Recovery in Vietnam's property market is real, Mergers could keep small banks afloat, VN growth could surpass target this year, Vinaplast to sell stakes in units, SUN Group urged to build resort in Laos

 The DEZEEN architecture and design magazine has praised a new residence named the Termitary House designed by Vietnamese Tropical Space architects.

 TheRichest, a leading entertainment and lifestyle website, has released  a video that names the  top 10 most beautiful places in the world, and includes Vietnam’s northern province of Lao Cai.

 Top Vietnamese badminton player ,Nguyen Tien Minh ,has earned the right to compete at the third round of the ongoing 2015 Yonex Open Chinese Taipei Badminton Championships after defeating his rival, Hu Yun from Hong Kong.

 German photographer Matthias Meyer will unveil his exhibition entitled Disorientation – A Small Paris in Hanoi at the Goethe Institute from July 21.

 The characters on the walls of Bi Ky grotto in Phong Nha cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park were drawn by the ethnic Cham people 1,000 years ago, the Sai Gon Giai phong (Liberated Saigon) newspaper reported.

 The central provinces of Thua Thien – Hue and Quang Nam as well as Da Nang city ought to work closely to establish a shared good quality tourism products with improved quality.

 The Politburo convened a national congress in Hanoi on July 16 to update and direct enforcement of its directive on strengthening Party leadership over ensuring national security and order in the new global context.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many provinces and tourism firms have registered to join a major promotional program initiated by the Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) to cut tour prices by 20-30% for tourists from Western Europe. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The strong rise of the VN Index since late June is attributed to the high hopes of a new wave of foreign capital thanks to the new policy on no-limit foreign-ownership ratio in many business fields.

 US scientists say they have taken the first step towards treating people born with mitochondrial diseases - debilitating genetic disorders.

 Taxi booking app Uber has been fined $7.3m (£4.6m) in California for not giving regulators enough information about its service and operations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Newcomers Sanna Khanh Hoa made a splash when they beat Becamex Binh Duong 2-1 in their V.League 1 round-16 match on away ground yesterday.  

 Johnny Depp's wife, actress Amber Heard, has been charged with illegally smuggling dogs into Australia.

 The Da Nang City People’s Committee plans to officially revoke the investment license for the Da Nang Information Technology Park (DITP) project, dubbed “Da Nang’s Silicon Valley”, due to its delayed construction.

Billions of dollars of foreign direct investment have poured into the textile and garment sector in anticipation of great opportunities to be brought by the TPP Agreement (Trans Pacific Partnership).

  Day-long music event at Saigon Outcast, Paris-based DJ performs at The Observatory, Saigon Ranger features Canadian neo-soul singer, Local band to cover Linkin Park songs, German photographer explores Ha Noi, Paris

VietNamNet Bridge - A new destination with reasonable prices is the island of Binh Ba, in Cam Ranh City, Khanh Hoa province. 

Remains of 18 volunteer soldiers returned to Vietnam, HCM City plans road through Can Gio forests, Spill from landfills poses environment hazard, Three passengers prevented from boarding VNA flight

 A communication campaign was launched in Hanoi on July 15 in a bid to raise public awareness on the ban on selling alcohol to children and teenagers under the age of 18.