The Prime Minister has agreed to allocate $7.2 million to eight localities and three irrigation companies in order to tackle the consequences of the drought and saltwater intrusion that occurred during the 2014-2015 spring-winter crop.

Director-General of the World Trade Organisation Roberto Azevedo has taken Vietnam as an example of poverty alleviation at the launch ceremony of the book “The Role of Trade in Ending Poverty” jointly compiled by WTO and the World Bank Group.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with newly accredited Vietnamese ambassadors and chiefs of the country’s overseas representative offices in Hanoi on July 2, pinning high hopes on their performance in the 2015-2018 term.

 Chairman of the People’s Committee of Long An province Do Huu Lam sent a diplomatic note on July 2 concerning recent violent actions by Cambodian extremists in the Vietnamese locality to Governor of Svay Rieng province of Cambodia Chieng Om.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception in Hanoi for former US President Bill Clinton yesterday.

  The court sectors of Vietnam and Cuba shared their experience in judicial reform, law making and training during talks between Chief Judge of the Vietnam Supreme People’s Court Truong Hoa Binh and his Cuban counterpart Ruben Remigio Ferro.

 As a large agricultural producer, Viet Nam has much demand for fertilisers and plant protection chemicals, offering much opportunity for companies in the field.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tra Que Village, 2km from Hoi An Town, was a wonderful stopover for Bill Zou and Alexandra Pabon from New York.

VietNamNet Bridge - Industrial solid waste has been threatening the living environment in key industrial production regions of the north and south.

VietNamNet Bridge – On July 7-13, the Philippines will argue its case against China’s claim over most of the disputed East Sea, internationally known as South China Sea, at the UN court in Hague, the Netherlands.

 Nine State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in HCMC will launch their initial public offerings (IPO) between now and the end of September, according to equitization plans approved by the city government.

VietNamNet Bridge - Studying abroad is the choice of many well-off families as employers often prefer graduates of foreign schools. However, many foreign school graduates are finding it tough to get a job.

VietNamNet Bridge – Well-known pop musicians Phuong Thao and Ngoc Le have returned to Viet Nam after 10 years living overseas to perform their hits in the monthly TV show Dau An (Hallmark).

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has announced the creation of a national action month on gender violence prevention and control, which will last from November 15 to December 16 each year.

 Plan revised for hospital equitisation, Fake Chinese dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics smuggled into Vietnam in bulk, Farm exports drop on sagging prices, Jan-Jun FDI approvals plunge

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists are optimistic about Vietnam’s capability of exporting vaccines directly to other countries or through United Nations’ organisations following official international recognition of Vietnam-made vaccines.

 A landslide covering 2,000 square metres of the Sai Gon riverbank took place late on the night of July 1, washing away two houses and a number local properties.

 Vietnam and the Vatican need to maintain regular meetings between their leaders and actively prepare necessary conditions towards establishing diplomatic relations. 

 The HCM City Union of Friendship Organizations on July 2 celebrated the 20th anniversary of Vietnam – US diplomatic ties and 239 years of US Independence Day.

 History textbooks tell us that the first use of the word “Kazakh” dates back to the late 13th century.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Business Insider, a leading US business and entertainment website, has cited Vietnam’s Con Dao islands as one of top 25 remote islands tourists should visit in their lifetime.

VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese Ao Dai (traditional long tunic) collection by designers Huynh Hai Long and Dang The Huy is a highlight of Vietnam Culture Week 2015 in Japan on July 2. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese-born Polish Nguyen Viet Trung is to perform Hoa Binh Concert on July 3-5 in Hanoi and HCM City along with three other Polish artists. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The news from Greece has affected the world market, but the Vietnamese stock market remained stable thanks to good news about the unlimited foreign ownership ratio in Vietnamese companies.

The Indonesian military plane that crashed in a residential part of Medan likely suffered an engine failure, a top military official has told the BBC.