Laos will learn from Vietnam’s socio-cultural development experience as the country is striving to fulfil the United Nations Millennial Development Goals, said Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly Pany Yathotu.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has expressed his hope that outgoing German Ambassador Jutta Frasch, will continue doing his part for Vietnam–Germany ties in any future position.

 Vietnam and the US have witnessed remarkable progress in their bilateral ties over the past two decades and will continue to work together to deepen their comprehensive partnership in the future, stated Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Heavy rains on Saturday and Sunday morning submerged a vast area of Uong Bi city of Quang Ninh province. The local government had to break a spillway for drainage.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the scorching summer, there’s nothing more interesting than playing freely at the seaside. Beaches such as Co To, Cat Ba, and Do Son in the north, Sam Son, Cua Lo, and Thien Cam in the central region, and Danang, Nha Trang,

 Road Trip 2015: The first in a two-part series on Vietnam's startup scene and how the government is trying to rev up investment and interest in businesses that hope to be the next viral hit.

 US President Barack Obama is due to unveil what he called "the biggest, most important step we have ever taken" in tackling climate change.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tens of thousands of businesses have become disillusioned about the breakthrough they expected the 2014 Enterprise Law would bring. At the same time, business registration agencies have become overloaded.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transport enterprises have expressed their concerns over the number of toll booths set up on national highways constructed under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam could bear the brunt of severe effects from the El Nino phenomenon which could last until the end of this year and have a harsh impact on global weather patterns.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Don ca tai tu – southern folk music - was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2013. Since then, Ho Chi Minh City has been organizing activities to preserve and promote this art form.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city will face a shortage of clean water as the salinity of water produced by the Cau Do water plant has reached an alarming 13.568mg per litre.

 Vietnamese-German youth Trong Hieu beat his female rival Bich Ngoc to win the Viet Nam Idol contest last night, after receiving the overwhelming majority vote from the audience.

 Jan-Jul auto, part imports put at US$3.4 billion, Local leader at Hong Leong Bank Vietnam steps down, New tra fish development scheme sought, Hanoi finds investors for supermarket projects, Bank credit outpaces deposits, lending rates

 The Vietnam Fisheries Trade Union (VFTU) has raised its voice condemning Chinese ships’ recent attacks on Vietnamese fishing vessels and fishermen.

 Three members of a family went missing and five others were injured when their wooden house in Thong Nong district, the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang, was buried in a landslide on the night of August 2.

July 28, 1995 marked an important integration milestone for Vietnam and went down in the history of ASEAN as Vietnam became the seventh member of the regional organisation that is now considered one of the world’s most dynamic groups.

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung attended the ASEAN+3 Senior Officials Meeting (SOM ASEAN+3) and the East Asia Summit Senior Officials Meeting (SOM EAS) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 3.

During an official visit to South Africa, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai met with Minister of Science and Technology Grace Nadeli Mandisa Pandor, CEOs of Reutech and Karan Beef groups.

VietNamNet Bridge - While many laws still lack legal documents guiding the laws’ implementation, other legal documents misinterpreted the spirit of the laws.