The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a banquet on July 30 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the normalisation of Vietnam-US diplomatic relations.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam’s foreign exchange reserves by the end of July 2015 had reached $37 billion, the State Bank Governor Nguyen Van Binh told the Saigon Economic Times Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Thai group - SCG - has spent 1.5 billion baht (approximately $42.8 million) to acquire 80% of Vietnamese packaging company Tin Thanh (Batico), according to the Bangkok Post.

 Viet Nam will meet Thailand's U23 squad in the semi-final of the International Women's Volleyball Tournament – VTV Cup in the southern province of Bac Lieu on July 31.

 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is very wary of any financial contribution to a third Greek bailout.

 Sand hills in central and southern provinces-Quang Binh, Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan- are considered as attractive tourist destinations for many tourists thanks to breathtaking and natural beauty.

VietNamNet Bridge - Mai Kieu Lien, who is considered the ‘soul’ of Vinamilk, the nation’s leading dairy producer, has officially resigned as chair of the board of directors, though Vinamilk shareholders vowed to veto the dismissal. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese hair stylists will have a chance to show-off their talents at the third annual “Hair Gala Night,” scheduled to take place on October 2 in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Three Vietnamese artists - pop star Ho Ngoc Ha, singer Toc Tien and fashion designer Ly Quy Khanh - were invited to the Premiere Party  held by Tyra Bank in Los Angeles on July 28.

A representative of the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group said Wednesday that the torrential rains in Quang Ninh province caused losses of nearly $25 million for the group. Most of the coal mining firms have halted production.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Manchester City was highly paid by the Vietnamese partner and had an opportunity to advertise its name when it visited Vietnam. How did this benefit Vietnam?

 The scale of Vietnamese businesses have decreased with the average registered capital of a newly-established firm till July this year being VND6.2 billion (US$284,400), reducing 0.2 per cent over the same period last year.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has once again stirred up the public with the announcement that the information about training and graduation grades will be shown on high school diplomas.

 Vietnamese and Chinese enterprises signed agreements on transferring technology at a workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 30.

 Viettel Tanzania has helped Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) win the award for the Best Investment Project 2014 in East, Central and West Africa Region, held in Dubai.

 The UK hopes to expand business and investment in Vietnam to double bilateral trade in the near future, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said at a workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 30.

 The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family of the Republic of Korea (RoK) has announced that it continues to implement a vocational training and skill development programme for Vietnamese women.

 The border guard forces of Vietnam’s northern Lao Cai province and Honghe county of China’s Yunnan province organised a joint anti-terrorism drill on July 30, named The Red River No.1 2015.

 The costs of flood damage following the heaviest rains in four decades in northern coastal Quang Ninh province have exceeded 1 trillion VND (46 million USD), local authorities said on July 30.

 As many as 280 tourists out of some 1,500 those stranded in Co To Island in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh were brought back to the mainland on July 30, reported Chairman of the People's Committee of Co To Island District Hoang Ba Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of TEDx events will be officially held on August 8 in Ha Noi, offering opportunities for young Vietnamese to share and promote their creative ideas which are expected to leave a positive influence on the society.

 UK Prime Minister David Cameron left Ho Chi Minh City on July 30, concluding his two-day official visit to Vietnam.

 Vietnam and China held the first deputy minister-level security dialogue in Hanoi on July 30.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh co-chaired the seventh meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee and held talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida as part of his official visit to Japan from July 29-31.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The most difficult procedures in insect export is asking for the certificate of quality, size and the certificate of origin for insects.