The Vietnam delegation actively participated in and contributed to discussions of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 29th session, which wrapped up in Geneva, Switzerland on July 3.

 The Japan-Mekong cooperation is necessary to the Mekong sub-region’s socio-economic development and the ASEAN integration process, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the 7th Mekong-Japan Summit held in Tokyo, Japan, on July 4.

 The Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX) received VND1.28 trillion (US$58.7 million) in the second quarter of this year from organising 21 auctions to sell stakes in State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

 An "open environment" should be created for lawmakers to debate important issues, Le Nhu Tien, Vice Chairman of the Committee on Culture, Education, Youth and Children, tells Tien Phong (Vanguard)

 VietNamNet Bridge – Meterologists stationed on the nation's outlying islands like the Truong Sa Archipelago are aware that they are often the nation's first line of defence against extreme weather conditions.

VietNamNet Bridge - Dairy producers are complaining that the ceiling price applied over the last year has dealt another blow to sales at a time when purchases are already at a low due to the recession.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The four-member Vietnamese swimming team with disabilities is ready for the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 13-19.

 Starting 2016, the Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) will mainly buy non-performing loans (NPLs) from credit institutions at market value and restrict using special bonds for the purchase.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lying around 12km southeast of Buon Ma Thuot City, Ea Kao Lake is a popular destination of Central Highlanders and attracts a large number of visitors, especially in summer.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of Thua Thien - Hue Province have announced that the Hue Festival 2016 will take place from April 29 to May 4, 2016, with the participation of world famous musician Yanni.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Jobstreet survey in Viet Nam has found that 71 per cent of workers do not have enough time for their family because of working overtime.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saying they "wanted to do something for the country," several Vietnamese moguls have spent millions of US dollars to invite foreign celebrities to Vietnam to inspire youth and football teams.

The textile and garment industry attracted a majority of the biggest FDI projects approved in the first six months of this year.

 Nguyen Bac Son, Minister of Information and Communications, spoke to Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper about the need to adopt technical measures to stop the spread of harmful information.

 A matching stamp and postmark set to be issued in the ten ASEAN member countries on August 8 this year in celebration of the 48th anniversary of ASEAN, announced the ASEAN Secretariat on July 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Just 1,000 people with disabilities received vocational training and found employment over three years (2012-14), much lower than the 20,000 people who desired to do so.

VOF starts to pay for Novaland stocks, Saigon Port IPO grosses nearly US$19 million, Finance Ministry cracks down on troublesome tax, customs officials, SOE equitization far behind schedule, HCM City sees 16,500 condos sold in H1

 A photo of former President Bill Clinton shaking hands with Vietnamese people taken by Tran Viet Dung has won the first prize at a contest.

VietNamNet Bridge – Leaders from the five Mekong sub-regional nations and Japan have approved the Tokyo Strategy 2015 with an overall goal for the 2016-2018 Mekong-Japan cooperation specifically designed to ensure regional stability

VietNamNet Bridge – Central Viet Nam's Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park received its second UNESCO recognition yesterday.

 Quang Binh Province on the central coast is looking for domestic and foreign investors to develop around 35 major commercial and tourism projects with combined capital of more than VND23.4 trillion (over US$1 billion).

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 70 government officials and personnel from travel agencies, hotels as well as academics from Viet Nam and South Korea exchanged notes and shared best practices at a tourism workshop held yesterday

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Customs (VC) has directed its departments across 10 cities and provinces to tighten the supervision of its staff entering airports' restricted areas to curb smuggling through airways.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport (MoT) issued a press release yesterday (July 3) saying that the controversial wavy line of an under-construction urban railway project observes technical standards.

VietNamNet Bridge - An 8,000-word petition has been sent by the Vietnam Education Dialogue (VED) Group headed by Professor Ngo Bao Chau, a mathematician and Fields medal winner, to education and training leaders.