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.

 Vietnam has attracted companies renting industrial property due to low cost as well as strategic location, strong economic growth and development of the middle-class, according to JLL Vietnam.

 The Vietnamese delegation has actively contributed to the discussions at the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which wrapped up on July 7 in Geneva, Switzerland after three weeks of sitting. 

 Vietnamese boxers are competing with professional boxers from the Republic of Korea at the Vina Boxing Cup 2018, held in the southern province of Dong Nai on July 7.

 Over 93 percent of interviewed foreign tourists said they are satisfied with their trips to Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Annual Tourism Report 2017 by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

 Waterway tourism in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to receive about 450,000 tourists in 2018 and the figure is projected to increase by 15 percent in the following years.

Japan’s Kishokai helps Vietnamese hospital standardise services, Children’s Council model shows efficiency, Vietnam Women’s Union delegation active in Argentina, Nhan Dan newspaper opens representative office in Russia

 Trung Nam Solar Power JSC on July 7 kicked off construction of a $216.5 million solar power plant in Thuan Bac district, the south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuan.

Vinsmart and the leading Spanish technology firm BQ recently signed a strategic partnership agreement to promote the production of smartphones branded Vsmart.

 Tam Dao has made it an attractive destination for visitors on weekends and holidays thanks to its cool weather throughout the year like Da Lat and Sa Pa.

 The swine flu virus A/H1N1 has left a female dead in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long after a male patient died at a medical centre in Tran Van Thoi district of Ca Mau province earlier this month.

 The third Cai Rang Floating Market Culture and Tourism Festival kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 7. 

Danang invests in infrastructure projects worth VND40 billion, Chinese agencies support Vietnamese flood-hit victims, Efforts made to prevent and fight forest fires, Key traffic projects linking Hai Phong and Quang Ninh to be completed in Q3

Two ventures at the top of the food chain in Vietnam, Value of pepper exports feeling the grind, Russia’s World Cup market buy into Vietnam’s refreshing lychees, Raw material shortage, low prices stifle cashew industry

VietNamNet Bridge - China may become the biggest importer of Vietnam’s seafood in the time to come. It is already the major importer of many other items.

 The craft of making the colourful and elaborately decorated costumes of Red Dao women in Bac Kan province is careful and demanding process in every step, from dyeing to weaving and sewing.