Members of the Committee for Science, Technology and Environment of the 14th National Assembly gathered for their first plenary session in Hanoi on July 27.

 President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received congratulatory messages from their respective Lao counterparts Bounnhang Vorachit and Thoongloun Sisoulith on July 27.

 Flights have been rescheduled and canceled on the morning of July 28 as typhoon Mirinae made landfall in the north provinces, causing heavy rains in Hanoi and other provinces the previous night, according to the Vietnam Airlines Cooperation.

 Typhoon Mirinae, the first storm to hit the East Sea, brought heavy rains and floods to the north of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 62 delegations from Japan will take part in the annual Viet Nam-Japan Culture Exchange at the city’s Han River Port this weekend (July 29 to 31).

VietNamNet Bridge - Issuing corporate bonds was not the typical method used by banks to mobilize capital in the past, but that has changed. 

A volcanic cavern system in Dak Nong province - the longest of its kind in Southeast Asia - is about to open to tourists.

VietNamNet Bridge – Typhoon Mirinae made a landfall in Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh provinces late July 27, causing rains and strong winds to northern localities. Many trees were uprooted due to this year's first storm. 

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 The country posted a trade surplus of nearly US$1.8 billion in the first seven months of this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 Vietnam had an outstanding start at the ASEAN Football Federation Women’s Championship with a 14-0 win over Singapore yesterday in Myanmar.

 Doubles pair Ly Hoang Nam and Nguyen Hoang Thien secured a berth in the next round of the Vietnam F1 Men’s Futures yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

 Vietnam finished third at the ASEAN School Games in Thailand on July 27.

 Vietnam Airlines has changed flight schedules at Cat Bi International Airport in the northern city of Hai Phong as typhoon Mirinae is forecast to hit the Gulf of Tokin on July 27.

 The sixth international Vietnamese traditional martial arts festival this August will attract 15 foreign delegations from around the world, according to Nguyen Van Dung – deputy head of the event’s organising board.

VietNamNet Bridge – The government in the 2016-2021 term will maintain the structure and number of cabinet members. There will be one new candidate for the position of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Jakarta based Habibie Centre hosted the 36th Talking ASEAN Dialogue post The Hague tribunal’s ruling on the East Sea dispute, in the Indonesian capital city on July 26.

 As many as 96.96 percent of deputies at the first session of the 14th National Assembly on July 27 approved a resolution determining there will be 27 members of the Government in the 2016-2021 tenure, the same number as the previous tenure.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh received outgoing Cambodian Ambassador Hul Phany in Hanoi on July 27.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts have noted signs of a decrease in imports from China, while imports from South Korea rose by 7.9 percent in the first six months of the year.