The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has awarded a certificate recognising Cai Rang Floating Market in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho as a national intangible cultural heritage site.

 Thai naval forces have opened fire on three Vietnamese fishing boats from the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre with 18 fishermen on board, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand.

VietNamNet Bridge - Losing out in the carbonated soft drink market segment, Vietnamese drink manufacturers also cannot compete with foreign ones in products which use materials available in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many subscribers have left VNPT (the Vietnam Post & Telecommunication Group) recently, helping VNPT’s rivals such as Viettel and FPT Telecom obtain larger market share.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have pointed out that Vietnamese parents are ‘dictated by feeling’ when making decisions related to their children’s education. 

 Local residents in Hon Quan District’s Tan Hiep Commune in Binh Phuoc province reported a mass fish death stretching several kilometres upstream of Saigon River last weekend.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Given fast urbanization, HCMC children do not have too much space to indulge in nature.

 Winners of the 17th Vietnam Tourism Awards, the most prestigious in the sector, were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 9.

 The White paper: “Vietnam Private Economic Forum – Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions,” debuted at a press conference in Hanoi on July 8.

 Many foreigners and overseas Vietnamese are buying apartments in Vietnam, especially in Ho Chi Minh City, according to market analysts.

Moody’s has assigned first-time ratings this year to Vietcombank and Maritime Bank.

  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay an official visit to Mongolia and attend the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit in Ulan Bator from July 13-16.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese billionaires earn money from many different business sectors. However, many are investing in agriculture. 

Climate change is one of the reasons behind sea desertification. It warms the air temperature and sea water and lowers nitrogen, phosphorus and oxygen concentration.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The EU has been an important consumption market for Vietnam agribusiness for decades and Brexit is leaving farmers deeply conflicted on what the ultimate outcome on their livelihoods would be.

VietNamNet Bridge - One in every six Vietnamese boys and one in every four girls have experienced some forms of sexual abuse. At least 5,300 of child sexual abuse cases were reported in 2011-2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) has been in operation for the past seven years with more than 300 enterprises participating and market capitalisation reaching nearly VND70 trillion (US$3.2 billion).

 VietNamNet Bridge – People dumping waste on the roadsides and public areas in the districts of Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, and Hai Ba Trung will be strictly fined, a Ha Noi authority said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty three schools in HCM City will adopt an advanced model that meets international standards this academic year, according to the city Department of Education and Training.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thirteen years ago, a five-month pregnant resident of HCM City was told that she badly needed a blood transfusion to prevent a miscarriage.