VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has received permission to export litchis to the US and Australian markets, but exports remain very modest.

 The Government issued Resolution No. 51/NQ-CP on July 2, requesting ministries, agencies and localities to continue their hard work in order to achieve this year’s annual goals.

 Five images taken by Vietnamese photographers are among 111 shortlisted works for the prestigious title of Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year 2015 on show from June 22-July 10 inclusive, at the Royal Geographical Society in London.

 Authorities in central Thua Thien-Hue province have decided to invest 3.8 billion USD into the development of traffic infrastructure.

 Five major cable television providers, namely SCTV, VTVcab, VNPT, Viettel, and FPT, are competing to offer multiple services to win more subscribers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A trip to Cam Mountain on a newly launched cable car system is recommended for tourists to the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on the occasion of Ba Chua Xu Festival

 The way children sniff different aromas could form the basis of a test for autism, suggest researchers in Israel.

 Viet Nam has affirmed it will work closely with regional countries in dealing with the "irregular movement of persons in Southeast Asia."

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some people are earning a living by crying or singing and dancing at funerals.

 General Motors Southeast Asia Operations president Tim Zimmerman today officially announced that automotive industry veteran Wail A. Farghaly has been appointed managing director of GM Vietnam.

Police seize 387kg of smuggled elephant tusks, Construction begins on Orange Village, Students pray at scholars' temple for exam success, Quang Tri asks polluting company to shut down, AusAID helps coastal residents adapt to climate change

 Marine-protected areas have played an important role in protecting the country's natural marine resources but a more effective management model is needed, delegates heard at a conference held yesterday in Ninh Thuan.

 An additional nine historical, architectural and archaeological relics nationwide have been listed as national relic sites under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s decision.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and Germany on Thursday signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) on Vietnamese citizens working in Germany as caregivers. 

 Central Quang Binh province earned more than 22 billion VND (over 1 million USD) in the first half of this year alone from tours into Son Doong, the world’s largest cave.

Fruit exports could reach $2 billion, Dung Quat Refinery negotiations start, Thriving real estate market in HCM City, Vietnam’s industrial production index rises 9.6 percent, PetroVietnam earns less over falling oil prices

 Composer Phan Huynh Dieu, who was known as the "Golden bird of Vietnamese music," died on Monday but his influential melodies will always be remembered by Vietnamese music fans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The private plunge pool of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, Vietnam has entered the list of World's Coolest Hotel Plunge Pools on Travel&Leisure magazine.

 On July 3, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the Economic Forum of the five Mekong Subregion (GMS) nations together with GMS leaders and approximately 200 Japanese business representatives.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Governor of Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture Kuroiwa Yuji on July 3 on the occasion of his working visit to Japan to attend the seventh Mekong-Japan Summit.