The Viet Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research has suggested devaluing the Vietnamese dong against the US dollar but at a slower rate than the depreciation of China’s yuan against the greenback.

The 2016 international arbitration court ruling on the East Sea  (internationall called the South China Sea) was hailed as a major breakthrough as China’s extensive maritime territorial claims were categorically deemed invalid. 

 Kazakhstan’s Altay defeated VTV Binh Dien Long An 3-0 at the quarter-final of the National Junior Volleyball Champs, held at the northern mountain province of Bắc Kạn’s Gymnasium on Monday.

 The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) yesterday announced the list of 30 U23 footballers to prepare for the Asian Games (ASIAD) to be held in Indonesia next month.

 The National Junior Sepaktakraw Championship 2018 has kicked off in Dong Nai. The event has attracted 200 athletes from 13 provinces, cities and sepaktakraw clubs across the country.

 Tropical Zone exhibition will open at Vietnam National Institute of Arts and Culture Studies (VICAS)’s Art Studio today, displaying artworks by five artists.

 Jack Weatherford, a scholar from the US, has come to Viet Nam to introduce the Vietnamese version of his book Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World.

 Poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu will be awarded in South Korea this September for his devotion to international literature.

 Provinces in the Mekong Delta are taking measures to prevent the spread of swine flu A/H1N1 in the region.

VietNamNet Bridge - While some experts warn that a real estate bubble could occur in 2019, others believe there is no need to worry.

 The People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has announced a plan to preserve French-style architecture works. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Though the CPTPP has yet to take effect, the number of orders from CPTPP countries, including Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and Peru, has increased significantly.

 The Vietnam ICT Outlook 2018 (VIO 2018) event is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on July 25 – 26.

 Japan’s contemporary artworks are being introduced to the public in Ho Chi Minh City at the “10 in HCMC” exhibition which opened on July 17.

 Standard Chartered Bank expects Vietnam’s rapid growth of 7 percent year-on-year in 2018, higher than its previous forecast of 6.8 percent, with all domestic engines firing together.

 The growing foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnamese property has shown investors’ greater expectations of the market, insiders said.

 Vietnamese and Lao legislative bodies should further enhance cooperation and share experience in building the institutional and legal systems, as well as supervising the execution of laws.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed the People’s Committee of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai to work with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and relevant agencies to organise the 2018 Gong Cultural Festival.

 National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been certified as a 4-star airline by the international air transport rating organisation Skytrax for the third consecutive year.

One Planet City Challenge programme of the World Wide Fund for Nature has named Central Da Nang city as National Green City 2017-18 on its list of 21 cities from around the world.