State-of-the-art products in fire protection and rescue, security and safety will be introduced at the 10th International Security, Fire and Safety Exhibition & Conference in Vietnam.

 Ho Chi Minh City authorities have agreed to build a large-scale project on producing electricity from waste, aiming to cut the volume of buried waste by 50 percent by 2020. 

 Vietnam’s rice export markets development strategy

The Tuong Binh Hiep craft village in Phu Dau Mot city, the southern province of Binh Duong has produced lacquer products over nearly 100 years.

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted separate receptions on July 13 for the newly-accredited Ambassadors of Spain and Yemen who came to present credential letters to him.

Ly Hoang Nam had the perfect day yesterday, winning both his singles and doubles matches at the China F12 Men’s Futures tennis tournament in Shenzhen City.

Van Don District in the northern province of Quang Ninh plans to carry out forceful removal of construction violators in the protected Bai Tu Long Bay national park.

 The World Bank (WB) in Vietnam has stated that the Vietnamese economy marked positive changes in the first half, with growth estimated at 5.7 percent and inflation kept below 2 percent. 

The Empire Group and ViDe Bridge Limited Company of Vietnam will implement a project producing electricity from urban solid waste using advanced technology in the central city of Da Nang.

 Nguyen Thi That of Vietnam has won the final stage and the cup at the National Women’s Open Cycling Tournament for An Giang Television Cup.

Tsutomu Koizumi, head of Japan’s delegation to the first Senior Officials’ Meetings of the APEC forum held in Hanoi in February 2017, has highly valued Vietnam’s efforts in hosting the forum’s meetings.

 Vietnam and Turkey agreed to strive for a two-way trade of 4 billion USD by 2020 during the seventh meeting of the Vietnam-Turkey Joint Committee in Hanoi on July 13. 

 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said he will direct authorised agencies to work with Vietnam on the signing of an agreement on fishery cooperation while meeting Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on July 13.

 Vietnam was ranked 47th among over 127 economies surveyed in the global innovation index (GII) report 2017, the highest ranking to date, up 12 places compared to last year’s report.

 Police in the northern border province of Lai Chau said on July 13 that they have busted a trans-regional drug ring and seized 300,000 pink-coloured Methamphetamine pills weighing more than 30kg.

 Public hospitals in HCMC which do not receive local funds for regular expenditures will increase fees for non-insured patients by 30 percent from August 1, according to the city’s Department of Health.

The chief negotiators of the 11 TPP countries have agreed to aim to put the regional free trade deal into force under a new framework, following the withdrawal of the US, according Kyodo news.

Vietnam’s top travel event, the International Travel Expo HCM City, will return for the 13th year in September with the theme “Your Gateway to Tourism in Asia”.

On display at the event are charts showing the establishment and development of ASEAN over the past 50 years, postal stamps about the community, photos and documentaries about the land and people.

As of July 13, floods in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang caused 10 deaths, damaged nearly 200 houses and submerged large farming areas and aquatic ponds.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s best broken rice dishes can be found at Com Tam Moc Restaurant, which specialises in southern fare, both traditional and fusion.  

VietNamNet Bridge - The National Satellite Center, which regulates activities related to space and satellite, will be renamed Vietnam Space Center on July 17. 

VietNamNet Bridge - It will be difficult to curb inflation if unreasonable measures are used to reach a GDP growth rate of 6.7 percent and low inflation rate of 4 percent in 2017.

The massive mineral exploitation at four sites in Dong Hy district in Thai Nguyen province has led to serious consequences: the houses of 133 families have been affected by subsidence and cracking, and locals do not have water for daily life.

VietNamNet Bridge - The publicizing of students’ exam scores on websites became a hot topic on social media after a university lecturer criticized the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) for violating citizens’ privacy.