A festival celebrating the avocado season was held in Dak R’Moan commune of the Central Highlands of Dak Nong on July 18.

 Police in northern Phu Tho province have asked the provincial People’s Procuracy to prosecute 92 people for involvement in a major online gambling ring.

 The US-China trade war and the fall in the Chinese Yuan post big impacts for the world economy, including Vietnam. Some experts have said Vietnam should employ flexible exchange rate policies in response.

 Vietnam’s rice export has posted remarkable figures in the first half of 2018, and the sector expects business to get better in the remaining months of the year as the country’s traditional rice markets are increasing import. 

 A cyclo driver in Hanoi has denied having given votive money as change to two French tourists.

 Vietnamese people are consuming too much salt according to the Ministry of Health's report.

 Two young men have drowned and one other gone missing while bathing in Quy Nhon beach in Binh Dinh Province.

 The new-age carrier Vietjet and Boeing Commercial Airplanes signed an order contract for 100 B737 MAX aircraft with a total value of US$12.7 billion at the Farnborough International Airshow 2018.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MoNRE) is struggling to handle nearly 6,000 of scrap containers held up at major sea ports around the country, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Viet Van, vice chairman of Vinh Phuc’s People’s Committee, speaks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam on some key points that Vietnam should change to attract more foreign investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Children can experiment with rubber tires, wooden pallets, water pipes and other loose parts on July 22 on pedestrian-only Le Thai To Street by Hoan Kiem Lake, as part of an event 

Major economic hubs of big cities and provinces nationwide have announced ambitious multi-billion dollar projects to become smart cities, well-equipped to take advantage of opportunities presented by the digital age.

 Taking omega-3 fish oil supplements is often touted as a simple way to protect your heart - but experts say the evidence that it does any good is flimsy at best.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 3rd Inoue Awards bestowed first prize on lecturer Phan Thu Van from the HCMC Pedagogical University on Tuesday for her thesis about two novels by Japanese writers.

Vietnam has enjoyed a trade surplus with the US over many years. However, the trade balance has now become relatively equal with a series of valuable procurement contracts that Vietnamese enterprises have signed with US manufacturers.

The primitive landscape in parallel with time-honoured cultural values preserved by local people have helped turn Si Thau Thai village into a charming community-based tourist destination.

 Further inspections are being carried out into abnormal results of the national high school examination in the mountainous provinces of Lang Son and Son La.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has built a project promoting the engagement of Vietnamese enterprises in foreign distribution systems through 2020 given the modest proportion of the country’s direct exports to overseas markets. 

 The Vietnam Securities Depository will apply a new minimum initial margin ratio of 13 percent from July 18 instead of the previous 10 percent for VN30 Index futures to avoid violations and ensure the security of the derivatives market.

Le Thanh Van, a member of the Finance and Budget Committee of the National Assembly Committee talks to Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper on the abuse of power by senior Government officials.