Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Nguyen Tat Thanh on July 7 wrote an article on the country’s daily Matichon, opposing the wrongful view of Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Ning Fukui on the East Sea published earlier on the same newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hau Giang Pharmaceutical Company (DHG) is negotiating with a local company in Myanmar to open a joint venture project, according to Bloomberg news service.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Enjoying food with a couple of beer glasses and listening to music after working hours or days of hard working have been favored by more people especially the youth, and many beer clubs have been up and running in HCMC

A Chinese passenger was caught attempting to steal USD5,000 on a Vietnam Airlines’ flight from Jakarta to HCM City.

 SBV plans flexible monetary policy for H2; Hanoi attracts US$560 mln in FDI in H1; 23 countries, territories to attend Pharmex 2014; US to levy anti-dumping duty on pipes; US drug giant arrives in HCM City

In its report released on July 2, the Vietnam National Finance Supervision Council highlighted the sharp increase in outstanding loans in foreign currency, warning that there is pressure on foreign currency liquidity.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economists have warned about the presence of numerous Chinese workers in Vietnam, but local authorities are granting more work permits to Chinese workers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A shocking 3-3 draw against 11th-place Dong Tam Long An lost Hanoi T&T the top spot, which passed to Becamex Binh Duong as the 20th round of the 2014 V-League wrapped up over the weekend.

 The Federal Reserve will end its stimulus programme in October if US economic growth continues at its current pace, according to minutes from its June meeting.

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 43 per cent of the software installed on personal computers around the world last year lacked properly licences, an increase of one percentage point compared with 2011, according to a survey by BSA – the Software Alliance.

The Vietnamese community in Austria again took to the street in Vienna to protest against increasingly perverse acts by China since it illegally stationed the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The International Grapes and Wine Festival 2014 will take place in Phan Rang-Thap Cham City, central Ninh Thuan Province from July 14-19.

  Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – World Bank (WB) senior economist Gabriel Demonbynes on July 8 unveiled at a press conference in Hanoi that the number of super rich in Vietnam has tripled over the past decade.

 Up to 20 people have been killed in the deadliest night of Israeli air raids on Gaza since its current offensive began, Palestinian sources say.

 Representatives of dozens of foreign media agencies in Vietnam will attend a press conference in Hanoi and start a trans-Vietnam journey to explore the country’s tourism potential.

 The three soldiers who survived from the helicopter crash in Hanoi on Monday are now getting special treatments at the National Institute of Burns under Vietnam Military Medical University.

 Top Vietnamese shuttler Nguyen Tien Minh beat American Nicholas Robert Henson Waller in the first round of the 2014 YONEX Suffolk County Community College US Open Championships yesterday.

Vietnamese American director Ham Tran is about to scare local viewers by his latest movie Doat Hon (Hollow) and the production was released on July 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced its preliminary determination adjusting tariffs on Vietnamese frozen tra (Pangasius) fillets imported into the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of cyberattacks on Vietnamese websites, especially government agencies’ websites with “gov.vn” domain name, has been increasing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Railway Station has announced a suspension of the Saigon-Phan Thiet train service from July 8 to make room for construction of some auxiliary works.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A 34-year old man, who was a scrap dealer, died immediately when a mortar bullet he was sawing exploded.

At least eight to nine people who were aboard a fishing boat are missing after the boat sank in the waters of Ke Ga, about 27 nautical miles from Phan Thiet. High waves at least 2.5 metres high caused the boat to sink, authorities said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A crane at the construction site of Lach Tray Bridge in the northern port city of Hai Phong collapsed on Wednesday morning, killing two workers on the spot, including the crane driver who was trapped in the cabin.