Several Vietnam celebrities have been criticised for wearing modifications of the country's traditional long dress, the Ao Dai, but many others have won high praise at international beauty contests.

VietNamNet Bridge – Popular United Kingdom-based Vietnamese model and entrepreneur Jessica Minh Anh will present her historic 10th show inside the award-winning solar power plant Gemasolar in Seville, Spain, this Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – SHB Da Nang 35-year-old midfielder Nguyen Minh Phuong has been named among the top five Southeast Asian veterans by footballchannel.asia.

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 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has told the Ministry of Planning and Investment to quickly issue documents guiding the implementation of the revised Investment Law that came into force on July 1.

 The National Assembly is expected to adopt 16 revised laws during its 10th session, including the Civil Code, the Criminal Code, the Civil Procedure Code and the Criminal Procedure Code.

 Vietnamese student athletes won two bronze medals to help the country rank 58th on the medal table of the 2015 Summer Universiade held in Gwangju, the Republic of Korea (RoK) from July 3-14.

 Australian musician Floyd Thursby will perform at Hanoi Social Club on July 18.

 Zip-line in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National to be recognized as country's longest by Vietnam Book of Records.

 Hoi An has become over the last few years a very popular destination for Western retirees to relocate to.

 Trends in interest within Vietnam’s tech community are following those around the world, according to a recent survey conducted by VietnamWorks.com.

 Vietnam's mobile game market is developing quickly, attendees of the 2015 Mobile Games Asia conference in HCM City heard.

 The HCM City People's Committee has given approval to US-based company Jabil to expand its operation in the city's High-tech Park with an infusion of US$500 million.

VietNamNet Bridge - The negotiations with US billion-dollar companies on investments in Vietnam are often filled with drama.

 The nation's first indigenously designed and equipped thermal power plant will be built in the central province of Nghe An by the Viet Nam National Coal – Mineral Industries Holding (Vinacomin) Group.

The World Health Organization launched its “First Embrace” campaign in Vietnam on July 14, highlighting simple steps that will save thousands of newborn lives and prevent hundreds of thousands of complications each year.

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has spent nearly 80 trillion VND (3.7 billion USD) in the past decade on upgrading its aircraft fleet as part of efforts to bring its services to a four-star rating.

 State President Truong Tan Sang has asked young Vietnamese expatriates to vigorously pursue their studies, accumulate knowledge on advanced science and technology and act as bridge between Vietnam with their host country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 4kg uterine fibroid tumor was successfully removed by doctors of the Hospital of Go Vap District, HCM City on July 14.

The surface of the runway 25R/07L, one of the two runways of HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport, was damaged by lightning in two locations, covering a total area of 10m2. The runway will be closed from July 16 for repair.