The South Korean electronics group Samsung has agreed to cooperate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Foreign Investment Agency and the Vietnam Association of Mechanical Industry to develop domestic support industries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Items that were once used by kings and royal family members during the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945) are to be returned by France and displayed in Hue.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh has been appointed Vietnamese ambassador to the US to replace his predecessor Nguyen Quoc Cuong.

 Internationally renowned television presenter, chef, restaurateur and cookbook author  Bobby Chinn has been appointed Vietnam Tourism Ambassador to the EU for the term July 2014 to July 2017.

 European flight safety body Eurocontrol says Ukrainian authorities have closed the airspace in the east of the country to all airline flights.

 Weather experts warn heavy downpours triggered by approaching typhoon Rammasun will cause widespread flooding in parts of the northern coastal provinces.

 Vietnamese national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines poured nearly US$25 million into low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific, retaining its position as a leading shareholder with 69 per cent.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Limestone mining is responsible for sinkholes that are destroying rice fields in Phong Xuan Commune, a senior official in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue said on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 170 Overseas Vietnamese youths from 30 countries begun a five-day tour of Da Nang, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Uncontrolled sand exploitation in many districts of Thua Thien-Hue province has caused landslides, harmed the environment, and damaged the landscape.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Mr. Popow, a German orchid grower, successfully bred two rare native orchid species of Vietnam - Delenatii and Vietnamese, in 1999.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The National History Museum last year opened a showroom to display more than 100 precious items of the Oc Eo-Phu Nam civilization that dates from the 5th century BC to 11th century AD.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Automobile joint ventures in Vietnam have been importing pick-up trucks from their factories in Southeast Asia in large quantities for domestic sale.

From the early 20th century, when China began eyeing the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa Archipelagos (Paracel and Spratly Islands), the Vietnamese government as well as local and international media were interested in Hoang Sa - Truong Sa.

 Dozens of people have been injured in a train collision in southern France, according to media reports.

A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet crashed in a rebel-controlled part of eastern Ukraine on Thursday, spurring swift accusations from Ukrainian officials that "terrorists" shot down the aircraft.

TripAdvisor has announced the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi, for the third consecutive year in a row, is rated one of the top three most attractive tourism destinations in the capital city.

 The world’s fourth largest observation wheel dubbed “Sun Wheel” debuts today at Asian Park in the central coastal city of Danang.

 Foreign Minister of Zambia Harry Kalaba has committed to rallying international assistance to Vietnam to address the aftermath of bombs and mines left over from the war 40 years ago.

 The US welcomes China's declaration on its removal of the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 from the position near Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago to an area near China’s Hainan Island.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung thanked the World Bank (WB) for its effective assistance to the development of Vietnam over the past years during his meeting with WB President Jim Yong Kim in Hanoi on July 17.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eleven tourists from Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom witnessed a landmine destruction mission in Cam Lo district of the central province of Quang Tri.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Aside from large fishing vessels, marine economic development requires a lot of missions to be implemented synchronously.  - The Saigon Times Daily had a talk with Nguyen Huu Dung, vice chairman of VASEP

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese photographer Murayama Yasufumi plans to organise a photo exhibition displaying 40 photos of Vietnamese residents, including fishermen, living in the central provinces.

The Ministry of Education and Training has decided to apply a new student assessment mechanism in the 2014-2015 academic year, under which primary students will be given comments instead of marks.