Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli in Hanoi on July 16.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official visit to Thailand and attend the third Vietnam-Thailand joint cabinet meeting on July 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of Phu Tho province are investigating the cause of mysterious fires at a house in Nong Thuong commune in Tam Nong district.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s preferential import tariff rates for 2015-2018 were introduced to domestic firms during a workshop in Hanoi on July 15 as the country realises its commitments under the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement.  

  Among the unique dishes in Quang Nam, mi Quang (Quang noodle) seems to be the most famous dish that every time a visitor comes to this central province, locals would be more than willing to present the dish.

VietNamNet Bridge – Overhead electrical and telecommunications cables on 200 streets in Ha Noi will be dismantled and buried underground this year. 

Vietnam had to overcome serious difficulties in the thorny path to bring basa or catfish (Pangasius bocourti), to the US about 10 years ago. Since then, it has faced many lawsuits to retain the market. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is now the third largest exporter of footwear in the world, and it can increase its exports further by using opportunities provided by free trade agreements.

VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 77 players from eight countries and territories in Asia will compete at the 29th Golden Racket table tennis championship, slated to kick off at the Nguyen Du Gymnasium in HCM City from July 23-27.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Most major components of HCMC’s master zoning plan for drainage until 2020 have been moving at a snail’s pace in the past 15 years though the city has spent some VND29 trillion on them. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Phishing messages with Facebook’s names have been repeatedly sent to users through Facebook Messenger, but Facebook Vietnam has not issued a comment.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many education experts have opposed the tuition increase, warning that higher expenses will lower the opportunities of the poor to have higher education. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs is taking steps to protect all of its workers overseas after female domestic helpers were maltreated in Saudi Arabia

 Recovery in Vietnam's property market is real, Mergers could keep small banks afloat, VN growth could surpass target this year, Vinaplast to sell stakes in units, SUN Group urged to build resort in Laos

 The DEZEEN architecture and design magazine has praised a new residence named the Termitary House designed by Vietnamese Tropical Space architects.

 TheRichest, a leading entertainment and lifestyle website, has released  a video that names the  top 10 most beautiful places in the world, and includes Vietnam’s northern province of Lao Cai.

 Top Vietnamese badminton player ,Nguyen Tien Minh ,has earned the right to compete at the third round of the ongoing 2015 Yonex Open Chinese Taipei Badminton Championships after defeating his rival, Hu Yun from Hong Kong.

 German photographer Matthias Meyer will unveil his exhibition entitled Disorientation – A Small Paris in Hanoi at the Goethe Institute from July 21.

 The characters on the walls of Bi Ky grotto in Phong Nha cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park were drawn by the ethnic Cham people 1,000 years ago, the Sai Gon Giai phong (Liberated Saigon) newspaper reported.

 The central provinces of Thua Thien – Hue and Quang Nam as well as Da Nang city ought to work closely to establish a shared good quality tourism products with improved quality.

 The Politburo convened a national congress in Hanoi on July 16 to update and direct enforcement of its directive on strengthening Party leadership over ensuring national security and order in the new global context.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many provinces and tourism firms have registered to join a major promotional program initiated by the Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) to cut tour prices by 20-30% for tourists from Western Europe. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The strong rise of the VN Index since late June is attributed to the high hopes of a new wave of foreign capital thanks to the new policy on no-limit foreign-ownership ratio in many business fields.

 US scientists say they have taken the first step towards treating people born with mitochondrial diseases - debilitating genetic disorders.

 Taxi booking app Uber has been fined $7.3m (£4.6m) in California for not giving regulators enough information about its service and operations.