Vietnam, Laos embassies in US hold annual exchange, Lao NA Chairwoman Pany Yathotu welcomed in Son La, Central Highlands has 123 new-style rural communes, Ancient documents on offshore archipelagoes displayed

 Mud and red soil from a controversial tourism resort project in Danang City’s Son Tra District has polluted the local beach.

 HCM City Party Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan has called for the women to have more children to ensure the country's workforce.

 The HCMC People’s Committee yesterday made a decision to approve programs on developing human resource for information technology (IT) in the phase of 2017-2020 in implementing smart city project.

 Ho Chi Minh City leads the country in gender balance yet a woman in the child-bearing age has only 1.46 child averagely, lowest rate in the country.

 Site support groups (SSGs) have been set up in Vietnam by BirdLife International since 2002, proving effective in conserving important bird areas (IBAs) of the country.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Frankfurt International Airport in Germany’s Hessen state on the morning of July 5.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first half of this year has been one of the most remarkable periods in the history of Vietnamese tourism, a senior official said yesterday.

Renowned French photographer Réhahn is displaying his collection, Precious Heritage, in a free outdoor exhibition in the ancient coastal city of Hoi An through this summer. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health said 38 hospitals under its management will share medical test results from early next month to reduce expenses for patients who are often required to redo all their tests when they switch hospitals.

 Mobile carrier MobiFone officially rolled out its 4G services in 35 cities and provinces starting Tuesday.

 Providing parents with picture-based instructions - and with dosing tools that closely match the amount of medication needed - may help reduce cases of medication overdoses in children,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The “25th Hanoi Enthusiastic Music Festival” by the Hanoi Enthusiastic Music Club, is coming to O’Learys, 38 Ba Trieu Street, Hanoi on July 9.

VietNamNet Bridge – Four French films “Michael Kohlaas,” “Les Aventures d’Adèle Blanc-Sec,” “La Grande Illusion,” “Belle and Sébastien” and Vietnamese film “First Love” will be introduced in Hanoi in July.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasised the need of “quality over quantity” in law-making as he continued to chair the monthly cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A weeklong spell of rain in the northern province of Lai Chau has resulted in damages worth an estimated VND8 billion (US$355,000).

The Viet Nam U22 team began their training session at the Viet Nam Youth Football Training Centre in Ha Noi yesterday to prepare for the 2018 AFC U23 Championship qualification and 29th Southeast Asian Games.

 Overview of Vietnamese economy in H1 2017

 Students of the RMIT University Vietnam won the second prize of the “Accor Take Off! 2017” competition, an international competition on innovative ideas of Accor Hotel recently held in Paris, France. 

 The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 52.5 in June from a 14-month low of 51.6 in May, the latest survey from Nikkei’s IHS Markit showed on July 3.

 Pottery art in Bau Truc Village, Ninh Thuan Province has been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 Despite a public uproar, the Ministry of Finance has shown no signs of backing off its plan to hike the environmental protection tax on fuels by VND3,000-8,000 a liter, double or triple the current level.

 All mobile phone numbers will have 10 digits only next year, meaning 11-digit numbers now in use will be reduced by one digit.

The People’s Procuracy of My Duc district, Hanoi has issued an indictment to prosecute 14 former officials and leaders of Dong Tam commune and the district for land violations.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA), foreign investors have poured capital into 19 of 21 business fields so far this year, of which real estate ranks second with investment capital of $53 billion.