Viet Nam ranked first in Asia and fifth in the world in the 2016 Happy Planet Index, according to the UK-based New Economics Foundation.

Voters nationwide are concerned about China’s wrongful actions in the East Sea and want effective and consistent measures to be taken to protect Vietnam’s sovereignty over islands in the sea.

 Whether the paintings at the Paintings Returned from Europe in HCM City are original or not remain unclear as the exhibition came to an end while investigation is on-going.

 The Deputy CEO of the scandal-hit Sabeco seems likely to become CEO of the beer giant after the position remained vacant for months and led to its recent leadership crisis.

The United Kingdom stands ready to back Ho Chi Minh City in developing infrastructure, said new British Consul-General Ian Gibbons on July 21.

 Leading positions of the 14th National Assembly were named on July 22 during the legislative body’s first session following the secret ballot conducted one day earlier.

 Viet Nam has postponed a US$3-billion international bond issuance plan due to unfavourable conditions in the global finance and monetary market, the finance ministry said.

 Digiworld Joint Stock Company halved its after-tax profit target from VND140 billion (US$6.2 million) to VND65 billion for this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Three traffic inspectors in Can Tho, the largest city in the Mekong Delta, were arrested this week for taking bribes totaling $150,000 from local transport firms and businesses.

VietNamNet Bridge - The General Directorate of Fisheries has dismissed its Director of Aquaculture Department for making fake seafood certificates for the circulation of 800 substandard aquaculture products. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Saigonese often advise travelers to go to central business districts if they want to find traditional markets, and to the suburbs for modern shopping malls.

 Located in Phuong Trung commune, Thanh Oai District, Hanoi, Chuong village is well-known for its iconic product “non”, which was recognised long ago in a saying: “Whoever wants a beautiful conical hat can come to Chuong village”.

 As U.S. public health officials try to determine whether Zika has arrived in the country, doctors are establishing guidelines on how to care for the rising number of babies whose mothers were infected with the virus during pregnancy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national futsal team convened yesterday (July 21) in HCM City to prepare for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup from September 10 to October 1 in Colombia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is to play Australia on Sunday in the final of the ASEAN U16 Football Championships after they defeated the host Cambodia 1-0 yesterday, July 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Do Dinh Thi of HCM City won a gold medal and broke the national record at the National Junior Swimming Championships in HCM City yesterday, July 21.

Naval forces began a training exercise on July 18 off the coast of the Nhon Trach District of the southern province of Dong Nai, according to an announcement by the Vietnam Navy.

 VCCI and HOSE agree to more co-operation in financial market, Shrimp export to US sees growth, Malaysia's Waz Lian Group eyes Binh Dinh investment, Vietnam’s key export industries unlikely to meet 2016 targets

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion has called on countries involved in East Sea disputes to abide by the recent ruling of the Arbitral Tribunal in The Hague, the Netherlands.

 National Assembly (NA) deputies must insist on voting against overspending the government’s planned budget, said Deputy Tran Hoang Ngan from Ho Chi Minh City on July 21.