The MovieMov - Italian Film Festival will be held in the capital city from July 21-26.

 Scientists have warned that marine life will be irreversibly changed unless CO2 emissions are drastically cut.

 Vietnam pledges to support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in strengthening the relations between the bloc and New Zealand.

A senior delegation from the Vietnam Defence Academy led by Senior Lieutenant General Vo Tien Trung paid a working visit to the Republic of Mozambique from June 30 to July 2.

 More than ten typhoons hit Vietnam in 2014 leaving 133 people dead or missing, and caused an estimated damage of VND2.83 trillion (US$130.18 million).

 There is ample opportunity for Vietnam and the US to lift their relations to a higher level in the future, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh remarked at a ceremony on July 2.

 Five children from Hanoi, aged 7 to 12, have won six first and four second prizes at three international music competitions which took place over June in Italy.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Tokyo on late July 2 to commence his three-day working visit to Japan.

US Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Frank A. Rose is due to tour Vietnam along with three Northeast Asian countries from July 5 – 16, the US Secretary of State announced on its website on July 2.

 Taiwanese E-United Group is unable to provide capital for Guang Lian steel project in the central province of Quang Ngai, putting it on the verge of bankruptcy, according to a source from the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Football Channel Asia, a popular website for continental football, has ranked two Vietnamese football clubs in top 10 doe highest average attendances in Southeast Asia. 

BP has reached an $18.7bn (£12bn) settlement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.  

VietNamNet Bridge – A group of folk musicians from Bahnar and Jrai ethnic groups from Gia Lai Province in the Central Highlands will perform at festivals in Finland from now to July 9. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Have the Japanese been too slow to invest in Vietnamese real estate market? The current merger & acquisition (M&A) wave indicates ‘no’.

 Shares in Asia were trading in negative territory on Friday after a mixed jobs report from the US, which was described by analysts as "solid but far from great".

 VietNamNet Bridge – The price for Bac Giang litchis dropped to VND3,000-VND15,000 per kilo after Chinese traders unexpectedly stopped purchasing litchis in Bac Giang province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Nguyen Manh Hung has decided to leave the national men's volleyball team, and Thai Thanh Tung who coaches the women's squad has also announced his plans to step down.

 The Airport Corporation of Viet Nam (ACV) will open the sale of 510,000 State-owned shares (51 per cent) in Cam Ranh Aviation Commercial JSC, HCM City, on July 16.

VietNamNet Bridge – Four talented musicians from Viet Nam, Poland and Hungary will perform together for the first time in Viet Nam this weekend.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Investing heavily in new-generation aircraft and concentrating on upgrading the quality of services are part of Vietnam Airlines' efforts to upgrade its position in global airline rankings.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors see Vietnam as a safe country and an attractive destination of international capital flows, especially in the field of manufacturing and real estate.

Experts completed technical inspections of the fourth Kilo-submarine named HQ-185 Da Nang at noon on July 2. The submarine safely docked at the military port of Cam Ranh in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On July 1 late afternoon, a thunderstorm swept through HCM City. Many old trees were uprooted, crashing into cars and walls. At least seven motorcycles were destroyed and two people were injured.

 A traditional long tunic (Ao Dai) fashion show designed by Lan Huong was held in Berlin, Germany on July 2nd as part of various events celebrating 40 years of relations between Vietnam and Germany.

 The first Vietnam Belly Dance Festival Competition is to take place at the SC VivoCity Shopping Mall in Ho Chi Minh City on July 11-12.