Telecommunications revenue in the first half of the year stood at some $8.16 billion, an increase of 8.4 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 Eurozone leaders have talked through the night in Brussels in a bid to agree terms for a new bailout for Greece.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ford on July 10 officially announced the decision to appoint Mr. Pham Van Dung as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ford Vietnam.

 South Korea’s Keangnam Vina, the developer of Vietnam’s tallest building -  Keangnam Landmark Tower in Hanoi, has lost its latest court battle with residents of the tower.

 Japanese video game maker Nintendo has said its chief executive Satoru Iwata has died of cancer at the age of 55.

 The proposal by the State Audit Office of Vietnam to collect $18.7 million in tax arrears from Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Joint Stock Corporation has been met with opposition from the brewer and among lawyers.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved Decree 17/CT-TTg on increased security measures to manage and control radioactive devices in the country.

Vietnam’s U16s to compete at regional championships, National winners to represent Vietnam at Toyota Mekong Cup, Asian charity golf tournament to help needy children, Friendly matches between MoPS and diplomatic missions launched

 The 18-year-old Ly Hoang Nam became the first Vietnamese to grab a title at the world’s oldest tennis championship, Wimbledon, after he paired with Sumit Nagal of India to win the boys’ doubles event.

All five Vietnamese students participating at the International Physics Olympiad 2015 in India have won medals including three golds, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has sent a message of thanks to United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon after leaving New York for Hanoi.

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong arrived in Hanoi on July 12, successfully concluding his official US visit at the invitation of President Barack Obama’s administration.

VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong maintained its top ranking after a 2-0 win over host SHB Da Nang in the 15th round match of the V.League 1 on Saturday. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Here are photos of Long Bien night market in Hanoi, voted by readers of Conde Nast Traveller (USA) as one of the most interesting markets in the world last November. It will soon close.

 VietNamNet Bridge -The Saigon Commercial Bank (Sacombank) on July 11 held an extraordinary shareholders meeting to approve a plan to merge with Southern Bank, with 93.7 per cent of shareholders voting in favor.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The hospitality sector in Viet Nam must take steps to improve the quality of personnel as tourism professionals from other countries in the ASEAN Economic Community (EC) will be permitted to work within the region by year-end.

VietNamNet Bridge - The VN Index has been decreasing in recent trading sessions, but this is not because of the Chinese stock market. Some analysts hope the $3 trillion worth of capital leaving China will head for Vietnam.

Da Nang has approved new standards to identify poor households, with average monthly income of VND1.1 million/person in rural areas and VND1.3 million/person in urban areas. The rates are nearly three times higher than the country’s average.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Justice has said that it will be the "legal representative" for the Vietnamese government in four lawsuits lodged with the International Council of Arbitration by four foreign investors.

In the past 10 years, HCM City has invested about VND24.3 trillion (over $1.14 billion) in flood prevention projects. However, just 1.2% of the total workload of these plans have been completed so their effectiveness is beyond expectation.