A change in the legal representative of Trung Nguyen Coffee Corporation JSC will not have "a decisive impact" on operations of the firm, said lawyer Truong Thanh Duc.

Berjaya Corporation Bhd's JV in Viet Nam – Berjaya Gia Thinh Investment Technology Joint Stock Company – launched its lottery operation here yesterday with its first game, Mega 6/45 Lotto Jackpot Game.

 HCM City bagged six golds in the first day of competition of the National Junior Swimming Championships in HCM City yesterday.

 Vietnam easily defeated Singapore 3-0 in the last Group A match of the ASEAN U16 Football Championships in Cambodia yesterday.

 Vietnam will discuss ways to improve its research capacity in medicine and health services and internationalise its university education at a conference it will hold together with Australia in Hanoi and HCM City from today.

 A great number of Hanoi students violate traffic rules as they drive electric motorbikes, said a senior police official.

 Agriculture is the biggest driver of deforestation globally fueled by a growing demand for food, yet it is possible to feed the world without cutting forests,

 The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on July 18 received a certificate recognising its Nghinh Ong or whale worshipping festival as national intangible cultural heritage, the first of its kind in the locality.

 Vietnam has actively supported developing countries in the fields of its strength through the South-South Cooperation Mechanism and tripartite collaboration, stated Assistant to the Foreign Minister Vu Quang Minh.

Vietnam’s rice export is estimated to drop to 5.65 million tonnes in 2016, down 14 percent against the previous year and 800,000 tonnes lower than initial forecast.

The Vietnamese community in Poland has held a meeting in Wassaw to welcome the recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, the Netherlands, and reject China’s groundless nine-dash line claims in the East Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge - Multi-story buildings and apartment buildings are being built in Ha Long City in Quang Ninh City and many fear that the world heritage site Ha Long Bay could become polluted.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong gave a reception for Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Hanoi on July 18.

President Tran Dai Quang has asked Slovakia to push for the European Union’s signing of the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and recognition of Vietnam as a market economy soon, thereby boosting bilateral trade and investment.

 New British Prime Minister Theresa May will use the first meeting of her senior ministers on Tuesday to tell them they must all play their part in making Britain's exit from the European Union a success.

VietNamNet Bridge - The world’s leading brewers all operate in Vietnam, competing with Vietnamese manufacturers to grab market share.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Japanese Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Tsutomu Tomioka in Hanoi on July 18.

Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang on July 18 received Admiral Kawano Katsutoshi, Chief of Joint Staff of the Japan Self Defence Forces.

 Ho Chi Minh City hopes to receive more investment from Singaporean businesses in transport, urban development and anti-flooding, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.

The Vietnam News Agency on July 18 was empowered to declare refuting untruthful coverage by the Chinese press regarding the East Sea issue which was discussed during a meeting between PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese companies are eyeing the ready-made instant food market, as they won’t have to compete directly with foreign manufacturers. However, the market is it as easy one as most consumers are not used to the products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new project has been launched to teach Vietnamese ethnic minority children how to protect themselves against sexual harassment and assault by strangers in such tourist hotspots as Sa Pa.

Viettel’s Myanmar venture is falling behind the deadline of applying for its license due to difficulties in negotiations among related parties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It’s not yet lunch time but the Huong Lien Bun cha or grilled pork noodle shop on Le Van Huu Street, Hanoi, has already been swarmed by customers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has made efforts to improve the management of public assets but the task is made difficult by its massive scale and deficient database.