E-Mart, South Korea’s largest retailer, will officially open the doors to its first supermarket in Vietnam this December.

 Two more companies, one each in HCM City and Ha Noi, have been found using unlicensed software, authorities alleged on Monday following a raid.

 The Nghi Son Economic Zone (EZ) area in Thanh Hoa Province will be expanded by six times to touch 106,000ha, following a decision by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

 Vietnam is the last country to not have totally lifted the ban on French beef products, said Martine Pinville, Secretary of State for Trade, Crafts, Consumer Affairs and the Social and Solidarity Economy, on July 28.

  A collection of photos of the shaved heads of young volunteers has gone on show in HCM City to support breast-cancer patients.

 Private capital is being sought to upgrade and build marine, waterway and railway transport systems in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Aviation Security Centre of Noi Bai International Airport has developed a plan to improve aviation security and better manage baggage and cargo to prevent it from being stolen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two road sections in Ha Noi's Tay Ho District will be named after two of Viet Nam's famous artists following a decision signed by the Chairman of the city's People's Committee,

 Son My massacre victims remembered, Quang Ninh rallies resources for post-flood recovery, Son La: 27,000 households lack electricity, Health Ministry boosts HIV/AIDS-testing, Post-harvest loss reduction policies remain inefficient

 ASEAN, China talk on East Sea, Vietnam, Moscow ramps up investment projects, Vietnam resolves to fight human trafficking, TPP trade ministers gather in Hawaii, eyeing final deal, Party leader meets outgoing Belgian ambassador

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on July 29 signed the implementation agreements for two new technical cooperation programmes.

 Jonathan Dunn has taken over as the chief representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Vietnam, replacing outgoing Sanjay Kalra Kahn who has finished his four-year tenure.

 The number of international tourists to Vietnam bounced back in July with 593,566 arrivals, up 12.1 percent over the previous month and 5.1 percent against the same period last year.

 The 400-metre zip-line over the Chay River to the entrance of Toi Cave (Dark Cave) in the central province of Quang Binh was recognised by the Vietnam Book of Records (Vietkings) as the longest zip-line route in Vietnam.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a letter of intent to promote green energy sustainability in Vietnam in Hanoi on July 29.

 Nobel Laureate Dr. Jerome Isaac Friedman had a talk on quarks to students and science lovers in Quy Nhon city in central Binh Dinh province on July 28.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently gave the green light to pilot favourable policies that will help develop a Republic of Korea-funded technology nursery located in the O Mon industrial park in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

 Following breakthroughs in socio-economic development in recent years, many major real estate projects have been launched in Vietnam’s northern port city of Hai Phong.

All the favorable conditions for the stock market to prosper can be seen at this moment: open policies, the strong recovery of the economy, interest of international investors, and strong capital flow to frontier markets.

 Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee signed a decision on July 29 to establish a Tourism Department separate from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 The Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a programme on public utility telecommunication services from now to 2020.

 President Truong Tan Sang has called on the nation to make all-out efforts to optimise opportunities and overcome difficulties in a rapidly changing world while pushing comprehensive and synchronous reform and innovation ahead.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron on July 29 called at the Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company in the Noi Bai Airport where he had a look at an Airbus A350-900 aircraft recently delivered to the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.

 Vietnam and the UK issued a joint statement following the talks between Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the visiting UK Prime Minister David Cameron in Hanoi on July 29. Following is the full text of the joint statement:

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 40,000 students received a 0-1 score in math on the national high school final exam, shocking many teachers.