In the second quarter of this year, Vietnam recorded a labour force of 54.52 million, of which 53.4 million people aged 15 years or more found work, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 The Hai Van Tunnel, connecting Da Nang City and Thua Thien - Hue Province, will be closed for 30 minutes every day starting from July 11, said the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

 Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam won his first match at the China F11 Men’s Futures tennis tournament in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, on July 3.

 Nine Vietnamese cueists will compete in the three-cushion World Cup championship in Porto, Portugal.

 Le Quang Liem defeated Jianchao Zhou in the fifth round of the World Open 2017 chess tournament in the US on July 3.

 Luu Duc Anh of Vietnam outplayed nine of the world's most talented young pianists and won the 2017 prestigious piano contest that transpired in Collioure, France this past June 26-30.

 Vietnamese performers will attend a folk culture festival across Europe for the first time from July 5 to August 15.

 The rising number of single-person households in conjunction with rising incomes in the larger metropolitan areas of Vietnam is helping to fuel a boom in neighbourhood convenience stores.

 The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission announced on July 3 that it will consider disciplinary action against some officials for violations.

 FECON Corporation and ACWA Power, a Saudi Arabian company, signed on July 3 a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation to develop renewable energy projects in Vietnam.

 Police of Moc Chau and Van Ho districts, the northern mountainous province of Son La, arrested five people for illegally transporting and trading 40 packs of heroin on July 2.

 A high-ranking delegation from the Lao National Assembly (NA) led by its Chairwoman Pany Yathotu arrived in Hanoi on July 3, beginning a six-day visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam’s export turnover is likely to hit 195 billion USD this year, up 10-11 percent compared with 2016 and 6-7 percent higher than the target set by the Prime Minister. 

Work to relocate HCM City’s Eastern Bus Terminal will begin in early 2018, allowing tens of thousands of passengers to use daily services, the general director of the Eastern Bus Terminal has said.

 The bad debt in the real estate sector could be resolved if steps are taken to resume suspended projects, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association (HoREA).

The Temple of Literature, a renowned relic site in Hanoi has undertaken various initiatives to implement the recently issued Code of Conduct for Tourists. 

25 years after it was set up, a Quan ho or love-duet singing club in Bac Ninh has become a familiar venue for local people of generations to practice, helping preserve the folk singing

The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade last weekend announced a new plan to use information technology to control and trace the origin of poultry meat and eggs also.

 Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Uong Chu Luu started his working visit to Japan from July 3. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested stronger and more practical administrative reform from the grassroots to central level during the June government meeting in Hanoi on July 3.