Vietnam’s total revenue from retail sales and services in the first half of this year has maintained high growth since the beginning of the year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 The FIFA World Cup that now enters the quarterfinals has inspired humour in artists as funny football cartoons and caricatures have now become an added delight for each game. 

 Hanoi hopes to create a new driving force for the local culture industry, a sector with untapped potential.

Honda Vietnam will present nearly 2 million helmets to first graders nationwide in the 2018-2019 academic year under a programme announced on July 5.  

 Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh is frequently dubbed as the “Kingdom of Caves” for the magnificent specimens it boasts. 

 Police in Mai Son district, the northern mountainous province of Son La, recently arrested a man trafficking drugs.

 Vietnam splashed out 790 million USD to import 2.43 million tonnes of fertiliser in the first half of this year, a year-on-year increase of 21.8 percent in value and 1.2 percent in volume.

 Mollis organic towels of Phong Phu Corporation have received “very good response” in the market after being launched last year, a sign that premium products are becoming more popular in Vietnam.

 The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has chosen six craft villages for preservation to develop tourism.

 A Japanese court on July 6 sentenced Yasumasa Shibuya to life in prison over the 2017 murder of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in Chiba prefecture, according to the Kyodo news agency. 

 Leading theatres and art troupes in HCM City are working to preserve cai luong (reformed opera) by using young actors in their new productions.

 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the provincial People’s Committees of Ha Giang, Vinh Phuc and Thua Thien-Hue on July 6 signed project agreements totaling 223.87 million USD for the Secondary Green Cities Development Project. 

 Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW), in cooperation with Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh, has successfully released 25 Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) into a safe habitat for the species.

 The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau plans to host the Sea Festival 2018 from August 28 to September 3, with a focus on connecting coastal provinces and cities across Vietnam.

 As many as 885 agricultural enterprises were established in the first six months of 2018, raising total firms in this sector to 8,667, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

 The IPP Grand Harvest Day took place in Hanoi on July 6, concluding the four-year implementation of the Vietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Programme (IPP) Phase 2.

  The Vietnamese cashew sector is calling for an 800 million USD credit package from commercial banks to better serve its exports, as heard at a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 6. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Both Vietnamese and international analysts say that establishing a new air carrier was an audacious but risky step taken by the dollar billionaire Trinh Van Quyet.  

If you are thinking of taking a relaxing family break this summer, here are the top 7 hotels and resorts which are free for kids under 12 years old across the country.

HCM City posts GRDP growth of 7.76 percent in year’s first half, Vietnam’s export of aquatic products grows strongly in year’s first half, Vietnamese rice exports to Malaysia soar over last five months

 After finishing his bio-chemistry master's program in France, Ngo Chi Cong decided to start his own business with lotus, the iconic flower of his hometown in Dong Thap province.

With 4 billion liters of beer consumed every year, Vietnam’s market is a promising one for investors. However, many of them have faced problems.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Their homes next to the tracks are noisy, dangerous, and technically illegal, but the capital’s rail-side residents have built a close-knit community. 

 HCMC will reduce waste burial to below 50% by 2020 by switching to new waste treatment technologies, according to the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Generations ago, residents of Le Thuy District in the central province of Quang Binh developed unique chants to serve as the soundtrack to labour in the fields and at sea.