The second National Youth Photo Festival 2017 was launched on Wednesday to encourage young professional and amateur photographers to capture images of Viet Nam and its people.

 Vietnam’s new forest areas rose 4.5 percent year-on-year to 90,700 hectares in the first six months of the year thanks to favourable weather condition, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Two Vietnamese and 21 foreign films will be screened at Vietnam’s cinemas this month, including the Hollywood blockbuster Spider-Man: Homecoming and War for the Planet of the Apes.

Da Nang authorities will ask for State funding to build a sea dyke to prevent erosion in Son Tra Peninsula after a villa project in the area was eroded last week.

VietNamNet Bridge - With turnover of $375 million in May, fruit and vegetables were among the biggest export items for Vietnam, while imports of the same equalled $183 million. 

 Vietnam aims to export four million tonnes of rice by 2030, pursuant to a strategy for developing the country’s rice export market in the 2017-20 period with a vision to 2030.

Vietnam is deeply concerned about DPRK’s launch of Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile on July 4, seriously violating relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and increasing tension in the region.

 Banh Chung (Vietnamese square glutinous rice cake) is chosen as one of the 12 best rice dishes from all over the world by the Russian geographic magazine, Vokrug Sveta.

 A painting exhibition by Vo Trinh Bien, a famous Vietnamese finger-painting artist opened at the exhibition hall in Hoa Binh Square in Da Lat City on July 5.

 A total of 70,900 new domain names ending in ".vn" were registered in the first six months of this year, bringing the total ".vn" registrations to 408,382, three times more than six years ago.

 Indonesian Wiper Eddy Saputra, a crew member on board the Ad Astra ship (Marshall Island), has been saved by Vietnamese authorities after becoming unconscious while operating on Vietnam’s waters.

 On the heels of Vietnam remaining in the club of nations recording 6 per cent GDP growth, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered a plan for growth to reach 6.4-6.8 per cent in 2018.

 Usher and The Roots, and Trombone Shorty gave high-energy shows at the Montreux Jazz Festival on Wednesday night, bringing American funk, hip-hop and R&B to the famed stage.

It is forecasted that the value of M&A deals in 2017 will not exceed those of 2015 and 2016, thus, the market needs a boost from enterprises and the government to leverage the opportunities from foreign capital to make a breakthrough.

 Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has been invited by Grand Chess Tour (GCT) to participate in the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament on August 14 - 19.

 Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Snap Inc are seeking online rights to video highlights from Twenty-first Century Fox Inc for next year's soccer World Cup, 

Hoa Muoi Gio, Tranquil and Cosmo are good suggestions in Hanoi for visitors who like coffee and books.

 Federal Reserve policymakers were increasingly split on the outlook for inflation and how it might affect the future pace of interest rate rises, 

 Construction work has stopped after a potential mass grave dating back to the American War was inside HCM City's Tan Son Nhat Airport.

 An unlicensed boat was found to have transported up to 30 tourists on Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh.