In the first half of the year demand for workers rose 34 percent compared to 5 percent in 2013 and 25 percent for 2014 as a whole, making it the highest growth in the last three years, according to VietnamWorks, an online recruitment company.

VietNamNet Bridge - Ten cases of forest devastation and arson were discovered in 2014 and the first six months of 2015 in the central city of Da Nang. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first six months of 2015 saw recruitment demand rising to a three-year high and labor supply improving as well,

 Banks to stop counter tax payment from December, Australia bullish on Vietnam’s beef market, Food makers go increasingly hi-tech, Minister urges move toward sustainable seafood sector, JAKS finds partner for Hai Duong power plant

 Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang held a meeting on July 13 with the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Mr. Raymond Benjamin.

Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to the US reaped fruitful results, helping promote bilateral relations and delivering a strong impression of Vietnam in the spirit of peace, solidarity and win-win cooperation for a better world.

 Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang have been named in the Badminton World Federation's list of competitors for the 2015 World Badminton Championships to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

 Film-maker Nguyen Quang Tuyen's first film, Cau Vong Khong Sac (Rainbow Without Colour), will compete in the First Films World category at the Montreal Film Festival 2015.

 Three people were killed and two children were injured, when their bikes were hit by a van coming from the opposite side on Thuan Phuoc Bridge on Monday evening.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Based on complaints from tourists about locals who do not wear swimwear to bathe in the sea, the director of Da Nang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism recommended separating beach areas for those who wear bikinis.

The business registration division of the HCM City Planning and Investment Department has been overloaded for several days answering questions about new procedures to set up new businesses under the amended Enterprise and Investment Laws.

 Mount Sam becomes national tourism site, Australian documentary film-maker shares lessons, Artist Dinh Quang dies at 78, Quang Tri art show to salute martyrs, Foreign publisher Hachette exhibits books in HCMC

 A deal on limiting Iran's nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief has been reached at talks in Vienna, diplomats say.

 Hanoi's apartment services fees remain unchanged, Phu Tho to finance doctors' doctorates, More provinces want road maintenance fee lifted, Vietnam arrests American national over alleged major VAT refund scam

 Most Asian stock markets have risen following the news of a deal between Greece and its creditors.

Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung told the “Citizens Ask, Ministers Answer” program on Vietnam Television that the warming up of the real estate market has not been caused by speculators but rather by actual demand in the market.

A seven-year-old girl who went missing in the Colombian jungle has been found alive after nearly three weeks. 

 Three Vietnamese crewmen died after inhaling a poisonous gas on a ship, MV Hi Ram, 4.1 nautical miles south-east of Tanjung Penyusup on Sunday night, the New Straits Times reported.

 Two Vietnamese hotels – Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi and Park Hyatt Saigon have been listed among top 100 World’s Best Hotels by the US magazine Travel + Leisure.

 The Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to collaborate with relevant ministries to allocate a US$144.2 million loan from the World Bank to improve facilities and education quality in public universities.