VietNamNet Bridge - Parents and educators believe the current educational system that focuses on tests creates passive students.

 More patients need organ transplantation, More limestone mines to be built, Potable water scarcity hits Nghe An families, Groups fined for nature violations, Tan Son Nhat Airport runway reopens after repair, Lack of nuclear specialists causes concern

 A trip up to Cam Mountain on the newly-launched cable car system is an ideal way for tourists to the Mekong Delta province of An Giang to celebrate the Ba Chua Xu Festival last month.

VietNamNet Bridge - ATM services are provided to Vietnamese card holders in accordance with “Vietnamese standards”, but the fees imposed are at “international standards”.

 Binh Dinh Province has not received a request for an investment certificate for an oil refinery complex worth US$22 billion in Nhon Hoi Economic Zone.

 As per the guideline of Deputy Prime Minister cum Chairman of the National Committee for Traffic Safety Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the Ministry of Education and Training added documents of safety traffic into curriculums for next academic years.

 The revenue of local telecommunications firms grew in the first half of the year, to an estimated VND177.761 trillion ($8.15 billion), excluding Viettel’s business in foreign countries.

 Mr. Nguyen Xuan Son steps down as PetroVietnam Chairman after only one year in the position.

 MoNRE issues Circular on protecting the environment in economic zones, industrial parks, export processing zones, and high-tech zones.

 Three buildings designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects are among 60 others that have won the International Architecture Awards.

  Vietnam Joint Stock Bank of Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) plans to issue VND8 trillion (US$370.37 million) in secondary bonds this year.

 Tran Duy Khoi broke two national records at the National Youth Swimming Championships in HCM City yesterday, July 19.

 English-language teachers need continued professional training to achieve national foreign-language targets by 2020, education officials have urged.

A population of 725 perennial fokienia trees in Tay Giang district in the central province of Quang Nam were recognised as heritage trees of Vietnam on July 19 by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment.

 At an extraordinary meeting on July 11 Sacombank shareholders approved plans to merge with Southern bank and issue three-fourths of a share for each share of the latter.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong reiterated on Saturday that the Party and the State will sustain the fight against corruption with determination.

 A delegation from Ho Chi Minh City, led by Politburo member and Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Le Thanh Hai, has concluded a visit to the US to bolster cooperation between the city and US localities.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will be visiting Thailand on July 23 at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to further strengthen the bilateral relationship.  

 Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan hosted a reception for the spouse of the US Vice President, Jill Biden in Hanoi on July 19.

 The Vietnam visit by Chinese Politburo Standing Committee member and Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli is beneficial to bilateral ties across various domains, Chinese Deputy Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan told a press conference in Hanoi on July 18.