A number of German politicians, experts and papers have hailed Vietnam for raising important voices in trade liberalisation and climate change response. 

 National Assembly Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien met Vietnamese nationals in Paris on July 8 to acquire their ideas for national development. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and entourage arrived in Amsterdam on late July 8 (local time), commencing a visit to the Netherlands at the invitation of his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte.

 The defence ministries of Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to reinforce cooperation in military and defence legislation, contributing to the development of the relations between the two countries’ armed forces.

A graduation ceremony has been recently held for over 150 Vietnamese and Nepalese students who attended the International Course for Agriculture from 2016-2017 in northern Israel.

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 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met country leaders and senior officials on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg on July 8. 

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) wants to sell all the state capital in Trang Tien Plaza, while  the State Capital Invetsment Corporation (SCIC) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) want to retain 51 percent of capital.

 The benchmark VN-Index ticked down 0.88 percent to close at 775.73 points on July 7, stepping down from the 2008 peak recorded in the last trade session due to heavy profit-taking pressure.

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VietNamNet Bridge - PetroVietnam has been asked to exploit more oil to obtain the targeted growth rate of 6.7 per cent assigned by the government.

 Sai Gon Securities Inc (SSI) was the top brokerage by market share on the HCM Stock Exchange in the second quarter.

Ho Tram Project Company and PetroVietnam Low Pressure Gas Distribution Joint Stock Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build a co-generated power plant worth US$63 million for Ho Tram’s own projects.

 A large part of the movie Người Bất Tử (The Immortal), directed by Vietnamese American director Victor Vũ, will be shot in the magnificent caves of Quảng Bình Province.

 The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera will celebrate original contemporary music and dance works by Vietnamese composers and choreographers at a special performance at the city’s Opera House on July 9.

 Vietnamese Grandmaster (GM) Le Quang Liem has been invited by Grand Chess Tour (GCT) to participate in the St. Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament in the US on August 14 - 18.

 Bui Thi Thu Thao won a gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India on Thursday.

 HCM City is seeking more funds from the private sector for family planning and reproductive health care services as international aid and Government funds have both declined in recent years.

 Police in HCM City and Cần Thơ City this week busted two gambling rings, arresting about 73 people and seizing VNĐ474 million (US$20,800) in cash.

 There are nearly 7,000 reserved blood units in the blood bank of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) that can only serve the emergency and treatment demand of 170 northern hospitals for the next five days.