Heat wave continues in northern, central regions, Vietnam participates in ASEF Editors’ Roundtable in Mongolia, Hanoi, Seoul eye cooperation expansion, Photo exhibition on East Sea opens in Seoul

 Vietnamese online hotel booking start-up vntrip.vn on Monday said it got US$3 million from a group of foreign investors led by Fenghe Group and Hancock Revocable Trust.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has selected Canadian Aviation Electronics (CAE) for the provision of Airbus A320, A350 and Boeing 787 pilot training services under a 10-year agreement.  

 The “Feel Japan in Vietnam” festival will feature popular symbols of Japanese culture, Hello Kitty, Geisha and Ninja, in HCM City this week.

 Vietnam won three silver medals and one bronze medal at the ongoing Southeast Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships’ team events in Thailand.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s attendance at the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Ulan Bator, Mongolia from July 15-16 aims to push the realisation of ASEM initiatives.

 Vice President Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thinh hosted an official welcome ceremony for standing member of the Secretariat of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee Phankham Viphavan on an official visit to Vietnam in Hanoi on July 11.

 Prime Minister of Romania Dacian Ciolos began his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 11.

 Officials from the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand on July 11 worked with the police in Thailand’s southern province of Songkhla on protection procedures for 15 fishermen who have been detained at the provincial police headquarters since July 8.

 Five Malaysian fishermen were rescued by their Vietnamese counterparts on July 9 after nine days drifting on their boat at sea from July 1.

 Japan professor Takaaki Kajita – Nobel laureate in physics in 2015- arrived in Binh Dinh on July 10 to attend Pascos Conference as part of the 12th ‘Meet Vietnam’ program.

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry collapsed on stage while performing in New York on Sunday and was hospitalized,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tia Hai Chau, the first Vietnamese singer to sign a record contract with internationally acclaimed Universal record label, marks her comeback to the music industry after a two-year absence with a new song.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Appearing at nearly all large buildings and commercial centers in Hanoi and Saigon and prime outdoor locations, Highlands is one of the most popular coffee chains in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many old villas worth millions of USD in downtown HCM City have not been repaired for decades so even though they are expensive, living there is unpleasant.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The inter-Asia undersea cable route was broken and it will be repaired from July 12 to 19. During that time, Internet in Vietnam will be affected.

VietNamNet Bridge - For the first time, a screening room where the audience can watch movie from beds has opened in Vietnam.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) will rule on the lawsuit between the Philippines and China over the East Sea dispute tomorrow. Whatever scenario takes place, the case will affect the face of the East Sea.

 Nine people were killed and 18 are missing after wind and driving rain bought by the remains of super typhoon Nepartak swept into China over the weekend,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang is establishing a 20-member task force to deal with violations in the field of tourism in the next two weeks.

 In the face of a "worrying" rise in protectionism, trade ministers from the world's major economies have agreed to cut trade costs, increase policy coordination and enhance financing,

 The U.S. military veteran who fatally shot five Dallas police officers last week was plotting a larger assault, authorities said, disclosing how he had taunted negotiators and written on a wall in his own blood before being killed.

It is the right time for Vietnam’s construction conglomerates to think of developing the international market, or they may lose the home market in the future because of outdated technology, lack of management skills and brain drain.

Emily Petsko, a writer of Lonely Planet, said that besides Pho, bun cha and banh my, Hanoi also has many delicious street dishes for travelers who are courageous and have a strong stomach.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Health has encouraged public hospitals to begin preparing for full financial and managerial autonomy, following a recent requirement from the city’s Party Committee.