Experts believe that environmental problems exist in nearly all coastal industrial zones (IZs), not just in Vung Ang IZ, where a serious environmental incident occurred two months ago, causing mass fish deaths in four central provinces.

Though the foreign direct investment flow into real estate sector accounts for only 5.3 percent of the total in the first half of the year, experts see the flow is at a more feasible stage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Blessed as it is by such a favourable proximity to both mountains, national parks and sea, Ha Noi is rich in options for when city life gets a bit overwhelming and a retreat to nature is required.

In addition to expelling 64 Chinese who illegally worked at the Silent Bay Company in Khanh Hoa, the local authorities imposed fines on this firm for using Chinese employees without work permits.

VietNamNet Bridge – The beauty of Vietnam tourism is very diverse as seen in the winning photos of the 7th photo contest on Vietnam tourism, which closed last week.

 Motorbikes were the main cause of traffic accidents in HCM City in the first six months of the year, a meeting on traffic safety heard Tuesday afternoon.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two more international institutions have lowered their predicted GDP growth rate for Vietnam in 2016, showing less optimism about Vietnam’s economy. However, analysts say a lower GDP growth rate won’t be a concern. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Health minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has asked central and local medical facilities nationwide to review hospital services offered by private organisations and individuals.

The construction of the long-delayed US$5-billion Long Son Petrochemical Complex project in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province is expected to start later in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After spreading nude content, Facebook Live in Vietnam is now being used as a tool to lure gamblers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum on Sunday will host the exhibition Khong Gian Ben Trong (Inner Space) - the first solo show by Nguyen Duy Manh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When a local official informed her last year that her family was no longer poor, the 42-year-old woman in Ward 15 in HCM City’s District 8 was not happy.

The BRG Group has secured approval from Hanoi authorities to build a luxury hotel and services complex on a “golden” land plot near the capital’s famed Hoan Kiem Lake. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had bilateral meetings with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev on July 14 on the sidelines of the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.

 Vietnam once again asserts that it has sufficient legal grounds and historical evidence affirming its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes, Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Le Hai Binh has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigon Cable Television (SCTV) said it would broadcast television programs using the 4K standard in Vietnam this September, the first of its kind in Vietnam.

 Vietnam will continue to work closely with Laos in building a draft agreement on supporting Laos in organising training courses for deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils in the 2016-2020 period.

 The information mentioned in Amnesty International’s recent report on the situation at detention camps in Vietnam is untrue, stated Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh at the ministry’s regular press conference on July 14.

 Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos left Hanoi on July 14, wrapping up his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Students in Ha Noi will have a chance to join Viet Nam’s third annual "Hunger Games" and experience charity activities on July 13 to 31.

The PCA's ruling on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the East Sea is considered an important milestone to settle disputes in the waters through peaceful measures in line with international law.

 The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will perform operatic extracts by well-known composers at the HCM City Opera House on July 29.

 Former Real Madrid star Butragueno has arrived in Ho Chi Minh City to attend the inauguration of the ‘NIVEA MEN CUP-Way to Real Madrid’ Tournament.

 Vietnam are taking part in the biennial ASEAN University Games (AUG) with 71 athletes and coaches competing in four sports in Singapore.

 The ancient imperial citadel in Hue City, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, has been selected the top tourist destinations in Vietnam in 2016 by the National Administration of Tourism and the Vietnam Tourism Association.