the northern province of Yen Bai from September 14 to 20.

 In the rocky mountain areas of Hoang Su Phi, Ha Giang province, the Dao, Mong and Nung, ethnic people begin transplanting paddy seedlings after rain covers the drought-effected, terraced fields in late June.

 The Government Inspectorate will put four big state-run groups under the microscope after many state-owned enterprises’ misuse of state capital hits the headlines.

 Global partner helps Vietnam ensure traffic safety; Photographic exhibition on Spratly islands; Ho Chi Minh statue inaugurated in Buenos Aires; Da Nang City offers support to fishermen for new boats

 Iran has doubled its capacity at an underground nuclear facility, a UN atomic agency report showed Thursday, in spite of UN Security Council resolutions, sanctions and talk of Israeli military action.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Initial studies indicate that the main original timber and stone components of the Tram Gian (100 compartments) Pagoda in Ha Noi's Chuong My District are still intact,

VietNamNet Bridge – Over the past 67 years, Vietnam’s diplomacy has always accompanied the country’s effort for progress and has significantly contributed to an array of glorious achievements,

 Various activities have been held nationwide to mark Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).   

  VietNamNet Bridge – People in Son Dong commune in Hoai Duc district, Hanoi have a good life thanks to their traditional trade: making Buddha statues and altars.

 A week after Samsung was ordered to pay $1 billion to Apple for patent infringements, a Japanese court has backed the South Korean company in another dispute with its U.S. rival.

Private Public Partnership (PPP) is believed to be the best solution for developing recycled energy projects. However, in Vietnam, both the two partners – private investors and the state – still cannot find a common voice to follow the model.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Thi Thanh's fingers tremble while reading a document with the results of a DNA test on the remains of an unknown war martyr.

  VietNamNet Bridge – Smuggled goods blatantly transported on the waterway and land accesses is a challenge over the past years to the authorities in border areas of Cambodia and Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Worldwide Arms Museum in the southern city of Vung Tau is among the most worth-to-see museums in Vietnam, with valuable objects which are arranged very professionally.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is still placed 14th in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings, despite winning the 2012 Vietnam Yonex Sunrise Open.

 Many TV programs such as films, documentaries, and art performances will be broadcast on Vietnam Television channels to mark National Day on September 2.

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 Of the three Vietnamese athletes competing at the Paralympics in London yesterday, power-lifter Nguyen Thi Hong finished with the best result – fourth in the women's under 40kg event.

 The death toll from the coal mine blast in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan rose Friday afternoon to 41, as rescuers tried to reach five trapped miners whose fates were unknown, according to the local government.