Vietnamese gov’t facilitates anti-corruption work with Singapore, US Second Lady visits HCM City, Deputy PM, UK ambassador talk climate change response, PM greets Vietnam’s Honorary Consul General in RoK

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam had to proceed down a thorny path and overcome many difficulties to cement its firm position in the US textiles and garments market.

 President Truong Tan Sang on July 21 met with astronaut of the former Soviet Union Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko, who together with Vietnamese astronaut Pham Tuan made a successful flight into space 35 years ago.

Hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in 2017 is a step to concretise Vietnam’s extensive international integration policy, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh told the press on July 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dong Thap Province, around 170 kilometers from HCMC, lies by the Tien River in the Mekong Delta and has various attractive destinations for tourists such as Tram Chim National Park, Gao Giong Eco-Tourism Park,

VietNamNet Bridge - One of the biggest weaknesses of Vietnamese students are weak critical thinking skills.

VietNamNet Bridge – After a test run of more than seven years, the e-regulations system has shown the Vietnamese government’s strong commitment to support the investor community, particularly those about to set up business in Vietnam.

 Irregular sleeping patterns have been "unequivocally" shown to lead to cancer in tests on mice, a study suggests.

VietNamNet Bridge - The rising Vietnamese stock market is now attractive in foreign investors’ eyes amid the turmoil of the Chinese and European markets. But this does not mean that a price boom will occur, experts say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Investors and securities firms are struggling with two taxes the Government imposes on their bonus shares, Dau tu chung khoan (Securities Investment) newspaper reported earlier last week.

Hanoi has 1,350 craft villages, all of which create pollution, but there is only one professional waste treatment company.

VietNamNet Bridge – After the success of last year’s Shhhh, Just Dance!, U.S. choreographer and solo dancer Emily Navarra will continue instructing dance enthusiasts to experience themselves via choreographic movements

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Tien Loc, chairman of the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, spoke to Thoi Bao Kinh Te (Vietnam Economic Times) about plans to increase the minimum wage in 2016.

 HCM City has project to develop support industry, Banks expect robust growth in 2015, Banks must explain debit card charges, Car sales increase 58 percent over last year, PM okays Ca Mau seaport investment plan

 Oscar-winner Benicio Del Toro has been invited to play the villain in an upcoming Star Wars sequel, according to US media reports.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of electronic manufacturers have come to Vietnam to develop multi-billion dollar electronics production projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every afternoon, Ha Thai villagers in Thanh Tri District, Hanoi flock to a local irrigation canal to have a bath and swim. The kilometer-long canal was packed with hundreds of people during recent hot spells.

Major art & entertainment events in big cities from July 20-31.

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more TV channels owned by private investors have been launched recently, creating a new TV market.

  Singer Thanh Bui will be the only Vietnamese judge at the ASEAN "Be Our Rock&Pop Soul" Music Competition 2015, to be held in Viet Nam for the first time.