The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has asked the United States Federal Aviation Administration to carry out the International Aviation Safety Assessment program in Vietnam.

Luis Fonsi, whose hit track “Despacito” attracted more than 5 billion views on Youtube, arrived at Danang airport on July 3.

People in Hanoi are finding many ways to shade themselves from the blazing sun while travelling on streets including wearing long coats or blankets.

 Customs officers at Tan Son Nhat International Airport have discovered foreign currency being illegally brought out of the country.

 Locals in Chau Truc Village, Binh Dinh Province have opposed against a solar plant project as they claim the area they often fish in will be used by the project.

 More people, particularly children, have been hospitalised due to the scorching heat which is ravaging the country’s northern and central regions.

 Nine sets of remains of soldiers who died in the American War have been found in a durian garden in Dong Nai Province.

 Massive selling pressure hit many large-caps, drowning the market, making VN-Index become the biggest loser index in Asia on Tuesday session.

 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.