Int’l architecture awards to unique restaurant, toilet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese projects have won International Architecture Awards (IAA) in the green design category.

Ngoc banned, fined due to serious foul

 VietNamNet Bridge – Goalkeeper Tran Buu Ngoc has been banned for four matches and fined VND15 million (US$670) according to the Viet Nam Football Federation’s Discipline Department yesterday, July 26.

Vietnam take golds at 8th ASEAN games

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese students claimed four gold medals in the track-and-field events during the 8th ASEAN School Games yesterday (July 26) in Thailand. 

EPS Korean language test to be resumed

VietNamNet Bridge – The 11th Korean language test will be held this October for those wishing to work in South Korea,

Free hug day on Saigon streets

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of young students in HCM City went to the streets in downtown HCM City to exchange friendly hugs on International Free Hug Day on Sunday.

Clinton makes history with Democratic nomination for president

Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party's U.S. presidential nomination on Tuesday, coming back from a stinging 2008 defeat in her first White House run and surviving a bitter primary fight to become the first woman to head ...

Complicated procedures in VN drive startups to Singapore

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more Vietnamese firms, especially technology startups, are registering their businesses in Singapore to avoid complicated administrative procedures in Vietnam.

Host Huy stopped in Vietnam Futures’ 1st round

Huynh Minh Huy of Vietnam failed to make his second round match at the Vietnam F1 Men’s Futures yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

Forkel to be fitness coach of national teams

Martin Forkel has been invited to Vietnam to work as a fitness coach for the national U16 and U19 squads.

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US pledges to assist Vietnam in humanitarian activities, 748 sets of Vietnamese martyrs’ remains in Cambodia repatriated, Overseas Vietnamese in RoK protests China’s illegal acts in East Sea, HCM City to build pedestrian bridges

24.6% of Vietnamese children under five are stunted

 The ratio of acute malnutrition (wasting) among children under five has decreased slightly to 14.1 percent in 2015 from 14.5 percent in 2014, while the rate of chronic malnutrition (stunting) dropped 0.3 percent to 24.6 percent in 2015.

Vietnam braces for storm Mirinae

 The Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control and the National Committee for Search and Rescue held a teleconference on July 26 to deploy works to coping with typhoon Mirinae – the first to batter Vietnam this year.

Indonesia returns 65 Vietnamese fishermen

 Indonesia on July 26 repatriated 65 Vietnamese fishermen who were arrested in April and May for accidently fishing in Indonesia’s seas.

Vietnam’s proposal adopted at ASEAN Regional Forum

 A statement on enhancing cooperation among law enforcement agencies at sea proposed by Vietnam was adopted at the 23 rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Vientiane, Laos, on July 26.

Banks fail to meet cross ownership deadline

 Four months after the deadline set by the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) for resolving cross ownership in the banking system, the problem persists.

Mexican, Polish associations backs PCA’s ruling

The Mexican Institute for Friendship and Cooperation with Vietnam and Poland’s Saint Stanislaw Brotherhood have voiced their support for the recent ruling of the PCA on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the East Sea.

Chasing Da Sar morning fog

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 20 kilometers from the resort town of Dalat, Da Sar Commune in Lac Duong District in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is an agricultural area which has many pine hills.

Sheraton Saigon’s newly-refurbished grand ballroom & function space available with attractive promotion

VietNamNet Bridge - After a 3-month renovation project, Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers is going to re-launch its 2,500 square meters of meeting space this July.

Deputy PM meets Norwegian, New Zealand, Canadian FMs

 Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh met his counterparts of Norway, New Zealand and Canada on July 26 – the final day of the 49th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM-49) and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos.

Vietnam displays active participation in AMM related events

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended a series of events related to the 49 th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the sixth East Asia Summit and the 23 rd ASEAN Regional Forum in Vientiane, Laos on July 26.

Candidacy for high-ranking positions proposed

 President Tran Dai Quang has proposed candidates for the positions of Vice President, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy.

Harvard Professor discusses Vietnam’s development prospects

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung and Professor John A.Quelch from Harvard Business School discussed the development prospects of Vietnam during their meeting in Hanoi on July 26.

Fierce battle in the market segment for cheap smartphones

VietNamNet Bridge – Oppo and Samsung are dominating the cheap smartphone segment (priced less than VND4 million or $180), which previously belonged to Nokia and other big names.

Million USD divorce cases causing stir in business community

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businessmen have lost billions of dong worth of their assets in a number of high-profile divorce cases.

Hanoi to invest $100 million to develop mountainous region

 VietNamNet Bridge - A new investment plan has been ratified by the Hanoi City People's Committee with the aim of promoting the development of the “mountainous region” of the capital city.