While stocks are set to rise this week, concerns remain as listed companies are about to finish releasing their second-quarter earnings reports, putting the market in a period where there is not much information forthcoming, analysts say.

 Nearly 4,200 units of blood were collected from the youth and other volunteers in the final collection drive of the annual blood-donation campaign Hanh trinh do (Red Journey) 2017.

 The Sai Gon Phat Thinh Rating Joint Stock Company has been licensed by the Ministry of Finance to provide credit rating services, the first of its kind in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The stable political certainties in Vietnam and high GDP growth rate have created a firm foundation for the next development stage of the real estate market. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam still has 240 pesticide-contaminated locations in 15 localities, causing serious and extremely serious pollution, 

The throne of the emperors under the Nguyen Dynasty (1803 – 1945) in Thai Hoa Palace will be moved to a safe place to make room for restoration of the interior of the palace from now to August 10, 

Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thanh, deputy director of the General Secondary Education Department in the Ministry of Education and Training, spoke to the newspaper Tuoi tre on ways to detect and nurture young talents.

 Ministry to auction sugar import quota 2017 in August, Ministry issues wholesale electricity price 2017, Binh Thuan looks to expand VietGap dragon fruit area, Vietnam exports 2.66 mln tonnes of rice in first half

VietNamNet Bridge - Trinh Van Sy from Bao Loc district in Lam Dong province is one of the best-known orchid collectors in the country.

The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) estimates that Vietnam would need 600,000 workers in the IT industry by 2020, but training establishments can provide only 400,000.

Saigon Chamber Music, which will take place in HCMC Conservatory of Music from August 5 to 11, is the first summer music festival and training with a focus on ensemble music in Viet Nam.

 VN, Taiwan discuss renewable energy, Vinacomin divestment sees avid foreign interest, FMCG growth slows in Q2, Leading global solar cell manufacturer opens Vietnam plant, 7M trade deficit at $3.1bn

 Police prosecute genital warts incident in Hung Yen Province, Tetanus re-occurred yet people neglect it, Traffic jam worsens in entrances to Tan Son Nhat Airport, 38,000 blood units collected in Red Journey 2017

 Vietnam’s tourism sector needs to attract an average of 1.15 million international tourists a month in the rest of the year to translate the 13-million-foreign-arrival target for all of 2017 into reality.

 The Vietnamese tra fish sector will have to take measures to cope with rising export difficulties in the past two years and meet stricter quality requirements in the U.S., a major market for tra fish.

 The pumping of more crude oil will put Vietnam at a significant disadvantage, according to a preliminary report of the World Economic Board at the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s National Center for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast.

 A music camp will be held by the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music at its headquarter from August 1-8.

 The film The Island of Aliens or The Way Station by director Hong Anh was honored with the Special Jury Prize at the Eurasia International Film Festival 2017, which ended in Kazakhstan on July 28.

 Three Vietnamese students won gold and silver medals at the 2017 International Biology Olympiad held at the University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom from July 23-29, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

 9 people died after a fire broke out at a confectionery facility which makes cakes and chocolate in Hanoi’s Hoai Duc District on July 29.