Last November, Vietnamese representative Pham Hong Thuy Van ranked fourth place at Miss International pageant in Japan. Van has returned to Japan to join the top five contestants to perform activities organized by the pageant organizing board.

Miniso, a Japanese lifestyle and fast fashion brand that sells merchandise such as homeware, bags and electronics at low prices, will be in Vietnam through a franchise deal inked with Vietnamese group Le Bao Minh.

 VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City, Vientiane, Yangon, Phnom Penh and Bangkok have been chosen as five destinations in the MICE tourism development strategy of the five countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS).

This year, the "Green Ladder" project by Vo Trong Nghia Company is Vietnam’s representative at Australian’s annual SCAF international architectural exhibition. This is also the first architecture firm from Asia attending the event.

After the division in 2012, ASEAN members have allied for common goals. Now the bloc is again challenged by the East Sea dispute. VietNamNet would like to present an article by Dimas Muhamad, from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved investment for construction of three facilities serving physical training and sports education at three institutions.

 Vietnam has over 4,700 local and 9,900 international tour guides meeting only 15 and 40 percent of practical demand, according statistics by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

 The Swiss Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on July 7 to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Switzerland (October 11, 1971).

 Vietnam and Thailand agreed to enhance their economic connectivity through the action plan on bilateral trade and investment cooperation, to augment their trade to 20 billion USD by 2020.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade issued a decision on Wednesday to launch a probe that would determine whether imports of colour-coated steel sheets had become excessive and caused harms to local production.

 The central city, in co-operation with Seoul city of Korea, will commence work on an information system on public works construction, Allimi, in Da Nang from 2016 to 2019.

 Vietnam is taking part in the Cadet Asian Championship Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Female Wrestling in Chinese Taipei.

HCM City will relocate 1,210 households in areas prone to land erosion by rivers and canals under a larger resettlement plan that will be carried out until 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chuyen Nhac Pho Co will celebrate its special show at the Old Quarter Culture Exchange Centre, 50 Dao Duy Tu Street, from July 8 to 18.

 The investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of private email while secretary of state is over, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Wednesday, removing a legal cloud that threatened the presumptive Democratic nominee's presidential bid. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese female badminton player Vu Thi Trang entered the second round of the YONEX US Open on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local fashion professionals have turned their focus to design, entrepreneurship and manufacturing, understanding the importance of the outsourcing economy in the global fashion industry, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Janine Chang on the morning of July 7 looked refreshingly elegant in casual dress as she arrived at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

 The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Facebook Inc (FB.O) may have understated the value of intellectual property it transferred to Ireland by "billions of dollars", unfairly cutting its tax bill in the process, according to court papers.

 Dallas police were in a standoff with a suspect on Friday after snipers killed five officers and wounded six, one of the worst mass police shootings in U.S. history, during protests against the killing of two black men by police this week.