President Tran Dai Quang hailed Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Hul Phany’s contributions to the friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia while hosting the outgoing diplomat in Hanoi on July 28.

Visits by a number of Taiwanese officials to the Ba Binh (Itu Aba) feature area have seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, stated Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh on July 28.

 Honduras must develop a long term approach to combat the impact of drought exacerbated by climate change and put the poorest and most vulnerable at the center of government initiatives and funding,

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has submitted for Government approval a list of priority transportation and sanitation investment projects that will be developed in a Public Private Partnership format between 2016 and 2020.

 Launching in June, 2016, a tour named ‘Hanoi Emotion’ has received interest from many tourism companies across the country. As the name ‘Hanoi Emotion’ suggests, the tour promotes Hanoi's thousand-year history.

VietNamNet Bridge – The second International Fingerstyle Guitar Festival was held in Ha Noi and HCM City last week, attracting both Vietnamese and foreign audiences to the performances. 

Woman suspending cancer treatment to save her kid passes away, Two die of dengue fever in Highland province, Over 54,000 labourers work abroad in H1, HCMC to build flood control sluice, Experts warn of increased HAI

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is an attractive consumer market, listed among the top five ASEAN countries with the fastest increase in the number of middle-class consumers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city plans to open a 31.8km Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route connecting the Da Nang International Airport and favourite destinations with Hoi An City in neighbouring Quang Nam Province.

Merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in Vietnam have amounted to over US$3 billion in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year rise of 28%.   

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 30 talented classical music artists from Viet Nam and the US will gather to present the beauty of Baroque music during the Viet Nam Connection Music Festival.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is witnessing a fiber-to-home (FTTH) subscription boom with the number of FTTH subscribers 1.6 times higher than those who buy ADSL services.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many students are surprised about rising tuition at universities. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Transport has called on the administration to build smart parking lots at hospitals to meet the burgeoning demand for parking space at most of them.

Taiwanese firms are increasing capital investment in the Vietnamese footwear sector to benefit from Vietnam’s new free trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the EU-Vietnam FTA, and the Vietnam-Korea FTA.

 The National football squad will prepare for ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup 2016 with a training camp on October 15-31 in the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to coach Huu Thang.

The United States Department of Commerce has revised its preliminary conclusion of the anti-dumping investigation of Vietnamese circular welded carbon-quality steel pipes, citing significant ministerial errors.

Artists from Vietnam National Drama Theatre will take part in the World Festival of Children’s Performing Arts in Japan from July 31 to August 4.

Police officers of Vietnam and China gathered in the central province of Khanh Hoa on July 28 to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in fighting drug-related crimes.

 Typhoon Mirinae, the first to hit Vietnam this year, has caused human and property damage in the north of the country after it rolled into the mainland from the midnight of July 27.