VietNamNet Bridge - Three major foreign investors poured capital into paper-packaging projects in the second quarter of the year. Existing paper plants, both domestic and foreign invested, have been scaling up their production.

 The National Power Transmission Corporation has mobilised 70.65 trillion VND (3.36 billion USD), including 1.3 billion USD of official development assistance (ODA), in the past five years for its power projects.

 Novaland Group launched a programme called “the 100 first apartments for Vietnamese overseas and foreigners” on July 1, the day the revised Law on Housing takes effect.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As more than a million students sat for the national high school exam yesterday, volunteers with the programme Give Strength During Exam Season were busy helping candidates from other provinces

 A 40-degree heat wave is sweeping through the northern and central regions of Vietnam on July 1, said the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has instructed the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) and domestic airlines to build and provide hotline services at all airports where they operate.

Measures to boost trade between Vietnam and Germany were discussed during a Vietnam Fatherland Front delegation’s working visit to Germany by that ended on June 30.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung called for a strong army able to respond to emerging challenges presented by today’s increasingly complicated, rapidly changing and unpredictable world.

 Vice Speaker of the Mongolian Parliament M.Enkhbold has expressed his desire to develop ties with Vietnam across economics, trade, investment, national defence, security and at multilateral forums in the region and the world.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and a high-ranking delegation left Hanoi on July 2 for Japan to attend the 7th Mekong-Japan Summit in Tokyo from July 2-4 at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with Airbus Group CEO Thomas Enders in Hanoi on July 1, expressing his confidence in the massive cooperation prospects between Airbus and Vietnamese airlines.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new children's art troupe dedicated to cai luong (reformed opera) is staging plays at HCM City's Cong Nhan Theatre.

 Businesses have been identified as one of the factors for agricultural restructuring in Vietnam but only 1% of domestic enterprises have invested in this sector, heard a conference in Hanoi on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City Suoi Tien Amusement Park is an ideal destination for the weekend.

Besides academic knowledge, the Vietnamese education needs to provide students with soft skills in order to enable them to meet the demand of employers and adapt to the fast changing world. 

 VietNamNet would like to present several articles on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Vietnam-US relations. The following is a review of the milestones in the past two decades, from former enemies to comprehensive partners

 Consumers in Vietnam show a strong affinity for brands investing in new product development and are among the most likely regionally to try new product offerings, according to a report released by a global performance management company.

 The health ministry's General Department of Preventive Medicine has identified the disease that two children in the northern Phu Tho Province's Thuong Cuu Commune are suffering from as Xeroderma pigmentosum.

 A live performance by three DJs Ed Davenport from the UK, Christ Wolter from Germany and B.A.X from Vietnam and live visuals by EROL from Sweden will take place on July 17 from 9 p.m. at the The Observatory in HCMC’s District 4.

VietNamNet Bridge - People have been living with petrol contaminated water for the last 40 years in Thu Thu and Kim Nai hamlets, An Ninh commune in Quang Ninh District in the central province of Quang Binh.

 The nation’s demand for electricity is forecast to increase two-fold over the next six years primarily fuelled by economic growth, according to speakers at a recent meeting in Ho Chi Minh City discussing the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement.

HOSE launches total return index, 6.5 percent GDP growth needed to avoid deflation: expert, Exports hike up 9.3 pct annually in first half, 1.5 trillion VND raised from Government bonds, Vietnamese firms on tough path to conquer US market

 Tickets for the friendly match between Viet Nam and European giant Manchester City on July 27 will sell at a record price.

 Vietnam has been placed in Group IV with Thailand, China and Yemen for the 2016 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship season.

 US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has said her visit to Vietnam on June 29-July 1 aims to boost the US-Vietnam cooperation in the fight against wildlife trafficking, including elephant, rhino, sea tortoise, tiger, and pangolin.