A recent Government Inspectorate investigation found Ha Tinh Province had violated regulations in approving the lifespan of the Formosa Plastics Group’s steel project.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s ranks highly in statistical reports about consumption of South Korean sweets, ginseng and cosmetics. 

An international conference discussing on recent developments in the East Sea and relevant policies will be held by the US Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on July 12.

The Philippine Navy has cancelled a scheduled port visit to Vietnam by the Philippine frigate BRP Ramon Alcaraz "due to unavoidable circumstances and the change of operational demand of the said Philippine Navy vessel."

According to statistics by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, about 263,000 workers were affected by the mass fish deaths caused by Ha Tinh-based Taiwanese steel company Formosa.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On July 6 the Chairman of Da Nang City signed a decision to fine six Chinese for violating Vietnam’s immigration regulations or working without permission from the Vietnam authorities.

Although room rates plummeted, the hotel service industry of Vietnam still grossed US$15 billion in 2015, higher than $10.75 billion in 2014 thanks to the strong domestic of local guests, according to Grant Thornton.

 Vietnamese female officers are ready to join in UN international peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and Central African Republic as proposed by the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, according to the Quan doi Nhan dan newspaper.

 The Ministry of National Defence and the Vietnam People’s Army’s General Staff always supports and facilitates cooperation between the ministry’s Department of Legal Affairs and its Cambodian counterpart, a Vietnamese officer has said.

 A direct air route was launched on July 6 connecting the southern resort island of Phu Quoc in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang with China’s Guangzhou.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second phase of a bridge building programme, which aims at building nearly 4,000 bridges in remote areas, will be kicked off next month, said Nguyen Van Huyen, director of the Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge - With a series of programs and incentive packages, including the small enterprise support draft law, the state budget is expected to have a new source of revenue worth $19.2 billion.

VietNamNet Bridge – Let’s discover south central provinces by traveling along the coastal route to see desert, sand dunes, the sea and the immense sky.

 Fruit, vegetable export value up in H1, Saudi Aramco withdraws from $22 billion Vietnam project, German investors choosing Danang, VFA cuts 2016 rice export forecast, Jan-May tra fish exports up

 One person killed, one injured in torrential rain in Quang Ninh, Quang Tri sets up damage assessment council after fish deaths, Hue announces Formosa damage, Railway overpass site to be inspected

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam spends the huge sum of VND6 billion ($250,000) to train an engineer in space technology, but pays the modest sum of VND3-5 million a month in wages to the engineer. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many areas described as the city’s ‘flooded hubs’ in the past have become dry while areas which never suffered from flooding in the past have become hotspots for floods.

VietNamNet Bridge - Taiwanese Formosa was welcomed warmly when it arrived in Vietnam 15 years ago as a major foreign investor with multi-billion dollar projects. But it has been involved in many scandals.

 American and Asian guitarists will perform at the 2nd International Finger Style Guitar Festival (IFSGF) in Hanoi and HCM City this month.

 The Vietnam International Exhibition on Film and Television Technology (Telefilm) will be held from July 13 to July 15 in Hanoi.