The leader of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged to support Vietnam’s transition to high middle-income status, with up to US$1 billion in sovereign loans to be made available annually.

 The decision of the European Commission (EC) to extend its yellow card issued for Vietnam’s seafood until January next year will make life more difficult for local seafood exporters, local officials said.

 Eximbank has just compensated Chu Thi Binh for VND93 billion ($4.1 million). Binh was swindled out of VND245 billion ($10.8 million) early last year. 

Nearly 60 local and international paragliders took to the skies for the ‘Flying over Tien Sa 2018’ paragliding competition in the central city of Da Nang.

 Vietnamese hospital patients, who are avid football fans and not in critical condition, are spending most of their time watching the World Cup on hospital televisions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Duy Hai, a 17-year-old Hanoian, has become a regular at Immunity-Allergy-Articulation Ward under the National Paediatrics Hospital (NPH) over the past 10 years.

 The Sixth season of Football for Friendship (F4F) Programme implemented by Gazprom, the Official partner of FIFA and the 2018 FIFA World Cup™, has concluded successfully in Moscow.

Foreign visitors have warmly welcomed Vietnam’s continued visa exemptions for guests from the UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy, saying the policy is good for the country to spur tourism.

A coffee shop in Ho Chi Minh City is giving customers a chance to relax in the tranquil surroundings of a Koi fish pond while drinking their favourite cup of coffee.

Prolonged heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides in recent days which have caused serious damage to the northern mountainous provinces of Lai Chau and Ha Giang.

 Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue suggested Viet Nam and the U.S. sign a framework agreement on agriculture cooperation, focusing on climate-resilient agriculture development.

 More than 30 inspectors in Hanoi have been reprimanded following various violations found in the construction sector in the past seven months.

 A road to the tourist town of Sapa has been blocked by landslides due to torrential rains over the past days, affecting traffic.

The parent company of Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has forecasted losses of up to VND1.14 trillion (USD51 million) in the first half of this year.

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  As many as 2,000 children in Vietnam died every year from drowning, the highest rate in South East Asia and 10 times higher than developed countries.

 Facebook is giving up on its plan to create drones that beam down internet connectivity, the company has confirmed.

 Building on the success of the forum “Connecting Vietnamese Startups in the US and Viet Nam” held in San Francisco last December, HCM City hosted a similar event on June 26-27 to bring together Vietnamese startups at home and abroad.

The Ministry of Health has yet to implement a Government decision issued in May 2017 to scrap or amend regulations that require salt used in processed food to be fortified with iodine and wheat flour with iron and zinc.

 The General Department of Customs has asked localities to tighten imports of scrap into Viet Nam.