The People’s Court of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh on July 20 sentenced a man to death and gave two others a life sentence on charges of trafficking and transporting 30 bricks of heroin. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has taken action so that the National Assembly’s new resolution on bad debt settlement could be applied from August 15.

 The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) supports and creates favourable legal conditions for the promotion of cooperation between Vietnam and Bangladesh, said NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and King Norodom Sihamoni reiterated the “good neighbours, traditional friendship, and sustainable, long-term, comprehensive cooperation” between Vietnam and Cambodia. 

Hung Yen private health clinic to be fined, Hospital deaths: Hoa Binh Hospital director resigns, Viet Nam Summer Camp for overseas Vietnamese opens, Memorial services held for remains of soldiers

Military-run telecom group Viettel recorded a pre-tax profit of US$41.2 million from its overseas investments in the first half of 2017, a 156 percent year-on-year increase.

VietNamNet Bridge - Former US Secretary of State John Kerry has suggested an optimal solution to ensure power supply for Vietnam's economic development.

Kido Foods (KDF) dominates the ice cream market, with a 35 percent share, while Unilever, Thuy Ta and Vinamilk hold 10 percent, 10 percent and 9 percent of market share, respectively.

VietNamNet Bridge - They are known as the three ‘chemistry golden boys because they won gold medals at the 49th IChO and all of them have ‘golden virtues’.

 Whopping rise in steel imports from India, Mobile advertising seen growing, CGV takes over two Platinum cinemas in Hanoi, Insurance premiums exceed $2bn in 1H, Quang Ninh to prepare Van Don Economic Zone master plan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Major General Le Van Cuong speaks to the Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper about the role of social media in Viet Nam.

Vietnam’s agriculture sector needs to end the practice of small-scale production and reorganize it on a larger scale towards high-tech agriculture, the “Reorganizing Agricultural Production” seminar heard.

A newly effective bill, government Decree No.59/2017 on the management of access to genetic resources and the sharing of their benefits, was expected to protect the country’s rich genetic resources.

The tobacco industry continues to subvert government attempts to prevent tobacco-related deaths, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday in a fresh call to counter corporate lobbying and litigation.

Viet Nam won two gold medals at the 94th Malaysia Open Athletics Championship, which wrapped up at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, on July 19.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong held talks with Cambodian King Nodorom Sihamoni following an official welcoming ceremony for the Vietnamese Party leader in Phnom Penh on July 20.

 More doctors trained to work in disadvantaged areas, Vietnamese young expats join summer camp in Mekong Delta, Conservation centre receives pygmy loris, Lotus-inspired design chosen for Long Thanh int’l airport

 The Vietnam Festival in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture (Vietnam Festa) is scheduled to take place in Yokohama city from September 15 to 17, as heard at a local press conference on July 19. 

Cities consume 70 per cent of Viet Nam’s total energy and discharge 70 per cent of the country’s total carbon dioxide emissions, a policy dialogue announced yesterday in Ha Noi.

 Pho and goi cuon (summer rolls) have been listed among the world’s Top 50 most delicious dishes by CNN, based on a vote of 35,000 people.