Thirty-five travel firms in Vietnam have been accredited by South Korean consular authorities, meaning that those Vietnamese wanting to travel to Korea through these tour operators can get a visa faster.

 The opening of Bui Vien pedestrian-only street in the backpacker’s area in District 1, HCMC will be delayed due to unfinished upgrade, Tien Phong newspaper reports.

 The Ministry of Defense is ready to hand over land at the golf course inside the Tan Son Nhat International Airport should the airport be expanded toward the north, said Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich.

 Those bored with hanging out with friends at traditional coffee shops and restaurants at weekend should check out the following destinations for shopping, entertainment and relaxation.

The Party Committee in HCMC announced Party Chief Nguyen Thien Nhan’s decision to invite lecturers from University of Technology and scientists, experts to partake in Tan Son Nhat Airport expansion project.

 The President Office yesterday announced 12 new laws that were approved during the third plenary session of the 14th National Assembly.

 International arrivals to Hanoi reached a record 4 million last year, an increase of 21 per cent compared to 2015. 

 Vietnamese agriculture products are being rejected and more firms are having their business codes in the US revoked because of poorly performing business and low-quality products.

 Vietnamese karate artist Doan Bao Chau lost in a four-minute match with the martial artist Pierre Francois Flores from Canada as the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism were still seeking permission to hold the match.

More lakes in Hanoi have been filled for housing, while the construction of proper water drainage systems has not received sufficient attention, which has caused more serious floods for the city after downpours.

 Viet Nam’s import value for animal feed and materials for producing animal feed stood at US$1.8 billion in the first half of 2017, a year-on-year increase of 17.3 per cent.

Urbanisation brings rural consumers, accounting for 68 per cent of the country’s 90 million people, closer to their counterparts living in towns and big cities and to a diversified media world, according to Nielsen’s recent Rural Mythbuster study.

 Indonesia came from behind to beat Viet Nam 21-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-12 in the first semi-finals of the International Women’s Volleyball Tournament, the VTV Cup, in Hai Duong Province yesterday.

 An exhibition on Buddhism by photographer Shri Benoy K.Behl will be held at the Indian Cultural Centre from July 17 to 28. 

 A photo exhibition on the architectural styles in Hanoi from old times to now has opened in downtown.

 More than 60 kite artists will take part in the Da Nang kite festival on My Khe Beach in Son Tra district on July 15-16, according to the city’s Festival and Event Organising centre.

The Ministry of Environment has asked the People’s Committees of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue to maintain strict supervision on waste discharges from the Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh.

ROSATOM has signed a memorandum of understanding with Vietnam on the construction of a Centre for Nuclear Energy Science and Technology in Vietnam during the recent Russia visit by President Tran Dai Quang.

 Vietnamese tra fish processors and exporters are worried that it will cost more time and money to put their fish on plates in the US after the country announced ahead-of-schedule food safety tests on imported Siluriformers fish and fish products. 

State-of-the-art products in fire protection and rescue, security and safety will be introduced at the 10th International Security, Fire and Safety Exhibition & Conference in Vietnam.