It seems just about everyone has been launching a flying car lately, but the Kitty Hawk Flyer stands out for one big reason: it’s here today.

 HCM City, JICA to meet quarterly to speed up projects, PM looks to maintain high-level visits between Vietnam, Laos, Second ASEAN-India workshop on blue economy held, Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh welcomes new Mozambican ambassador

 Head coach of the national football team Park Hang-seo on July 18 affirmed his determination to help the U23 Vietnamese team overcome the qualifying round of the upcoming 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018). 

 Two more people in Ho Chi Minh City and the southern province of Tay Ninh have reportedly died from the swine flu virus A/H1N1, whose return last June has raised great public concern.

 As many as 32 Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) and international organisations have confirmed that they will attend the 14th Assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) slated for September 19-22 in Hanoi. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Junior Sepaktakraw Championship 2018 has kicked off in Dong Nai. The event has attracted 200 athletes from 13 provinces, cities and sepaktakraw clubs across the country, 

 The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) was concluded and officially signed in Belgium’s Brussels on June 25. 

 The US newspaper Newsweek has listed Ha Long Bay of Vietnam among the Top 100 most beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Sites, which include both natural and man-made wonders.

 The Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam recently presented performances of traditional Japanese puppetry in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. 

 “Best English bookstore in Hanoi,” or “A heaven for bookaholics” are two among the comments of foreigners who have visited Bookworm, a bookshop filled with English books in Hanoi.

The capital buffaloes galloped to victory as they beat the Wings of HCM City in the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League 2018 on July 17 at their home-turf Ho Xuan Huong Gymnasium, District 3.

A programme will be held in Kaohsiung and Taipei cities in China’s Taiwan from July 24-27 to promote tourism in Vietnam, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). 

 Demand for the Vietnamese dong has surged significantly recently, pushing up interest rates in the inter-bank market.

 The financial sector needs to work on a solution to reduce tax rates but still increase the total tax collection.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Supaksom Nuntana from Thailand won the sixth and final stage of the National Women’s Cycling Open - An Giang Television Cup 2018 on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition showcasing origami works of art, titled Nhung Doi Canh (Wings), will open to the public on Friday at Vincom Centre for Contemporary Art.

Costs have been cut for 70 healthcare services at hospitals and clinics nationwide following a circular that took effect on Sunday. Patients will now pay anything from 5 to 50 per cent less for dozens of services.

 Google has been fined a record €4.34bn ($5bn; £3.9bn) over Android. The European Commission said the firm had used the mobile operating systemto illegally "cement its dominant position" in search.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of residents from Quy Nhon in the central province of Binh Dinh have been setting up blockades over the past two days along a section of Highway 1A to prevent dust-billowing lorries

 The 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand last week have spoken publicly of their ordeal for the first time, describing the "moment of miracle" when divers found them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City swimmers shone at the National Youth Swimming Championship which concluded in HCM City yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - A new investment wave is expected to hit Vietnam’s textile & garment industry in the time to come, triggered by the Vietnam-South Korea FTA.

VinFast factory will have 1,200 remote-controlled robots operating on nights and weekends. Vo Quang Hue, Vingroup Deputy CEO-Automotive, shared with local media some thoughts about VinFast amid the technology revolution 4.0

 Retail companies are racing to expand but are challenged by high rental costs in major cities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday gave a warning to Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan as a disciplinary measure for his violations at the ministry.