VietNamNet Bridge - A 12-year-old boy in Dak Nong Province was playing with a knife with his cousin when the blade slipped from the handle and entered the victim's forehead. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Transport said that of the 37 traffic jam hotspots in the city, 10 sites are becoming more congested.

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to a draft circular of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), foreigners will be permitted to deposit savings in VND and foreign currency at commercial banks in Vietnam.

Vietnamese government has given the greenlight to BMW to access and run maintenance services on a batch of 700 BMW cars being held at Vietnamese ports after Euro Autowas charged with scandalous violations of counterfeit paperwork.

 Increasing crude oil prices helped PetroVietnam exceed its revenue and profit targets by 15 per cent in the first half of 2017.

Vietnam’s mergers-and-acquisitions market has the potential to draw more Asian investors to a growing pool, as they search for opportunities away from slowing domestic markets. 

Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue has tasked the Ministry of Finance and the Government Office to publish the list of 730 equitized State-owed enterprises which have not registered shares trading and listed on stock market. 

 According a report from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, demand for automobiles will likely reach  between 800,000-900,000 units by 2025 and 1.5-1.8 million by 2030.

 Finally, on July 11 the State Bank of Viet Nam decided to fulfill the business community’s expectations, cutting interest rates by 0.25 to 0.5 percentage points, the first such cuts since 2014.

 The film set-like bamboo forests in the northwest mountainous province of Cao Bang are likely perfect places for swashbuckler fans and young backpack tourists to check in and take photos.

 International brand names are starting to grab the attention of HCM City’s fashion-conscious people, clearing the way for more ready-to-wear clothing stores in Viet Nam.   

 Viet Nam is likely to reach total export turnover of US$200 billion for 2017, increasing more than 13 per cent from last year and exceeding the set target.

 With a rapidly expanding economy, the capacity for growth in both domestic and international trade is increasing Viet Nam’s appeal to foreign operators in the logistics sector.

 The supply of E5 bio-fuel is enough to meet the local demand and can fully replace RON 92 petrol beginning next year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) said.

 Recruitment demand is expected to rise for the rest of the year as companies plan to expand their production, labour market reports have revealed.

To compete with Grab and Uber, traditional taxi firms have begun providing e-hailing services. However, if people want a traditional taxi, they should call the operator rather than use an app.

 Muscle Contest Viet Nam will be held for the first time at Military Zone 7 Competition Centre in HCM City on August 19.

 Vietnamese labourers in the Republic of Korea (RoK) were advised to return home when their labour contracts expire at a workshop in Incheon on July 16. 

 Ho Chi Minh City is creating favourable conditions for investors to reuse and recycle garbage to produce electricity, according to Chairman of the city People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new classical music programme will be staged twice a month in HCM City with the aim of attracting young people to the genre.

Nearly 200 scientists, biologists and conservationists, unanimously have agreed that the construction of all buildings on the Son Tra Nature Reserve should be stopped immediately.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will send five athletes to compete in the 94th Malaysia Athletics Federation Pre-SEA Games Championships at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.

Viet Nam has become a major tourist market for Japan and the island nation hopes to attract more Vietnamese visitors, said Kuroiwa Yuji, governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, 

A two-hectare wild-orchid reserve in the Troh Bu Botanic Garden in Dak Lak Province has been recognised as the largest of its kinds in the country by the Viet Nam Record Organisation.

 Kanchia, a shy 18-year-old woman, was breastfeeding her infant when a most extraordinary request was made of her.