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The Ministry of Education and Training announced that in the two phases of the University Entrance Exams, 1,673,628 students registered of which 1,298,522 actually sat for the all important exam to enter colleges and universities.

 Two persons died and one injured due to lightning strikes after torrential rainfall in the northern mountainous region, in the last three days.

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 The 13th National Assembly's sixth session would evaluate the country's socio-economic development programmes between 2011-15 and the overall plan on economic restructuring, said Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

 Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh narrowly defeated Malaysia’s Tan Chun Seang 2-1 in the third round of the US Open Badminton Championships on July 11.

 Two Vietnamese contestants Phan Hoang Thu and Nguyen Dieu Linh have advanced to the 2013 Asian Super Model Contest’s top ten after successfully completing the bikini shoot challenge in Nanning, China on July 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will not adjust the foreign exchange rate at present and will take bold measures to stabilise the forex market, a senior SBV official has affirmed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would raise Viet Nam-US trade and practically benefit the two countries' common development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

After hit a few trees on the left roadside, a four-seat car carrying five people upturned and fell into a pond. The driver escaped while the four others were trapped and died of suffocation in the car.

HCM City authorities had prepared a plan on increasing hospital fees to submit to the city People’s Council for approval at the ongoing session but they decided to withdraw the proposal at the last minute.

The establishment of high quality schools has been approved by the Hanoi People’s Council. The existence of the schools, which set high tuitions, called the schools for the rich, has raised controversy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Of the 18 people who sought shelter from the rain in the eucalyptus forest in Son Hoa district of Phu Yen province, nine were struck by lightning. The tornado also pulled one up from the ground.

On July 9 the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee presented a certificate of merit to Mr. Nguyen Van Phong, a driver of Vinasun Taxi, who returned $10,000 in cash and two iPads to foreign tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Chinese ship attacked two fishing boats from Ly Son island district, Quang Ngai province in the waters of Hoang Sa of Vietnam, causing losses of about $30,000.

The state management agencies kept silent when something unusual happened in the foreign currency market. As a result, people had no other choice than making a wild guess about the market prospect.

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to the newly-published schedule of the 27th SEA Games, men's soccer will begin competition on December 1 while the opening ceremony of the games will open on December 11.

The government, in the policy on sustainable development, has stated that the waste management is the key task of the environment protection activities, while 3R (reduction, reuse, recycle) solutions have been highlighted.

 National Tourism Year 2014, with its theme of, ‘High Mountains and Thick Forests of the Central Highlands’, will include 45 events, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After the recent leakage of Bui Doi Cho Lon or Chinatown film on internet, many pirated discs of the film are widely sold in Hanoi and HCM City.  

The number of Vietnamese apps on Google Play, Appstore and Apple Store has been increasing in accordance with the number of mobile devices in use. Tens of thousands of apps have been made, but only 2 percent of them can bring money.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is currently going through a so-called period of ‘golden population’ with declining birth-rate and high number of working people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has ordered localities to save forests by planting 150,500 hectares of trees nationwide and preventing illegal deforestation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A project to preserve and develop quan ho (love duet singing) and ca tru (ceremonial singing) has been approved by authorities in Bac Ninh province in the North.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government will extend its loan assistance period for coffee export activities from 12 to 36 months, providing a timely boost for coffee traders against a backdrop of plunging prices.