A special taskforce has been established to supervise the implementation of commitments to deal with consequences of the environmental disaster in central Vietnam, caused by Ha Tinh Formosa Steel in April, over a period ofthree years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The new park on the bank of the Saigon River is close to the city center. Covering 14 hectares, the $24 million park is in the same style with the Central Park in New York, USA. 

The training ship Kojima of the Japanese Coast Guard with 71 officers, sailors, and apprentices led by colonel Hiroyuki Nanaura and captain Hiroshi Kai landed at the Tien Sa port of Da Nang city on July 25th.

 The Ministry of Defence's Command of Border Guard officially launched its one-stop portal to link with the Viet Nam National Single Window (VNSW) on Thursday.

  Airlines using up to 10 aircraft on international routes are required to have minimum investment capital of VND700 billion (US$31.3 million) to establish and maintain its airline service.

 The 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 49) released a joint communiqué in Vientiane, Laos on July 24, showing the ministers’ serious concern over recent and ongoing developments in the East Sea.

 Former Argentine Ambassador to Thailand and Japan Felipe Frydman on July 24 voiced his support for the recent East Sea-related ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, the Netherland.

Most of the National Assembly deputies at the plenary session on the morning of July 25 agreed that in 2017, the parliament should focus its supervision on pressing issues that are of great interest and have major impact on society and the economy.

 Tran Dai Quang was re-elected as President of Vietnam for the 2016 – 2021 tenure during a plenum of the 14th National Assembly (NA)’s first session on July 25.

 At least two people were killed and 14 to 16 wounded in a shooting at a nightclub in Fort Myers, Florida early on Monday, police said.

 More than 1,600 firefighters battled on Monday to contain a fast-spreading wildfire that has forced hundreds of evacuations in the drought-parched canyons north of Los Angeles, destroying 18 homes, killing at least one person

 Public debt may exceed the cap of 65 per cent of GDP in the second half of this year, the ongoing National Assembly (NA) meeting heard on July 21.

Some beauty queens including Miss Vietnam 2014 Ky Duyen, Miss Vietnam 2008 Thuy Dung, Miss Vietnam World 2010 Diem Huong, and Miss Vietnam 2006 Mai Phuong Thuy have faced public scrutiny because of "scandals".

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of 49 outstanding paintings by Vietnamese contemporary artists are on display in an exhibition at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A mud waste product of manganese mining and exploitation has allegedly polluted the environment and threatened the lives of local residents in Chiem Hoa District in northern Tuyen Quang Province.

VietNamNet Bridge - Buzzfeed has released a video clip about stunning wedding gowns from across Asia, including Vietnamese ao dai.

Praying ceremony for peace held in Lao Cai, NA Vice Chairwoman attends funeral of former Lao leader, Japan-Vietnam friendship assoc debuts in Japanese prefecture, Russian classic literature released in Vietnamese

 Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay and Quang Binh Province are showcased in the trailer for the Hollywood blockbuster Kong: Skull Island.

 A cave in the central province of Nghe An has become a cool hideaway for hundreds of people escaping the summer heat.

 Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) will announce an agreement on Monday to buy Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) for about $5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.