The Vietnam Fisheries Trade Union has voiced its objection to China’s recent attacks on Vietnamese fishermen and their fishing vessels, reported the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper.

 Vietnam pledges to actively collaborate with other countries and international organisations to counteract terrorism and guarantee fundamental human rights.

  The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee granted an investment licence to the Empire City project worth US$1.2 billion inside the city’s Thu Thiem urban zone on June 30.

 Vietnam Airlines received its first Airbus A350 XWB in a handover ceremony held in the French city of Toulouse on June 30.

 The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved US$315million in two credits for Vietnam to support the government’s agriculture restructuring plan and help with the revision of a new education curriculum.

VietNamNet Bridge – Northern Ninh Binh Province which has a romantic and picturesque scenery and is home to famous tourist destinations like Trang An, Tam Coc, Bich Dong and Bai Dinh Pagoda attracts tens of thousands of visitors annually.

VietNamNet Bridge – Local cook Phan Ngoc Anh won first place at a Korean cooking contest held in Hanoi on June 30.  

VietNamNet Bridge - It is clear that the US has been increasing its investments in Vietnam and that Vietnam needs to grab the great opportunities brought by the capital flow.

Hubert Laot, auditorium manager of Guimet Museum, which specializes in Asian art in Paris, France, will have a talk show at 9 a.m. at Hoa Sen University in HCMC on July 4.

 British DJ/producer Alex Metric will perform at Manifesto concert in Vietnam for the first time at Cargo Bar in HCMC’s District 4 on July 18.

Data roaming charges are set to be abolished within the European Union by June 2017, it has been announced. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), in which member countries will open up to 70 percent of their banks to foreign investors, is believed to pave the way for more and more bankers to seek business opportunities in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The singing contest Ngoi Sao Phuong Nam (Southern Star) has chosen 12 singers among 12,000 candidates who took part in the final round,

Central province Quang Binh will call for investments worth VND23.4 trillion (US$1.08 billion) in 35 key projects in the commerce and tourism sectors at an investment promotion conference in August.

 Greece has missed the deadline for a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), hours after eurozone ministers refused to extend its bailout.

 Landslides, high tides unpredictable in HCMC, People ignore danger to escape Hanoi heat, Quang Tri provided with 28 billion VND to prevent drought, Vietnamese expats updated on national constitution

The HCM City Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company and the city's People's Committee broke ground for a project to develop infrastructure in a residential area located in the northern section of Thu Thiem Peninsula

Collection of ancient coins discovered in Bac Kan, HCM City hosts first int'l frisbee tournament, Painting exhibition delves into modern lifestyles, HCM City has eight more relics

VNAT, Mobifone sign agreement to develop tourism, Mekong Delta tourism remains unattractive, Green tourism week held in Kien Giang, Mekong Delta: moves to enhance green tourism investments

The 2015 Viet Nam Off-road Cup, a two day off-road car race, will take place this weekend. Cars will begin and end the race at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Dong Mo, Son Tay, Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – The environmental police from southern Tay Ninh Province and other relevant agencies on Monday started digging up untreated medical waste illegally buried by Le Ngoc Tung Hospital – a private general hospital. 

 Viet Nam had a trade deficit of US$3.7 billion in the first half of this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 The Ha Noi Police today arrested six Chinese nationals for allegedly using fake credit cards to appropriate money via Point of Sale devices.

 Subsidence has affected several sections of a part of National Highway No 1 that passes through the central Quang Binh Province in recent days.

Indonesian officials say 141 bodies have been recovered after a military transport plane crashed in a residential area of Medan on Tuesday.