Officials and scientists have said that the accident at the Sepien Senamnoi hydropower dam in Attapeu, Laos will not create a “water bomb” attacking the Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.

 The Inspection Commission of the Party Central Committee held its 28th session from July 24-26, focusing on violations of regulations committed by several units and individuals.

 Vietnamese agencies, businesses, organisations, and individuals have offered aid to victims of the collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam in Sanamxay district of the Lao province of Attapeu. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received President of the Japan-Mekong Parliamentary Friendship Association Ryu Shionoya in Hanoi on July 27.

Cambodian PM offers sympathies over natural disaster in northern Vietnam, Official highlights cooperation between Vietnam, Japan legislatures, Inspection sector reviews H1 performance, Vietnam chairs ASEAN Committee meeting in Netherlands

 Street vendors have grown along with Hanoi through hundreds of years. They have become a symbolic image of the thousands-year-old capital.

 Vietnamese shooters are aiming for gold medals at the upcoming Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia, the Vietnam Shooting Federation said at a ceremony to send off the team in Hanoi on July 26.  

Tran Van Dung stumbled into a traditional Vietnamese martial art called Nhat Nam as a college kid looking for something to do. After falling in love with the activity, he has shared passion for the martial art with hundreds of pupils

 Bernd Lange, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade, has said he expects the EVFTA to be signed at the Asia-Europe Meeting Summit in October or sometime in November this year.

 The Ho Chi Minh City International Track & Field – Vietnam Open 2018 wrapped up on July 27.

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese-made smartphones imitating Samsung's upcoming high-end models are being sold in HCMC at VND2.7 million.

 There is just nearly a month left before the 2018 Asiad commences in Indonesia. Joining many athletes in other teams, members of Vietnam’s gymnastics squad are working hard.

 VietNamNet Bridge – War injuries haven’t kept veteran Tran Quang Lieu from his dream to become a maths teacher.

Vietnam now has more than 13 million 4G users after over a year of the service's deployment, accounting for about 30 percent of the total number of mobile phone subscribers, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC). 

 One delicious specialty visitors should try when they come to Ninh Binh is the local dish of eel noodles.

 Diving into the jade waters of Phu Quoc would satisfy every visitor coming to Vietnam’s largest island. But there is one thing worth trying once in a lifetime - enjoying the exquisite beauty of the southernmost island at sunset.

Vietnamese start-up Homedy.com raises funds from three investors, FPT Retail sees profit up 30% to US$6.38 million in 6 months, Vietnam spends US$14 million per day paying interest on loans

Preferring healthy food and eco-friendly products, using less plastic, and encouraging the “Go Green” spirit among the community, more and more Vietnamese youths have taken to living a greener lifestyle.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the last two years, Vietnam saw many foreign finance institutions leaving Vietnam or scaling down their investment.

Professor Nguyen Viet Trung, Editor in Chief of the Acta Mathematica Vietnamica, speaks to the magazine Tia Sang from the Ministry of Science and Technology on the country’s efforts to improve the quality of Vietnamese science journals.

 A number of local startups have done well in providing passenger and goods transport services.

 A fusion concert featuring traditional music and beatboxing by artist Ngo Hong Quang took place at the French Cultural Center in Hanoi on the last day of June to debut his album “Nam Nhi” (Macho).

 Though opportunities for M&A deals in Vietnam`s life insurance market are not plenty, foreign investors have still pursued this approach as it is the fastest way for them to join the potential market.

This summer, if you visit Nha Trang and Phu Quoc, you will have a chance to enjoy a ton of special promotions on shopping and exclusive airport services at the two International Airports of Cam Ranh and Phu Quoc.

 Forbes Vietnam on July 26 organised a ceremony to honour Vietnam’s top 50 listed companies in 2018, which account for 70.8 percent of total market capitalisation on the HCM and Hanoi stock exchanges.