Under the new regulation released by the Ministry of Science & Technology (MST),  agencies, during inspections, have the right to seize products and stop production of enterprises if they discover violations in product quality. 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has asked the United States Federal Aviation Administration to carry out the International Aviation Safety Assessment program in Vietnam.

Luis Fonsi, whose hit track “Despacito” attracted more than 5 billion views on Youtube, arrived at Danang airport on July 3.

People in Hanoi are finding many ways to shade themselves from the blazing sun while travelling on streets including wearing long coats or blankets.

 Customs officers at Tan Son Nhat International Airport have discovered foreign currency being illegally brought out of the country.

 Locals in Chau Truc Village, Binh Dinh Province have opposed against a solar plant project as they claim the area they often fish in will be used by the project.

 More people, particularly children, have been hospitalised due to the scorching heat which is ravaging the country’s northern and central regions.

 Nine sets of remains of soldiers who died in the American War have been found in a durian garden in Dong Nai Province.

 Massive selling pressure hit many large-caps, drowning the market, making VN-Index become the biggest loser index in Asia on Tuesday session.

VietNamnet Bridge - Da Nang City has become a favorite destination for MICE (meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions) tourists.

 Quang Trung Software City, International Accelerator, Inc., and MagRabbit Inc. have signed a memorandum of understanding for a programme to accelerate innovative start-ups in the US.

 The US$/VND exchange rate on Tuesday cooled down in some large commercial banks after the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) said it will intervene to stabilise the market if necessary, contributing to keeping the macro-economy steady.

Howard Limbert, a British caver who has spent 30 years of his life in Vietnam is heading to Thailand to offer their assistance to a group of young boys that have been trapped in a cave for over nine days.

 Vietnam’s U19 football team beat the Philippines’ U19 squad 5-0 in the second match of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U19 Youth Championship in Indonesia on July 3.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has assured Bulgarian leaders that the Vietnamese government and people want to strengthen friendship and cooperation with Bulgaria.

 Major media agencies from the six member countries of the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) engaged in discussions on July 3 on enhancing communication cooperation to boost tourism in the region.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue is paying an official visit to Brazil from July 2-3 with the aim to boost the Vietnam-Brazil relations.

 The Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will present a performance of traditional Japanese bunraku puppetry theatre in Ho Chi Minh City in mid-July to mark 45 years of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on July 2 said it will implement the Branded Fares Matrix as part of its efforts to catch up with the modern global airline sector.

 Vietnam’s economy is not likely to experience an economic crisis next year, according to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, though it has suffered such crises in 1979, 1989, 1999 and 2009, following consistent 10-year cycles.