A total of 148 old trees along Ton Duc Thang Street in central HCM City will be either chopped down or relocated for construction of Thu Thiem Bridge 2. 

 Local authorities said the friendly match with the martial artist Pierre Francois Flores from Canada in Hanoi must have a permit in case of severe injuries.

 Hanoi authorities have asked the government to employ public-private-partnership model and allocate ODA to build 10 metro lines worth USD40bn to deal with congestion.

 The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has recently been bestowed with the “Vietnam’s leading tourist attraction 2017” award for the third consecutive year, by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 Vietnam Airlines has announced that about 30 flights to China were delayed because of overloaded airports and bad weather in China.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has cut several interest rates for the first time since 2014 in order to support business and boost economic growth.

 The State Securities Commission (SSC) might suspend the operation of the two local stock exchanges and the Viet Nam Securities Depository (VSD) if they cause investors to lose legal benefits and rights.

 The recent WannaCry and ExPetr epidemics have proven to many businesses the crippling impact of having their files held to ransom by cybercriminals.

Vietnam expects to import an aditional 500,000 tonnes of nuts from now until October to meet its annual export target, according to the Viet Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas).

 Vietnam has good potential in farming swifts for their edible nests, but authorities should make zoning plans and regulations for the industry like they do for the husbandry industry to ensure its sustainable development, according to experts.

 Construction of VTV Tower, which was expected to be the world’s highest, will likely be put on hold.

Thrillist, a leading US food, drink and travel website, has suggested 12 things visitors to Vietnam should not miss such as tasting coffee, strolling around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi and discovering Sapa frontier towship and Ban Gioc waterfall.

 The vaccination programme for children meets the basic requirements of quality and safety, the Preventive Health Department of the Health Ministry said on Monday.

 Vietnam bagged one silver and seven bronze medals at the World Beach Jujitsu Tournament, which closed in Thailand on Sunday.

 Vietnam won one gold at the Vinh Long International Table Tennis Tournament, which wrapped up at Vinh Long Sports and Physical Training Centre on July 9.

 Vietnam finished second at the Pre-SEA Games Muay Thai Championship which wrapped up in Malaysia on July 9.

 Vietnamese chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem tied Ding Liren in the second match of the Hainan Danzhou Super Grandmaster Chess Tournament in China on July 10.

 Ly Hoang Nam won his first match in the China F12 Men’s Futures tennis tournament on July 10 in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province.

 Vietnam came from behind to beat Cambodia 2-1 in their first ASEAN Football Federation U15 Championship match in Chonburi, Thailand on July 10.

 Ho Chi Minh City has put in place a number of solutions to realize the target of receiving 5.6 million foreign visitors this year. The city. They include the release of a Code of Conduct for tourists.