Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee signed a decision on July 29 to establish a Tourism Department separate from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 The Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a programme on public utility telecommunication services from now to 2020.

 President Truong Tan Sang has called on the nation to make all-out efforts to optimise opportunities and overcome difficulties in a rapidly changing world while pushing comprehensive and synchronous reform and innovation ahead.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron on July 29 called at the Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company in the Noi Bai Airport where he had a look at an Airbus A350-900 aircraft recently delivered to the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.

 Vietnam and the UK issued a joint statement following the talks between Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the visiting UK Prime Minister David Cameron in Hanoi on July 29. Following is the full text of the joint statement:

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 40,000 students received a 0-1 score in math on the national high school final exam, shocking many teachers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern midland province of Phu Tho is where palm trees can be found in the middle of paddy fields.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed ministries, agencies and coastal localities to strengthen the planning and management of real estate projects in coastal areas.

Vietnam will begin checking exhaust emissions from motorbikes in the central city of Danang in July 2018 and in other major cities two years later, according to a draft regulation submitted by Vietnam Registry to the Ministry of Transport.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some state-owned economic groups and general corporations have publicised their business performances, including managers’ incomes. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – To Hoai Nam, vice chairman of the Viet Nam Association of SMEs, spoke to the newspaper Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) about a lack of legal information.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will continue developing coal-run thermal power plants in the upcoming years despite the anticipated impact on the environment, as no better solution has been found.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People receiving vaccines through the free national immunisation programme will be compensated if the immunisation fails or causes serious side effects.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held talks with his UK counterpart David Cameron in Hanoi on July 29, focusing on a range of measures to beef up cooperative ties in various fields.

 VNR, Vingroup cooperate in rail infrastructure investment, Agriculture sector’s 7-month exports plunge, Vietnam strives to improve its trade statistics for ASEAN, HCM City sees sound economic data for past year

 Disneyland Paris is facing a pricing probe following accusations that UK and German customers are being frozen out of certain price promotions.

 Lang Co beach is located in Lang Co commune, Phu Loc District, ThuaThien -Hue province. It is 70km south of Hue and 20km north of Danang city. Lang Co was described by World Bays in 2009 as the ‘World's Most Beautiful Bay’

 Actor Avinash Mukherjee and actress Smita Bansal – two main characters in the Indian television drama series ‘Balika Vadhu’ were warmly welcomed by hundreds of fans at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on July 28.

 All the four Vietnamese students participating in the 47th International Chemistry Olympiad won prizes.

 The recent visit of Vietnam’s Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong to the United States marks a significant milestone in the growing relationship between the two nations, said US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius.