VietNamNet Bridge - In the first half of the year, the VN Index exceeded the 700-point and then the 750-point threshold, the highest point since 2009.

Responding to residents’ concerns about the controversial move to chop down old trees, Ha Noi Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung has pledged that his administration will provide clear information on its plans to replace, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thai Son Nam have beaten Sanest Tourist Khanh Hoa 7-2 in the last round of the National Futsal Championship to officially lift the title.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young painter Pham Hong Minh is doing his best to prepare for his first live painting performance in HCM City in July.

Hue residents voiced their anger after the tomb of a king’s wife was razed during construction of a parking lot near the mausoleums of emperors Tu Duc and Dong Khanh.

 An ancient stone stele featuring the name of a Nguyen Dynasty emperor's wife was found underground in an ongoing car park project near the Tomb of Emperor Dong Khanh and Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc in Hue.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Decision No.2458/QD-BVHTTDL to announce more national intangible cultural heritages on June 22. 

 Villagers in China visited what used to be their relatives' homes on Monday to mourn loved ones lost when a landslide swept down a mountain, with little hope of finding anyone alive 

FPT will implement a digital map of Hanoi that provides people and agencies with real-time traffic information and a list of traffic infrastructure facilities for public transport. 

The sex ratio at birth has risen in 45 provinces and cities a year after the plan to control gender imbalance for 2016-2025 period was agreed, announced the General Office of Population and Family Planning before World Population Day on July 11.  

 A road accident in Hanoi last week turned violent as a foreigner and two local men fought.

 Vietnam’s auto manufacturers and assemblers have proposed the Government reduce import duty on auto parts so that they can sell cars at more competitive prices than those of completely-built-up vehicles imported from regional countries.

 The Politburo is resolute to handle 12 loss-making megaprojects, affirming the State budget would no longer be used to finance these projects.

VietNamNet Bridge - Travellers to Kien Giang Province should pay a visit to see the pristine beauty and peaceful atmosphere of Hon Nghe (Nghe Islet) in Kien Luong District.

 The high-speed boat from the Mekong Delta’s Soc Trang province to Con Dao will be launched in July, announced Superdong Fast Ferry Kien Giang Joint Stock Company.

 Seven contemporary Vietnamese artists will take part in one of the largest and most important exhibitions on contemporary art in Southeast Asia next month in Tokyo, Japan.

 According to HCMC’s master construction plan by 2025 approved by the Prime Minister, the city will have four satellite cities. However, implementation of these projects have rather been slow.

French director Oliver Lorelle’s ‘Ciel Rouge’ (Red Sky), which is set in Vietnam in the early years of the Indochina War and shot entirely in Vietnam’s northern mountainous areas, will be shown in mid-July in France and in October in Vietnam.

 At least nine people were dead and 28 others went missing after a tour boat with some 170 passengers onboard capsized Sunday afternoon in northwest Colombia.

What do business leaders think about Vietnam's economic situation?

Hanoi has been taking major steps towards the government’s recommendations on improving the business climate towards transparency and international conformity.

A source of VIR revealed that the zero VND Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Ocean Bank) has been sold to a foreign bank in Asia. 

 Hanoi, Danang and HCM City’s taxi associations have sent a joint petition to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, asking for him to intervene to guarantee a fair business environment.

 Pakistani hospitals on Monday struggled to treat scores of severely burned victims of a fuel tanker explosion that killed at least 146 people,

 Firms are complaining that the Vietnam Northern Food Corporation and Southern Food Corporation are monopolising markets as they are banned from signing contracts prior to the giant businesses getting first option.