VietNamNet Bridge - While other regional countries have shut down some cement plants and stopped developing new projects, Vietnam is doing the opposite.

Technology fans were excited to see the images of BPhone 3, or the third-generation BPhone, a made-in-Vietnam product, appearing on 2018 World Cup ads.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign teachers at foreign language centers do not have teaching certificates.

 Nearly 386,000 books were sold at Ho Chi Minh City’s Duong Sach (or Book Street) in the first half of this year, bringing a revenue of 20 billion VND (880,000 USD), up 5 percent annually. 

 The Ministry of Transport has proposed a plan to upgrade runways at Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat airports, the nation’s two largest and busiest airports, which would cost around 4.2 trillion VND (184 million USD).

 A ritual celebrating the ripe avocado season was held in Dak R’Moan hamlet of Dak R’Moan commune in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on July 18.

 The Hanoi Transport Service Company (Transerco) has introduced the new ticket price for its double-decker tour bus service.

 More than 50 photos featuring women’s nude bodies by 10 popular artists will be on show in downtown Hanoi between July 20 and 27.

 Fishes raised by farmers along the Da River in the northern province of Hoa Binh died en masse during the past week, causing great losses.

 Floods brought by typhoon Son Tinh killed two people, damaged 15 houses and thousands of hectares of crops yesterday in the central and northern provinces.

 The National Youth Shooting Championship started at the National Sports Training Centre in Hanoi on Wednesday.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam said that it agreed with the proposal of the Ministry of Industry and Trade to suspend the import of cryptocurrency mining machines in a move to improve the management of currency transactions in the country.

 Writer Nguyen Ngoc Tu was announced as the laureate of the Literaturpreis Prize 2018 for the German version of her book Endless Field, she told Viet Nam News on Thursday.

 A festival celebrating the avocado season was held in Dak R’Moan commune of the Central Highlands of Dak Nong on July 18.

 Police in northern Phu Tho province have asked the provincial People’s Procuracy to prosecute 92 people for involvement in a major online gambling ring.

 The US-China trade war and the fall in the Chinese Yuan post big impacts for the world economy, including Vietnam. Some experts have said Vietnam should employ flexible exchange rate policies in response.

 Vietnam’s rice export has posted remarkable figures in the first half of 2018, and the sector expects business to get better in the remaining months of the year as the country’s traditional rice markets are increasing import. 

 A cyclo driver in Hanoi has denied having given votive money as change to two French tourists.

 Vietnamese people are consuming too much salt according to the Ministry of Health's report.

 Two young men have drowned and one other gone missing while bathing in Quy Nhon beach in Binh Dinh Province.

 The new-age carrier Vietjet and Boeing Commercial Airplanes signed an order contract for 100 B737 MAX aircraft with a total value of US$12.7 billion at the Farnborough International Airshow 2018.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MoNRE) is struggling to handle nearly 6,000 of scrap containers held up at major sea ports around the country, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Viet Van, vice chairman of Vinh Phuc’s People’s Committee, speaks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam on some key points that Vietnam should change to attract more foreign investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Children can experiment with rubber tires, wooden pallets, water pipes and other loose parts on July 22 on pedestrian-only Le Thai To Street by Hoan Kiem Lake, as part of an event 

Major economic hubs of big cities and provinces nationwide have announced ambitious multi-billion dollar projects to become smart cities, well-equipped to take advantage of opportunities presented by the digital age.