VietNamNet Bridge – To attract talented people into atomic energy development, those working in the area are being given red carpet treatment, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan told participants in the 3rd meeting

 Wushu champs draw 21 teams; Two young Vietnamese footballers set to join Aspire Academy; SGXT named ‘team of the month'

 VietNamNet Bridge – A seminar entitled “National Assembly’s role in corruption prevention and fight” was jointly held by the NA Standing Committee and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ha Long city,

Since businesses cannot access official credit sources, they have to borrow money on the black market. It’s now the golden age for loan sharks to do business.

 Midfielder Carli Lloyd scored a brace to inspire the United States to beat Japan 2-1 in the final of the Olympic women's soccer tournament on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign workers in recent years have been flocking to Vietnam, where they can easily find jobs and escape from the control by watchdog agencies thanks to the loose management.

 VietNamNet Bridge – All activities of concerned parties in the East Sea should strictly comply with international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), said a Foreign Ministry spokesman.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received visiting Lao Minister of Public Works and Transport Sommad Pholsena in Hanoi on August 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has retained his position at 11th in the world rankings, according to the Badminton World Federation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Court of Dak Nong Province yesterday, August 9, handed down a six-year jail sentence to former high school teacher Dinh Dang Dinh for spreading anti-State propaganda.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has nominated Deputy Foreign Minister Le Luong Minh to the post of Secretary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the 2013-2017 term.

Petrolimex, PV Oil and Saigon Petro are prompt to draw up the plan to seek petroleum supply sources from Singapore, South Korea and the Middle East after hearing about the unexpected supply interruption from Dung Quat refinery.

VietNamNet Bridge – After the Ministry of Transport gave a written reply that the fee collection to restrict private vehicles still cannot be implemented in the immediate time, automobile manufacturers have reported an increase in car sales.

 Egypt intensified its security operation to eliminate terrorists Thursday in North Sinai with more military equipment dispatched to the area.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh received in Hanoi on August 9 a delegation of the US House of Representatives’ Armed Services Committee.

 Iran's Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said Thursday that the peace plan for Syria put forward by Kofi Annan is still alive although he has resigned from the post of the UN and Arab League's special envoy to the unrest-torn country.

 Germans Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann beat reigning FIVB world champions Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti of Brazil to win the gold medal of men's beach volleyball at London Olympics on Thursday.

 Mohammed Maqrif is elected president of Libya's national assembly on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two Japanese companies are fixing a number of soaked spots and water leaks recently detected on the ceiling of Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Thiem Tunnel, the most modern tunnel in Vietnam

Vietnam now has the opportunity to become the biggest rice exporter in the world, since Thai rice has become less competitive in terms of prices. However, the No. 1 position does not bring benefits to rice growers.