President Truong Tan Sang told Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong on July 18 that Vietnam is always willing to assist and cooperate with Laos in socio-economic development and human resources training.

 Google has heeded calls to remove a Chinese reference name to the Scarborough Shoal, a disputed island in the West Philippine Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Railways Corporation (VNR) recently submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Transport to upgrade 22 tunnels on the railway line between Ha Noi and HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Doan Minh Hung lives in a rented house, as he sold his land to open "love class", offering free education to over 130 underprivileged children in HCM City. 

 Former Fifa Vice-President Jeffrey Webb has pleaded not guilty in connection with a massive corruption scandal in the world football governing body.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The average room rate (ARR) in Ho Chi Minh City dropped 5 percent quarterly and 3 percent annually to 1.6 million VND/room/night in the second quarter of 2015, reported Savills Vietnam estate service provider.

 VietNamNet Bridge – No matter where you go around the globe, every major city puts its own spin on food, whether they're serving a slightly different version of a familiar favourite or a strange (to you) dish.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam cashew industry stands to lose billions of US dollars as a result of the failure to establish a framework to assure product safety of internationally traded foodstuffs.  

The society's perception about female DJs cannot be changed at present because, unlike in developed countries, the Vietnamese people have not been open-minded.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Diep Phuong Tram of the HCM-City-based National Sports Training Centre won a gold medal and broke the national record in the U14 girls' 50m butterfly at the National Youth Swimming Championships in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thanh Hoa have remained on top of the V-League 1, but have their work cut out for them as they defend their position today, July 19, in a match against Dong Tam Long An in the 17th round match.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Since the inception of the economic reforms in the 1980s, one-clear objective of the Vietnam government has been to use labour migration as a strategy to increase employment and reduce poverty.

VietNamNet Bridge - Every year, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and relevant agencies discuss the minimum wage increase, but both businesses and workers have not seen benefits.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A plan to operate electric cars in downtown HCM City especially targeted at tourists was presented by the Department of Transport at a meeting on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Kom Pong Chray Pagoda, also known as Hang Pagoda, in Chau Thanh District, Tra Vinh Province, is famous for its traditional Khmer Theravada Buddhist architecture.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Adventurous Dutch painter Eric Toebosch travels the world looking for inspiration. He told Minh Thu about his trip across Viet Nam, where he fell in love with the pottery at Bat Trang Village.

VietNamNet Bridge – A "jogging movement" in HCM City is flourishing with the participation of people of all ages and from different walks of life. 

Peter Ryder, CEO of Indochina Capital, shares his thoughts on relations between the US and Vietnam since normalization.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although the number of foreign guests at four- and five-star hotels in the nation’s south rose 10% last year, upscale hotels saw room occupancy and tariffs declining due to mounting competition,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic and foreign teams will compete at the National Women's Cycling Open in HCM City today, July 19.