The young and good looking Avinash Mukherjee who became famous as a childhood star for his role as Jagya in the Indian television drama series Balika Vadhu is coming to Vietnam.

 Nguyen Thuy Doan, the reigning Miss Deaf Vietnam, was crowned Miss Deaf World 2015 second runner up at the conclusion of the international pageant held on July 18 at the Top Hotel in Prague.

 VietNamNet Bridge – All pillars in the Tran Temple in Trang An tourist site in Ninh Binh are made from monolith green stone blocks, and each pillar represents an aspiration.

 China was the biggest supplier of mobile phones and parts to Vietnam in the first half of this year, accounting for 64.2 per cent of the country's imports of these products, the General Department of Vietnam Customs said.

 The State Bank of Vietnam will not weaken the dong by more than 2 per cent this year to protect national interests, Deputy Governor Nguyen Thi Hong has said.

 A groundbreaking ceremony for a scientific space complex was held on July 20 in zone II, Ghenh Rang ward, Quy Nhon City in the central province of Binh Dinh.

Enterprises in several business fields are now able to implement regulations in Decree No 60 that increase the foreign-ownership ratio in Vietnamese companies, with no need to wait for guiding documents.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is set to ban about 22,000 types of cosmetics containing five derivatives of Paraben that are suspected of causing breast cancer and male infertility.

 President bids farewell to outgoing ambassadors, Vietnam, Greece should facilitate exchanges: Deputy PM, Defence, security info imparted to southern religious dignitaries, Vietnamese, Cambodian provinces ensure border security

Clemency will be granted to around 16,000 – 17,000 prisoners on the occasion of the 70 th National Day, making it the biggest-ever, said Head of the General Department for Enforcement of Criminal Sentences and Judicial Assistance.

 The Second Lady of the United States Jill Biden – Vice President Joe Biden’s spouse – visited Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi on July 20 as part of her trip to Vietnam.

 Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung and his Lao counterpart Alounkeo Kittikhoun co-chaired the two ministries’ first deputy ministerial political consultation in Hanoi on July 20.

 Minister of National Defence General Phung Quang Thanh is healthy and scheduled to return home, said Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan on July 20.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi Party Committee’s Secretary Pham Quang Nghi said it was not surprising that some PhDs and masters had failed civil service exams for Hanoi’s state agencies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The heat in the country's large cities lures thousands of Vietnamese to the beaches in the central region during their summer holidays.

VietNamNet Bridge - The demand from Vietnam’s key export markets has decreased significantly, while the dollar has appreciated sharply, causing textile and garment export growth to slow down.

 Tran Anh Tuan of HCM City's Tan Binh District, who has a Dong A Bank ATM card, recently had to pay VND5,500 for making an internal funds transfer.

VietNamNet Bridge - The O Loan Lagoon, a beautiful area in the central province of Phu Yen, is becoming seriously polluted. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new show entitled Hi5 – Sing and Play Together, which will allow children to enjoy a famous Australian game show, will be organised on August 5 in Hoa Binh Theatre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dengue fever hospitalisations are on the rise in southern regions and cities across the country, the Ministry of Heath's General Department of Preventative Medicine reported last week.