VietNamNet Bridge – A repatriation ceremony of the remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Việt Nam was held at Đà Nẵng International Airport on Sunday. 

 Parts of western Japan hit by deadly floods and landslides are facing unprecedented danger as more downpours are expected, 

 Cave divers in Thailand are poised to restart the high-risk operation to extract the remaining eight boys and their football coach from a vast flooded cave system.

 Vietnamese shares advanced on Monday morning, driven by banks and energy companies.

QTSC to back IT startups expanding to U.S., RoK takes lead in tourist arrivals in Thua Thien-Hue, Garment-textile sector raises export target to 35 billion USD, Korean delegation surveys investment climate in Ha Nam

HCM City launches campaign to help street kids, Two missing victims found in Sài Gòn River, Central province begins solar power project at log farm, One dies, 21 injured in truck-tractor accident

VietNamNet Bridge - The hotel market has been growing quickly, with the number of projects developed by foreign investors and managed by foreign brands increasing from 30 in 2010 to 79 by the end of 2017.

Forty-two percent of coal-fired thermal power projects in the world are in South East Asia. While the use of coal-fired plants is declining globally, Vietnam has been expanding the number of plants.

Bad management, substandard teachers, poor facilities, unobserved regulations and loose supervision. This is how Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha described household-run nursery establishments at the latest National Assembly session.

 The rainy season has arrived in Việt Nam’s Central Highlands, and people living along the Ea Rớt River in Đắk Lắk Province, again, risk their lives using handmade rafts and cables to cross the river.

 Trần Minh Tiến, owner of a shop in Long An Province, said he sells some 10 kinds of goods made from natural and environment-friendly materials such as grasses, bamboo and coconut fibre, replacing products made from plastic.

 Sông Lam Nghệ An (SLNA) beat Nam Định 3-2 in the 18th round of the V.League 1 yesterday.

 Midfielder Trần Minh Vương of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) has won the award for best V.League 1 goal in June from the Việt Nam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF).

 An international website for expats across the globe has named Viet Nam as one of the friendliest countries in the world. Internations.org surveyed 13,000 people living in countries away from their home to ask which is the best place to retire.

 Tận Hưởng Bản Sắc Việt (Savour Việt Nam), a photobook highlighting the beauty of the country and the people, has been released in HCM City.

 The new boat tour at the tourism hub of Trang An complex is adding more prestige to the UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site while at the same time strengthening the province’s tourism brand.

 The number of foreign tourists to VN in the first six months of 2018 surged 27.2 per cent year-on-year to 7.9 million.

  The central city rejected a proposal to build a 7km cable car route spanning the Thu Bồn River and connecting Hội An and Duy Xuyên District.

 The number of traffic accidents, traffic-related deaths and injuries in Việt Nam dropped in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year.

 Authorities in Hanoi have asked the Government for permission to conduct a pilot plan which allows them to supply other agencies with information from its citizen database in exchange for a fee.

 Hanoi People’s Committee chairman Nguyen Duc Chung has asked authorised agencies to crack down on illegal sand mining activities in Phuc Tho District.

 Issues relating to the management of apartment buildings and the quality of non-public kindergartens dominated the question and answer session as the 15th Hanoi People’s Council wrapped up its sixth meeting yesterday.

 The State monopoly in the rail industry has diminished competition and pushed the sector to the edge of crisis, economic experts said yesterday.

 Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh has asked the Government Inspectorate of VN to respond in writing to complaints about environmental violations from residents who live near the Da Phuoc Solid Waste Treatment Complex in HCMC.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors are interested in BOT projects, but few investors dare to pour money into the sector because of unstable policies.