Majestic Princess, the newest ship in the US-based Princess Cruises fleet, arrived at Phu My Port in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province on its maiden Viet Nam port call with more than 3,500 passengers and 1,340 crew members.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will send six athletes to India to take part in the 22nd Asian Athletics Championship 2017 in Odisha City from July 6-9.

 Six products of military-run telecom group Viettel were honoured at the 2017 IT World Awards held in San Francisco, the US, on June 27.

 Vietnam ranks seventh in the list of the world’s top 20 fastest growing travel destinations, which was recently announced by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

 Hoteliers are attracted by Vietnam’s rapidly growing tourism sector, robust economic development, and infrastructure investments, according to real estate consultants JLL.

 Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd would launch a product mimicking Amazon.com Inc's "Echo" next week, according to a source familiar with the matter.

It is necessary to create a market where privately run conglomerates will play the pivotal role. This must be associated with a system of policies which encourage the development of the private economic sector. 

Mr. Lai Xuan Thanh has been elected Chairman of the Board of Airports Corporation of Vietnam for the 2016-2020 term, replacing the retiring Mr. Nguyen Nguyen Hung, under a decision approved at ACV’s 2017 annual general meeting on June 28.

 Nearly 920,000 cubic metres of mud and soil will be dredged and then dumped in the sea to construct the Vinh Tan 1 Coal Power Plant, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

 Vietnamese authorities are completing procedures to repatriate the cremated ashes of a woman who was killed by her father-in-law in South Korea in early June.

Artist Pham Thuan won the first prize at the painting contest held by Korean Cultural Centre and Vietnamese culture ministry’s department of exhibition, photography and fine arts.

Vietnam and Russia issued a joint statement on the occasion of President Tran Dai Quang’s official visit to Russia from June 28-July 1.

The Hang (Cave) Pagoda is a “must see” destination for visitors to Ly Son, one of the most beautiful islands in the central province of Quang Ngai.

 Sai Gon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) on Wednesday announced the official list of candidates for board of directors’ tenure 2017-2021, approved by the State Bank of Vietnam.

Viet Nam is expected to continue importing petroleum products for the next five years as production of major oil refineries is unable to meet the increasing local demand.

 The mounting clash between traditional taxi firms and ride-hailing platforms Uber and Grab has raised the question of how to ensure fair competition in the passenger transportation market.

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

 Strong second quarter growth has led Vietnam’s economy back from a disappointing first quarter performance, with gross domestic product growth reaching 5.73 per cent in the first half of 2017.

Farmers in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue are protesting a slaughter project proposed to be built in their neighbourhood due to concerns about pollution and the loss of farming land.

The southern province of Binh Phuoc plans to ask the Government to grant intangible cultural heritage status to the traditional buffalo-fighting festival in Quan Hon District.