VietNamNet Bridge - The negotiations with US billion-dollar companies on investments in Vietnam are often filled with drama.

 The nation's first indigenously designed and equipped thermal power plant will be built in the central province of Nghe An by the Viet Nam National Coal – Mineral Industries Holding (Vinacomin) Group.

The World Health Organization launched its “First Embrace” campaign in Vietnam on July 14, highlighting simple steps that will save thousands of newborn lives and prevent hundreds of thousands of complications each year.

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has spent nearly 80 trillion VND (3.7 billion USD) in the past decade on upgrading its aircraft fleet as part of efforts to bring its services to a four-star rating.

 State President Truong Tan Sang has asked young Vietnamese expatriates to vigorously pursue their studies, accumulate knowledge on advanced science and technology and act as bridge between Vietnam with their host country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 4kg uterine fibroid tumor was successfully removed by doctors of the Hospital of Go Vap District, HCM City on July 14.

The surface of the runway 25R/07L, one of the two runways of HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport, was damaged by lightning in two locations, covering a total area of 10m2. The runway will be closed from July 16 for repair.

VietNamNet Bridge - Exam markers have warned that the average scores that students received after the national exam will be too high, thus making it difficult for schools to decide which students to enroll. 

Shortly after the end of Wimbledon 2015, Ly Hoang Nam was invited to a party organized by the tournament organization board and the Vietnamese tennis player did not forget to take photos with his idols Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Inflation and interest rates in Vietnam are still high in comparison with many countries, after a long period of macroeconomic instability, a report by the Central Economic Committee said.

VietNamNet Bridge – The debate on whether to completely eliminate the collection of road maintenance fees from motorbike users is boiling again after two localities unilaterally postponed the fee last week. 

VietNamNet Bridge - With a budget of up to VND300 billion (nearly $15 million), Hanoi’s oldest bridge will be repaired and reinforced in the biggest overhaul over the past century.

NA Standing Committee convenes 39th session, Party chief receives Lao senior officials, Vietnam-RoK Inter-Governmental Committee meet in Seoul, HCM City leaders receives Chinese discipline inspection head

Vietnam and the US have made clear their viewpoints and discussed candidly pragmatic benefits of bilateral cooperation during Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s US visit, according to official members of the Party leader’s entourage.

 Vietnam and Cambodia agreed on directions for stepping up cooperation in border control at a high-ranking meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia on July 14.

 Tsutomu Takebe, special advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, pledged continued efforts to foster bilateral ties, especially in constructing the Viet Nhat university.

 VietNamNet Bridge – These coffee shops are highly recommended by foreign tourists on the popular website TripAdvisor.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Banking authorities will halt the issue of licences to domestic credit institutions that propose network expansion over the next few months.

 Ho Chi Minh City now has more than 17,000 households living in slums and the cost of relocating them has been put at VND12.4 trillion ($576.7 million) over the next five years.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The names of many old people are known not only domestically but also internationally.