An exhibition featuring 146 artworks of oil paintings, silk paintings and sculptures on a variety of subjects by 118 artists opened at the Fine Arts Museum in Ho Chi Minh City last week. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Idol 2012 storm will make landfall at 8pm this Friday with the airing of its first episode.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Do Tuan Anh of Domesco Pharmacy Dong Thap claimed victory in the second stage of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta cycling tournament – An Giang Plant Protection Cup yesterday, Aug 14.

International observers highly appreciate the inflation decrease in Vietnam, but keeps cautious with their predictions about the growth prospect and repeatedly express their worries about the bank bad debts.

 Train fares will temporarily go down by at least 10 per cent, said the Viet Nam Railway Corporation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tropical storm Kai Tak, which has formed off the east coast of the Philippine’s Luzon Island, will move to the northeastern area of the East Sea and may strengthen.

 A young woman in the Central Highlands city of Da Lat has recently attracted the attention of local residents as well as visitors to the city’s Hoa Binh area to her special dress, which is made from lettuce.

 The British government on Tuesday said it hopes the London 2012 Olympics would give a boost to tourism to the country, particularly from China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 100 athletes will compete in the annual 2012 GoPro Hero Da Nang Triathlon at My Khe Beach on September 29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will defend his title at the Viet Nam Open-Yonex Sunrise Cup which starts on August 20 in HCM City.

 U.S. Republican presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign announced on Tuesday it had raised 7.4 million U.S. dollars online in three days after the formal announcement of Congressman Paul Ryan joining the ticket.

 Deputy PM welcomes Venezuelan Vice-Foreign Minister; Lao Party leader supports strong ties with Vietnam; Indian National Day celebrated in Hanoi, HCM City; Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits Cambodia

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang received a number of foreign ambassadors who presented their credentials on August 14 before assuming their new positions in Vietnam.

The Ministries of Industry and Trade and Finance are considering loosening the requirements enterprises must have to be able to import cars.

Vietnam has got a red card for a lot of shortcomings in the wildlife protection. Despite a sufficient legal framework on the issue, wild animals still have been hunted and killed to get extinct.

VietNamNet Bridge – The PhDs do business in different business fields, but they have a common characteristic that they have big influences in their fields. 

GSO has reported the same number of Internet subscribers of 4.4 million subscribers for the months from April to July. However, IT firms have affirmed the number of Internet subscribers has been increasing steadily.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On the afternoon of August 12, after leaving a coffee shop in Phan Ri Cua town in the central province of Binh Thuan, a drug addict suddenly drew his knife from his pocket to stab people around him.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A gala performance from the HCM City Ballet and Symphony Orchestra, the annual Autumn Melody concert, will be staged at the HCM City Opera House this weekend.

VietNamNet Bridge – Machine learning has become in fashion among the well-off families in big cities in Vietnam. However, educators have warned that the learning machine abuse would do more harm than good.