Hanoi has focused efforts on improving administrative procedures and business climate as well as priority mechanisms to develop industrial parks (IPs) and attract more investments in its IPs this year.

 Noi Bai International Airport said on July 4 that it will upgrade the domestic terminal (T1) in eight months starting July 11.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Uong Chu Luu met with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan Tadamori Oshima and held talks with Vice President of Japan’s House of Councillors Akira Gunji on July 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – N.C.T, a 32-year-old man, and his partner, a 38-year-old man, are waiting at the District 11 Preventive Medicine Centre to receive free antiretroviral drugs.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc underlined the need to create an open environment for commercial activities while chairing the Cabinet’s regular meeting on July 4, which focused on building institutions, laws and policies. 

 Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich hosted a reception on July 4 for Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Thailand General Chaichan Changmongkol.

 Hanoi authorities said construction progress is being speeded up so that the Hanoi Train Station-Nhon urban railway project (Route No. 3) will be completed in 2021.

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swara​j have reiterated wishes and determination of their senior leaders to continue expanding the bilateral relationship.

A humble coastal village in Tam Ky city, Quang Nam province has received a makeover with vivid murals as part of an art exchange programme, helping to boost local tourism and improve residents’ lives.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse left Hanoi on July 5 morning to visit Germany and attend the G20 Summit in Hamburg at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

A ceremony will be organised on July 8 in Hanoi to present the “Vietnam Tourism Award 2017” to businesses with the best performances in 2016.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned the Ministry of Public Security and authorised agencies to investigate the building of low quality fishing vessels in Binh Dinh and some other localities as reported by the media recently.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam lost to Kazakhstan’s Altay in the SMM 2017 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship on July 3.

Discovery, the well-known global cable channel, will collaborate with YouTube’s Vietnamese partner POPS Worldwide to produce a sitcom, Ai Moi La Ba Chu (Who's the Boss?).

 VietNamNet Bridge – A long-standing skeptic, Hong Van visits the Aummee Restaurant in Ha Noi and admits her bias in favour of non-vegan food could’ve been a trifle misplaced.

SHB Da Nang has signed Kosovan midfielder Gramoz Kurtaj for the second half of the National Football Championship V-League.1, replacing Brazilian striker Brazilian Eydison Teofilo Soares, 

VietNamNet Bridge - The instability of virtual currencies and price increases of computer components have forced many bitcoin miners to sell mining machines to get money back.

VietNamNet Bridge - The plan to have 1,000 MW of wind power by 2025 will depend on the government’s policies and electricity prices.

Le Quang Liem wrote on Facebook that in the future, no matter where he lives and works, he will always be a Vietnamese and will contribute to the country’s development.

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