HCM City authorities are considering ways to expand Tan Son Nhat International Airport, including building more passenger terminals and speeding up approved expansion projects on military land.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam set a target of winning a gold medal for women and a berth in the final for the men at the coming Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia.

The next National Assembly meeting session will take place from October 23 to November 22, announced the NA Secretary General Nguyen Hanh Phuc yesterday.

A bridge will be built to replace the Chau Giang Ferry now being used on the Hau River in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, according to the Ministry of Transport.

 The U.N. cultural organization added an ancient temple site in Cambodia to its world heritage list, the government said on Sunday, bringing the number of heritage sites in the Southeast Asian country to three.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign supermarkets have stepped up distribution of their products as the retail war heats up. 

 Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has submitted its value to the Ministry of Transport for approval so that it can go ahead with equitisation.

The annual growth goal of 6.7 per cent is likely to remain beyond reach despite an improved economic performance in the second half of the year, says Nguyen Duc Thanh, Director of the Viet Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research.

 Some 40 black shanked douc langurs (Pygathrix nigripes), divided into three herds, have been found living on Chua Chan Mountain in southern Dong Nai Province’s Xuan Loc District.

 Ly Hoang Nam and Sun Fajing advanced to the quarter-finals of the China F12 Men’s Futures tennis tournament in Shenzhen City on Monday.

 The 25th Southeastern Viet Nam photo festival gave out awards and honour to works by regional artists.

 As many as 180,079 documents of 12,683 businesses were processed through the national one-stop-shop (OSS) mechanism by the end of June 2017, representing year-on-year rises of 107 percent and 70 percent, respectively.

 Vietnam is willing to offer Sudanese military officers admission to its National Military Academy, Ltd. Gen. Pham Hong Huong said on July 11.

JICA, Ministry of Health and Viet Nam Social Security yesterday signed a record on the discussions of a project to improve the management of health insurance payment in Viet Nam.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to establish a State Appraisal Council to appraise the first phase of HCM City’s metro line No 5 between Sai Gon Bridge in Binh Thanh District and District 8 and report to the Government.

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

 The Ministry of Health has instructed health departments nationwide to strictly inspect private health clinics to ensure they are offering safe and high quality treatment.

With an expanding room inventory and a lot of projects scheduled to launch in the near future, the competition in the upscale hotel market will start to heat up, especially in the five-star segment, 

Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of Defence tells the Vietnam News Agency that the nation’s defence forces not only protect national sovereignty, but they also contribute to socio-economic development.

Choreographer Tuyet Minh will debut her second show Um Ba La in September. It is a contemporary show combining dance with circus acts. All performers of Um Ba La are award-winning circus artists 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central coastal city of Da Nang officially launched its open-top double-decker bus tour yesterday.

 The implementation of regulations related to food advertisement has improved, but managing advertising on social networks like Facebook and YouTube has faced a number of difficulties.

 The Indonesian national team secured a berth in the semi-finals of the annual VTV International Women’s Volleyball Cup, on July 11, in Hai Duong City.

 This year’s international Golden Paddle table tennis tournament promises many surprises, according to organisers.

 Le Quang Liem pocketed the third draw at the Danzhou Super Grandmaster Tournament in China on July 11.