Chairwoman of the 13th National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan was re-elected as the head of the 14th legislature during its first session on July 22.

 PM okays exceptions for Hanoi railway, Vietnam-Egypt Cultural Exchange Week begins, Former vice director of PVFI branch faces charges, Hanoi cracks down on smuggling via aviation, delivery service

 Officers from the Vietnamese Defence Ministry and Cuba’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) have agreed to further step up the bond between the two agencies in a more practical and effective manner.

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines earned a combined revenue of 36 trillion VND (1.62 billion USD) in the first half of this year, accounting for 72 percent of the set target. 

Viet Nam ranked first in Asia and fifth in the world in the 2016 Happy Planet Index, according to the UK-based New Economics Foundation.

Voters nationwide are concerned about China’s wrongful actions in the East Sea and want effective and consistent measures to be taken to protect Vietnam’s sovereignty over islands in the sea.

 Whether the paintings at the Paintings Returned from Europe in HCM City are original or not remain unclear as the exhibition came to an end while investigation is on-going.

 The Deputy CEO of the scandal-hit Sabeco seems likely to become CEO of the beer giant after the position remained vacant for months and led to its recent leadership crisis.

The United Kingdom stands ready to back Ho Chi Minh City in developing infrastructure, said new British Consul-General Ian Gibbons on July 21.

 Leading positions of the 14th National Assembly were named on July 22 during the legislative body’s first session following the secret ballot conducted one day earlier.

 Viet Nam has postponed a US$3-billion international bond issuance plan due to unfavourable conditions in the global finance and monetary market, the finance ministry said.

 Digiworld Joint Stock Company halved its after-tax profit target from VND140 billion (US$6.2 million) to VND65 billion for this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Three traffic inspectors in Can Tho, the largest city in the Mekong Delta, were arrested this week for taking bribes totaling $150,000 from local transport firms and businesses.

VietNamNet Bridge - The General Directorate of Fisheries has dismissed its Director of Aquaculture Department for making fake seafood certificates for the circulation of 800 substandard aquaculture products. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Saigonese often advise travelers to go to central business districts if they want to find traditional markets, and to the suburbs for modern shopping malls.

 Located in Phuong Trung commune, Thanh Oai District, Hanoi, Chuong village is well-known for its iconic product “non”, which was recognised long ago in a saying: “Whoever wants a beautiful conical hat can come to Chuong village”.

 As U.S. public health officials try to determine whether Zika has arrived in the country, doctors are establishing guidelines on how to care for the rising number of babies whose mothers were infected with the virus during pregnancy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national futsal team convened yesterday (July 21) in HCM City to prepare for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup from September 10 to October 1 in Colombia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is to play Australia on Sunday in the final of the ASEAN U16 Football Championships after they defeated the host Cambodia 1-0 yesterday, July 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Do Dinh Thi of HCM City won a gold medal and broke the national record at the National Junior Swimming Championships in HCM City yesterday, July 21.