The Vietnamese Embassy in China has said that 13 Vietnamese fishermen seized by China have been freed and are on the way back home.

At 18:30 on July 16, China’s oil rig 981 was 41 nautical miles from its previous position and out of Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, about 163 nautical miles southwest of China’s Hainan island.

 Vietnam will unceasingly create the best possible conditions for Japanese companies to operate efficiently in the country, President Truong Tan Sang told JBIC Governor Hiroshi Watanabe in Hanoi on July 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national foreign language teaching program will not succeed unless the targets and implementation are changed, the component projects are redrawn.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has instructed the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to create a new Hanoi-HCM City air route that would reduce the current flying time.

Pham Tuan Huy, a student at the HCM City National University’s High School for the Gifted, has for the second time won the gold medal gold at the International Math Olympiad.

PetroVietnam Insurance Company will advance $1 million of compensation to Taiwanese Formosa Group for its losses in the riots at the Vung Ang Economic Zone in mid-May.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to CNN, Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi tops the five most gruesome destinations in Southeast Asia. 

VietNamNet Bridge - After sweeping through the Philippines at a Level 13, hurricane Rammasun is expected to hit the northern provinces of Vietnam such as Quang Ninh and Hai Phong on July 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is working on a plan to send a sapper unit and a second-level field hospital to south Sudan as part of its effort to perform UN peacekeeping missions.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Law enforcement forces uncovered 29,338 drug cases in 2013, arresting 44,983 offenders and seizing 797.1 kg of heroin, 69.7 kg of opium, 171.3kg of synthetic drugs and 390,000 tablets of ecstasy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese tycoons have spent extravagant sums on their mansions, in a country with per capita income of just over $1,100 a year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While authorities say that environmental pollution from industries in craft villages is a result of low awareness among villagers, residents complain that local authorities solutions are ineffective and have many shortcomings.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To help the Chinese public and the Chinese people understand the truth, Chinese scholar Li Linghua has published evidence about the origin of islands in the East Sea and the wrong and dangerous U-shaped line of China.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s electronics industry has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years owing largely to the foreign direct investment sector, and the country is striving to boost supporting industries to further bolster the sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A group of Vietnamese designers, in coordination with international colleagues, have designed an ingenious eco-friendly greenhouse, which will be featured at the World Expo Milano 2015 in Italy.

 Mekong Delta targets 1.6 million tonnes of tra fish by 2020; HOSE sees busy year for securities trading; Brighter economic outlook accelerates car sales; First domestic ETF gets listing licence

 VietNamNet Bridge – Petrol distributors have raised the petrol prices five times this year. Vietnamese now have to pay VND4,000 higher for every liter of petrol than consumers in the US.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has reached a cooperation agreement with the Japan Football Association (JFA).

For the first time organisers of the renowned Toyota Concert Tour will bring this much awaited show to Buon Ma Thuot city in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak this August in response to the 2014 Tay Nguyen National Tourism Year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Each Miss Vietnam possesses a unique beauty that appears subtly different due to changes in aesthetic concepts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the home to many world famous sites such as Sa Pa, Ha Long Bay, Hue and others, Vietnam was voted by readers of the Rough Guides as one of the 20 most beautiful countries in the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cargo traffic at the Hai Phong port complex, the biggest port in the north, has been seriously congested since the day a regulation on verifying vehicles’ loading capacity took effect on April 1.

As many as 20 boats and ships were inundated by a heavy flood which hit Bat Xat district, north-western Lao Cai province on July 14, causing estimated property losses of VND8 billion.

VietJet Air has launched a promotion program with nearly 1,000 free tickets and premium products for anyone booking a ticket from July 15 to September 15, 2014, with a jackpot prize of a Toyota Vios E.