The People’s Committee of HCM City has told relevant agencies that they would be held fully responsible for illegal demolition of century-old villas.

 The verdict on the case filed by the Philippines against China’s territorial claims in the East Sea, in the long term, will substantially contribute to peace and stability in the region, an expert said.

 Slovakian Prime Minister Roberto Fico is scheduled to pay official visit to Vietnam from July 16 to 19.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj on July 13 in Mongolia’s capital of Ulan Bator, during which the host affirmed that Mongolia always attaches much importance to developing ties with Vietnam.

Twenty-one art troupes from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand will join an art festival in Dong Ha city, Quang Tri from July 18-25, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Performing Arts.

 Vietnam temporarily top Group A at the ASEAN Football Federation U16 Championship after two matches.

 An Seonjin from the Republic of Korea beat yellow jersey holder Nguyen Thi That to win the third stage of the National Women’s Open Cycling Tournament of the An Giang Television Cup on July 12.

Measures to control saltwater intrusion and store freshwater in the Mekong Delta region were shared at a workshop held in Hau Giang province on July 13 as part of the ongoing Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation Forum 2016.

 Vietnam’s first-ever nuclear power plant, Ninh Thuan 1 in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan, remains on track for being built and beginning operations by 2028.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Turning old apartments into coffee shops has become increasingly trendy in HCMC, especially in the central business districts.

Thousands of workers back to work after strike at Korean firm, US$3.5 million for poor children in Quang Tri, Binh Duong faces acute shortage of schools, HCM City methadone programmes treat over 4,000 addicts

Vietnamese retailers have been reassured that the regulation on ENT (economic needs test) would serve as a barrier that prevents foreign retailers from expanding in Vietnam and protecting local retailers. However, analysts don’t think this will work.

 Foreign companies providing technology solutions for textile, garment, and footwear production have been increasingly active in Vietnam, taking advantage of the expected growth of the industry.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Huu Thien, head of the advisory team for strategic environmental assessment of 12 hydropower dams on the Mekong, has warned about the serious consequences of the Lee & Man paper plant in Hau Giang province. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese girls are hunting titles at all kinds of beauty contests in an effort to become famous.

Two years have elapsed since the first multi-organ transplant surgery was conducted in Vietnam, but  Lt. Gen. Hoang Manh An, director of Military Hospital 103 still sounds tense when speaking about it.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The deputy head of the Southwestern Region Steering Committee, a central government group that oversees the 13 provinces of the Mekong Delta, has urged the region to restructure its agricultural sector and improve linkages

 The government is aiming to complete the construction of the giant North-South highway project by 2020 with major funding from private investors.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc confirmed at a meeting with the Ministry of Industry and Trade that the government will subsidis such troubled projects as the Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Joint Stock Corporation's plant.

Multi-level marketing (MLM) companies in Vietnam are getting fined left and right after a recent crackdown by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, except for Amway which is waiting for inspection to begin on July 18.