The State will divest its capital in the Saigon Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) and the Hanoi Beer Alcohol and Beverage Joint Stock Corporation (Habeco) through open tenders.

 A forum on the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025 Initiative and Project Concepts and the 8th ASEAN Connectivity Symposium took place in Alabang, the Philippines, from July 12-14, according to Vietnam’s delegation to ASEAN.

 It is high time that Vietnam strengthen education on laws and life skills for young citizens so they have self-restraint in conflicts, psychologists have said.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assured Governor of Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture Kuroiwa Yuji that the Vietnamese government is stepping up the improvement of the domestic business climate. 

 The quality of the marine environment in the central region becomes stable, meeting safety requirements for aquaculture, tourism and conservation of aquatic animals and plants.

 Vietnamese students won three gold and one silver medals at the 49th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) that has concluded in Thailand. 

 Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Bank and Commander of the Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia (RGC) Sao Sokha have valued the valuable assistance of Vietnam’s Defence Ministry for the RGC and other armed forces of Cambodia in general.

The Vietnamese stock market has surpassed its counterparts in the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand to become the fastest-growing market in the region in the first six months of the year.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged ambassadors andheads of Vietnamese diplomatic agencies abroad for the 2017-2020 term to work hard to promote the image of Vietnam to the world at a meeting with them on July 14.

 Just like rice, fish sauce is a staple of almost every dish in Vietnam. “For Vietnamese people, a meal without fish sauce is considered incomplete,” culture expert Tran Ngoc Them once wrote in his book Vietnam Culture Foundation.

 Vietnam and Singapore have shared concern over terrorism in the region and the world and affirmed willingness to fight terrorism and extreme violence. 

 Vietnam’s best young tennis player Ly Hoang Nam and Sun Fajing won the China F12 Men’s Futures’ men’s doubles on July 14 in Shenzhen City, China.

 Major challenges facing the Mekong Delta remain climate change and natural disasters, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong told a conference in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 14. 

Export processing zones and industrial parks in Ho Chi Minh City attracted about $384 million in investment in the first six months of 2017, up 39 percent year on year, including nearly $160 million of foreign investment, a rise of 24 percent.

 Hanoi’s Department of Information and Communications hosted a conference on July 14 to launch online public services at level 3 and 4.

HCM City is willing to create all favourable conditions for Japanese investors, including those from Kanagawa prefecture, to operate effectively in the city, especially in the fields of mechanics, information technology and plastics.

HCM City wants to foster ties with the Republic of Korea in education and training, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong told Chairman of the Korea-Asia Friendship Foundation Choi Jae-sung. 

 A cycling tournament entitled ‘Returning to Truong Son’ began on July 15 in Hanoi, as one activity to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the War Invalids’ and Martyrs’ Day on July 27.

 The central province of Quang Tri and two bordering Lao provinces - Savanakhet and Salavan - have signed an agreement on cooperation in border affairs and border marker planting for 2017-2018.

The Vietnam Sports Administration, the Vietnam Olympic Committee and relevant ministries and branches will create the best possible conditions for Vietnamese athletes to gain impressive achievements at the 29th Southeast Asian Games.