The domestic gold price skyrocketed to over VND36 million per tael (1 tael = 12 ounces) on July 4, the highest level in the last two years.

 Mary Tarnowka, a former Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs at the American Embassy in Seoul, has been announced as the new Consul General of the U.S. in HCMC.

Since July 1, 2016, a series of new laws will come into effect.

Dr. Mai Trong Nhuan from Vietnam National University in Hanoi talked about measures to restore the ecosystem and environment in four central provinces that were polluted by the Formosa mass fish deaths.

The authorities of Da Nang called on people to donate materials, maps, photos  and exhibits for Paracel Exhibition House at a call to action ceremony held on July 3.

A lime kiln collapsed on July afternoon in the northern province of Hai Duong, leaving five people dead.

 The parents of a backpacker who fell to his death climbing Vietnam's highest mountain plan to return to thank those who tried to save their son.

Lee & Man Paper Co., Ltd. may face a maximum fine of VND20 million ($898.72) for the unregistered press conference held on June 23 to put to suspicions over its paper factory’s waste treatment system.

  Vietnamese shares may fall this week as investors look for profits in stocks that showed sharp increases last week, brokerage companies warned.

 The government is reviewing the licensing process of the $10 billion Formosa steel project in north-central Ha Tinh province following the environment pollution scandal that killed dozens of tons of fish in April.

 The General Statistics Office (GSO) will conduct a census from July 1 to July 30 to collect information on rural areas, agriculture, and seafood.

 Another company has accused Vietnamese F&B startup the KAfe Group of delaying debt repayments, shortly after a similar accusation from the Gia Tuong Company a few days ago.

 Spain has recorded its first known case of the Zika virus being sexually transmitted, after a woman contracted it from her partner after he returned from a Latin American country, health authorities in Madrid said on Friday.

 At least 40 people were feared dead following a downpour that triggered flash floods and landslides in northern Indian Uttarakhand state over the weekend, a state official said.

 The best film title went to Cuoc doi cua Yen (Yen’s life) movie directed by Dinh Tuan Vu at the 9th World Premieres Film Festival of Philippines.

 Music and yoga enthusiasts in Long An, Da Lat, Hanoi, HCMC and Nha Trang will have the opportunity to enjoy free music performances by multicultural band Music of Joy (MOJ) from Australia between July 5 and 17.

 An exhibition themed ‘Vietnam Today’ displaying 96 outstanding photos of Vietnam’s landscapes and people will be open to the public at the Centre for Fine Arts and Photography from July 5-9.

A new wildfire burning through bone-dry grass, shrub and timber has forced the evacuation of dozens of homes in a mountain community in central California and more houses could be in the inferno's path, fire officials said on Saturday. 

 After nearly one year of offering visa waivers for citizens from five Western European countries, travellers from these markets have been on the rise. For this reason, the visa exemption policy is considered a lever for Vietnam’s tourism growth.

The 12th Party Central Committee opened its third meeting in Hanoi on July 4, with its agenda focusing on working regulations of the Party’s agencies and recommendations on high-ranking State personnel, among others.

 The national women’s football squad have jumped one step forward to No. 34 in the world ranking, according to FIFA’s latest release.

 The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to solicit investment in and offer incentives to the information technology industry.

 A suicide bomber was killed and two other people wounded in a blast near the U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah early on Monday, state TV said, the first bombing in years to attempt to target foreigners in the kingdom.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will mobilise all possible resources for spending on anti-pollution measures and urban improvement to raise the quality of life as set out in a recent Party Committee resolution.

Dau Tu last week reported that Compal’s plan on reviving the $500 million project in Ba Thien Industrial Zone (IZ) in Vinh Phuc province has not started, and the fate of the factory remains unclear.