The Ministry of Education and Training reviewed the 2015-2016 academic year and launched tasks for pre-school education in 2016-2017 at a conference in Hanoi on July 20.

 The National Salary Council failed to decide on a regional minimum wage hike in 2017 at a meeting in the northern port city of Hai Phong on July 20.

 The first session of the 14th National Assembly opened in Hanoi on July 20 with the ceremony broadcast live on the national television and radio channels.

 Repairs to the 25R/07L runway at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City were completed and it was put into operation at 17:30 on July 20, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

 Vietnam attaches importance to developing the fruitful traditional relationship with Denmark – Vietnam’s important partner in Northern Europe, President Tran Dai Quang affirmed.

Instead of speeding up the equitisation process, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has stirred up controversy with proposal to set up another unit to supervise and manage state capital and assets in state-owned corporations.

  In the tourist frequented town of Sapa in Lao Cai Province in northwestern Vietnam, visitors are recommended to drop by Ta Van, a valley at the foot of Hoang Lien and Ham Rong mountain ranges, around seven kilometers from the center of town.

 Vietnam has recorded an increasing number of young people suffering from cardiovascular diseases, which kill 200,000 people per year, heard a workshop in Hanoi on July 20.

VietNamNet Bridge - Developing tourism sites with entertainment services is a profitable business, but investors are poring large amounts of money into projects but seeing only 'small change’.

VietNamNet Bridge - Contrary to mobile network operators’ commitments, the speed of 4G services provided on a trial basis has been slow, while service fees are high, disappointing the first 4G simcard owners in Hanoi.

Ho Van Hiep, a resident of central Thua Thien-Hue Province, sits looking at the sun beams piercing the roof of his home and wishing his compensation payment would come soon so that he can repair the broken roof before the rainy season.

More European small and medium enterprises are flocking into Vietnam in anticipation of the EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

VietNamNet Bridge – Pho Bo and iced Vietnamese coffee with milk, Vietnamese special gourmet cuisine and beverage will be introduced by Anna Olson, Canada chef in “Inspired with Anna Olson” food show.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Researchers from Ha Noi Medical University have warned alcohol consumers about an increased risk of methanol poisoning from consuming improperly brewed homemade alcohol.

 There would be more auctions of shares from oil and gas companies in the second half of 2016 under the directives of the government on equitisation of state-owned firms.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ho Chi Minh City Fine Art Museum has apologized to art lovers for displaying fake paintings in an exhibition featuring masterpieces by legendary Vietnamese greatest artists opened at the museum on July 10.

Performance artists to be trained abroad, Fire destroys market in Gia Lai Province, Charity painting auction fetches VND10 billion, Hanoi steps up organised crime prevention efforts, UN Women, Korea to help drought-hit VN women

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has assigned the authority of the northwestern province of Yen Bai to submit a dossier of the Xoe dance of the Thai ethnic people to UNESCO to seek the title of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The ASEAN University Network – Quality Assurance’s (AUN-QA) set of criteria for university quality assessment was officially launched by the Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNUH) on July 19.

The reform of the NA and People’s Councils at all levels towards higher standards was among voters’ proposals included in a report delivered by the head of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee.

Popular French photographer Rehahn will put on a photo exhibition featuring Vietnamese women in the World Heritage-listed city of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province from July 20 to August 20.

Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam on July 19 granted a decision to appoint Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Kim Son, Permanent Vice President of the Hanoi-based Vietnam National University, as President of the VNU for the new term.  

 The Prime Minister has recently approved a project which will provide overseas training for those working in culture and the arts by 2030.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 18 called for a thorough investigation into the accountability of former Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang.

 The World Bank has reduced its forecast for Vietnam’s economic growth in 2016 from 6.2 per cent to 6 per cent due to negative impacts from both external and domestic factors.