The central city of Da Nang is diversifying a number of its high-quality tourism products and services to attract more visitors from home and abroad.

 The 2015 Vietnam-Taiwan forum for digital technology was held on July 7 in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss the era of digital economy with a focus on cloud banking services and e-commerce.

 Oktoberfest, the largest cultural event of German-speaking communities across Southeast Asia, is due to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in October.

 Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan presented the Friendship Order to Professor Tran Thanh Van and his wife Professor Le Kim Ngoc on July 8 for their contributions to science and childcare and protection in Vietnam.

Vietnam and France have had a number of cooperative activities in energy, including oil and gas exploration, exploitation and processing as well as technology transfer, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung.

 Army welcomes guests from Lao military training department, VFF Presidium discusses reform of religious, ethnic work, Ninh Binh urged to focus on key industries, Rural development movement brought to life

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received outgoing Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation to Vietnam Franz Jessen in Hanoi on July 8.

 The Washington Times front-paged an article entitled “A new era in US-Vietnam relations: visit by leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam signals the importance of partnership”.

 US senator John McCain welcomed Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the US parliament building in Washington on July 8.

 Vietnam’s Ministry of Defence and the United States Department of Defence signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 7 regarding United Nations peacekeeping.

Phan Tram Anh, 21, a third-year student at the National Economics University, has been chosen from a pool of 3,200 Vietnamese students to represent Viet Nam and join the United Nations Alliance of Civilisation

 VietNamNet Bridge - About 100 km northeast of Hanoi, the coastal city of Hai Phong is the place where visitors can stop to discover on the way to Cat Ba or Do Son this summer.

The impact of the US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement has been analyzed from different angles in the mass media. VietNamNet introduces the perspective of an "insider" - Nguyen Dinh Luong, the former chief negotiator for the BTA.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 3G data service fees in Vietnam are surprisingly low partly due to competition between network operators, which have been lowering the selling prices.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HSBC Global Research team has warned that the inefficient allocation of resources could sap productivity of Vietnam and leave the country caught in the low-middle income trap

Many households in Thuong Am commune of Son Duong district in the northern province of Tuyen Quang have been living with mud for years because of barite ore mining in the locality.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of healthcare insurance holders in the country has thus far reached 64.6 million, accounting for 71.4 per cent of the total population,

VN mobile phones likely to be imposed safeguard duties in Turkey, Tender planned for sugar imports, Vietnam’s economy predicted to grow by 6.3% in first three quarters, Shorter G-bond tenors sought to boost fund-raising

 Nguyen Tan Anh, an official of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Football Club, has confirmed he heard rumours that two Australian football clubs are evaluating recruiting talented player Cong Phuong.

 Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son has suggested closer cooperation in e-government, post, radio frequency, broadcast and television between Vietnam and Japan.

 Telecom regulators in Myanmar have approved the issuance of a license for FPT Group, paving the way for it to provide internet services to the Southeast Asian consumer market of 56 million.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong held an unprecedented meeting on July 7 in the Oval Office of the White House with President Barack Obama. Some photos of Party leader Trong's activities during the last two days of his visit to the US.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 7 (local time) met with crowds of Vietnamese expats and Americans during his ongoing visit to the US.

VietNamNet Bridge - Samsung seems to take full advantage of its status as a big investor to claim unprecedented investment incentives.

 A 45m-tall Buddha statue, which was being built at a Buddhist temple in To Xuyen Village in the northern Red Delta province of Thai Binh, suddenly collapsed late yesterday afternoon.