The International Three-Cushion Billiards Tournament BTV-Becamex IJC Cup 2017 opened in the southern province of Binh Duong on July 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A low-pressure system has formed in the East Sea, around 160km south-southeast of Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, at 7am on Friday.

Some large foreign banks operating in Vietnam have recently scaled down their business or withdrawn capital from Vietnamese banks. What is happening with the banking sector?

 South Sudanese activists are using music, poetry, theater, comedy, dance and fashion to preach tolerance in the world's youngest nation which has been divided by years of civil war.

 Pop star Beyonce posted the pictures of her twins, Sir Carter and Rumi, in an Instagram post on Friday, in her first public acknowledgement of their birth.

 Israel Book Day will be held for the first time at Vietnamese Women’s Museum and in Hanoi Book Street on July 16.

 The drama troupe, Buffalo will perform the Vietnamese version of the American musical, Chicago, at the Army Theater in Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Binh District starting on August 19.

Vietnam had 325 industrial parks on a total area of 94,900 ha as at the end of June, according to a report from the Department for Economic Zones Management under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The government has approved the State maintaining a majority holding of 51 percent in the Trang Tien Investment & Trade Co., the manager of the luxurious Trang Tien Plaza shopping center in Hanoi’s city center.

 14 artists from Hai Phong City have opened a nude painting and sculpture exhibition entitled Phuong at Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi.

 Numerous commercial banks have reported rising profits in the first half of 2017. However, experts have raised concerns over this growth.

 A fourth draw pushed Le Quang Liem to the No 3 spot in the Danzhou Super Grandmaster Tournament in China on July 13.

 Vehicles will be banned in Bui Vien Pedestrian Street, Ho Chi Minh city on a pilot basis as of July 15 to create habits for residents and tourists, according to People’s Committee of district 1.

Situated at Topas Ecolodge resort in Sapa, which National Geographic lists among ‘21 places to stay if you care about the planet’, the swimming pool with a view to Hoang Lien Son mountains lies on the highest altitude in Vietnam.

  With talks to renegotiate the NAFTA trade pact just weeks away, U.S. farm groups and lawmakers from rural states are intensifying lobbying of President Donald Trump's administration ...

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Den Reservoir, which supplies water to 90 per cent of the people in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, is at risk of being severely polluted.

The recent emergence of an “anti-vaccine” trend in Viet Nam has sparked a debate, with many parents, officials and other stakeholders weighing in either side, mostly favouring vaccinations as a life-saver.

The testing results announced on July 13 show that three rice samples collected in the southern province of Dong Thap are real rice, refuting the rumor about the appearance of fake rice in the southwestern region.

 Prime Minister honours 498 fallen soldiers, 26 int’l students participate in 2017 Syngenta Connections Program, Vietnamese and Japanese experts share safe food experiences, Sick fisherman rescued at sea

VietNamNet Bridge - The VN Index has increased by 14.4 percent this year, staying firmly at the 9-year peak. However, many divestment deals have been made by foreign investment funds.