Over 100 food poisoning workers hospitalised; First onboard safety drill at Ha Long Bay; Hanoi’s external information channel launched; Pharma firm loses right to supply drugs; Health Ministry uses standby fund for Ebola prevention

 HCM City sunk floodwater; 52 people from Ebola-hit areas under close surveillance; PM orders stop to tobacco smuggling; Wildlife still widely consumed in Vietnam; Japan unveils visa requirement relaxation for Vietnam;

 Dong Nai rioters imprisoned for disturbing peace; Nine injured in lorry accident; France helps Vietnam cope with climate change; Last Twin Otter aircraft to land in October; Unemployment rate rising in urban areas

“World leaders must take climate action now” is the title of an article by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and two co-authors, which has received positive reaction from scholars from many other countries and international organizations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam lacks qualified weather forecasting experts, Phan Van Tan, a lecturer at the Ha Noi University of Natural Science's Faculty of Hydrology and Meteorology, told Hai Quan newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With around 75 per cent of Viet Nam's urban population living in low elevation coastal zones, many people will be affected by rising sea levels, experts have warned.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Migrant and homeless children, children living in informal housing and children engaged in labour were more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in Da Nang.

 China has pledged for the first time to take firm action on climate change, telling a UN summit that its emissions, the world's highest, would soon peak.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Khanh Hoi estuary in U Minh District, the southernmost province of Ca Mau is suffering from a severe soil erosion by sea level rises, deforming its natural shape, causing environmental pollution,

VietNamNet Bridge – Climate change is hitting the Mekong Delta much earlier than expected, Phung Duc Tien of the National Assembly Commission of Science and Technology told Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam

 Two Chinese citizens cross the border with $900,000 in cash; Over 1.5 million USD invested in HCM City integrated railways; Denmark helps Mekong Delta province deal with climate change; Australian drug trafficker to spend 15 years in prison

Formosa IP to recruit nearly 3,000 foreign workers; HCMC establishes paediatric organ transplant centre; Whirlwind destroys houses in Dong Thap; Mother's liver saves 1-year old daughter;

Coach, motorbike collision kills 3; Government funds local flood shelters; Police keep holiday traffic under control; Floods leave 2 girls dead, 1 missing; 1.6m children to get free measles vaccine

 The World Bank will cooperate with Vietnam to ensure that progress made in living standards over past years continues and the country achieves sustainable economic development consistent with a Green Growth Strategy.

The US is providing nearly US$1 million for a two-year project to combat HIV/AIDS in southern Viet Nam, including HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam plans to use remote sensing technology to boost production of key crops, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh said at a conference last week.

A businessman in Dak Lak Province, who owns the largest herd of domestic elephants in Vietnam, wishes to build a cemetery for them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mega-cities and big cities have endured dangerous impact from climate change, but small- and medium-sized towns will suffer the most, according to experts.

The Food Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health July 24 ordered its sub-departments to implement actions to ensure food safety before, in and after the flood during the rainy season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US Agency for International Development has pledged to provide Vietnam with one of the latest state-of-the-art technical tools, aimed at assisting Vietnam best adapt and cope with climate change.