The Upside Down House in the southern city of Vung Tau is the country’s quirkiest and funniest tourist attraction for all ages and generations.

A multi-million-dollar restoration of the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, a piece of Ho Chi Minh City history, has gotten underway.

 Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem had draws in both the sixth and seventh round of the World Open 2017 chess tournament in the US.

Teams from six Asian countries will highlight the VTV Women’s Volleyball Cup that gets underway July 8 at the Hai Duong Competition Hall in the northern city of Hai Duong, according to a press conference.

 Two Afghan girls refused visas to the United States for a robot-building competition said on Tuesday they were mystified by the decision, as the contest's organizers said teams from Iran and Sudan ...

 The Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1) Consortium has unveiled the launch of commercial services on the 25,000-km AAE-1 submarine cable system, which links Europe to the Far East.

 The Hanoi People’s Council has voted overwhelmingly to limit the use of personal vehicles in the inner city by 2030 to ease traffic jams.

 Fulbright Everest Launchpad, a free English teaching programme for 40 11th and 12th graders around the country started on July 3.

 Vietnam’s Sanna Khanh Hoa crushed Vientiane Capital of Laos 9-2 at the AFF Futsal Club Championship in Bangkok on July 4.

The government’s goal to extract an additional 1 million tonnes of crude oil by the year’s end to meet its economic growth target is very challenging, said Chairman of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Association Ngo Thuong San.

 Nearly 9,600 traffic accidents resulting in 4,134 deaths and 8,000 injuries were reported in Vietnam in the first half of this year.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Phung Quoc Hien paid a visit to Morocco from July 2-4.

 Vietnam earns over $73 bln from 12 most exported goods

 Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh, the first airport invested in by a private business in Vietnam, is scheduled to be operational in late March 2018.

Hanoi has focused efforts on improving administrative procedures and business climate as well as priority mechanisms to develop industrial parks (IPs) and attract more investments in its IPs this year.

 Noi Bai International Airport said on July 4 that it will upgrade the domestic terminal (T1) in eight months starting July 11.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Uong Chu Luu met with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan Tadamori Oshima and held talks with Vice President of Japan’s House of Councillors Akira Gunji on July 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – N.C.T, a 32-year-old man, and his partner, a 38-year-old man, are waiting at the District 11 Preventive Medicine Centre to receive free antiretroviral drugs.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc underlined the need to create an open environment for commercial activities while chairing the Cabinet’s regular meeting on July 4, which focused on building institutions, laws and policies. 

 Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich hosted a reception on July 4 for Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Thailand General Chaichan Changmongkol.

 Hanoi authorities said construction progress is being speeded up so that the Hanoi Train Station-Nhon urban railway project (Route No. 3) will be completed in 2021.

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swara​j have reiterated wishes and determination of their senior leaders to continue expanding the bilateral relationship.

A humble coastal village in Tam Ky city, Quang Nam province has received a makeover with vivid murals as part of an art exchange programme, helping to boost local tourism and improve residents’ lives.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse left Hanoi on July 5 morning to visit Germany and attend the G20 Summit in Hamburg at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

A ceremony will be organised on July 8 in Hanoi to present the “Vietnam Tourism Award 2017” to businesses with the best performances in 2016.