VietNamNet Bridge – Designs by Vietnamese architects have been shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival (WAF).

Diplomats from embassies and consulates in Vietnam, together with hundreds of international guests, gathered to enjoy the Ky Uc Hoi An show in the ancient tourist town in Quang Nam Province last Friday night.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam National Women’s Football team yesterday beat Indonesia 6-0 in their first match of Group B at the AFF Women’s Championship 2018, held at the Jaka Baring Stadium, Indonesia.

Around 100 athletes from Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Taipei are competing at the 32nd Open Golden Racket Int’l Table Tennis Tournament 2018 that got started today

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s VTV Binh Dien Long An won the silver medal on July 2 at the Sealect Tuna Cup Women’s Volleyball Championship 2018, held at Weesommai Gymnasium in Sisaket, Thailand.

VietNamnet Bridge - Da Nang City has become a favorite destination for MICE (meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions) tourists.

 Quang Trung Software City, International Accelerator, Inc., and MagRabbit Inc. have signed a memorandum of understanding for a programme to accelerate innovative start-ups in the US.

 The US$/VND exchange rate on Tuesday cooled down in some large commercial banks after the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) said it will intervene to stabilise the market if necessary, contributing to keeping the macro-economy steady.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 12-year-old girl in Hanoi has decided to donate her cornea to people who could use it before taking her last breath on Monday.

 From the mountainous northern province of Son La, Vi Thi Thu Trang won the first prize at Craft and Design Challenge launched by British Council. Trang is a member of the Thai ethnic group who earned a degree in architecture

Howard Limbert, a British caver who has spent 30 years of his life in Vietnam is heading to Thailand to offer their assistance to a group of young boys that have been trapped in a cave for over nine days.

 Vietnam’s U19 football team beat the Philippines’ U19 squad 5-0 in the second match of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U19 Youth Championship in Indonesia on July 3.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has assured Bulgarian leaders that the Vietnamese government and people want to strengthen friendship and cooperation with Bulgaria.

 Major media agencies from the six member countries of the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) engaged in discussions on July 3 on enhancing communication cooperation to boost tourism in the region.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue is paying an official visit to Brazil from July 2-3 with the aim to boost the Vietnam-Brazil relations.

 Craft villages in Thua Thien Hue provide the locals an income while promoting the area’s culture and tourism.

 The Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will present a performance of traditional Japanese bunraku puppetry theatre in Ho Chi Minh City in mid-July to mark 45 years of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.

NA Vice Chairman meets voters in Lao Cai province, Vietnam, Laos look to settle free migration, undocumented marriages, Vietnamese leaders congratulate US on Independence Day, Vietnam, Israel to boost cooperation in fighting crime

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas visitors stayed in HCM City for 5.2 days on average in 2017, with foreign tourists on holidays spending four days, 

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on July 2 said it will implement the Branded Fares Matrix as part of its efforts to catch up with the modern global airline sector.

 Vietnam’s economy is not likely to experience an economic crisis next year, according to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, though it has suffered such crises in 1979, 1989, 1999 and 2009, following consistent 10-year cycles.

 The severe heat wave that has scorched the northern and central region since last weekend is predicted to end on June 6, but until then the localities will continue suffering from high temperature of 38-40 degree Celsius.

Retired English teacher Nguyen Thanh Tam in Ho Chi Minh City spends hours every day making World Cup mascots from eggshells as a way to join in the tournament’s excitement worldwide.

 Turkey has decided to levy anti-dumping evasion duties of 8 percent on partially oriented yarn (POY) products imported from seven countries and territories including Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

The 14th NA adopted at its 5th session a resolution on continuing to improve and enforce policies and laws on the management and use of State capital and assets in enterprises and during the equitisation of State-owned enterprises.