Many playgrounds for children and older people in dormitories and urban areas in Hanoi are being misused. Some 17,000 people in Trung Phung Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi have only 30 m2 of playground, reported the Hanoi’s People's Council.

 Vietnam wants to build a comprehensive and stable defence links with Israel in the spirit of mutual trust, said Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh.

 US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Vietnam from August 6-8, according to the Department’s press statement.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of Vietnamese people suffering from asthma is still on the rise, Central Lung Hospital Director Nguyen Viet Nhung has said.

Oscar-winning actors Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore will launch their effort to become double Oscar winners at this year's Toronto Film Festival.

Viet Nam continued to maintain their victory run in the International Women's Volleyball - VTV Cup, defeating Liaoning of China 25-18, 26-28, 25-18, 13-25, 18-16 yesterday in Bac Lieu Province and thus staying put at the top of the charts.

 The national women's football team gathered at Ha Noi's Youth Football Training Centre yesterday (July 28) to prepare for the second round of qualifiers for the 2016 Olympics.

 Replica of war painting to be made with gems, coral, Hanoi gears up for upcoming National Day, Hue promotes relic complex preservation, Japan, Vietnam discuss solutions to preserve Hanoi’s Old Quarter

Marine police seize 400,000 litres of illegal fuel at sea, Taxi driver found dead in cab in HCM City, Prime Minister endorses FAO-sponsored health project, Whirlwinds, heavy rain damage trees in Binh Phuoc

 Windows 10 marks a "new era" for personal computing, Microsoft's chief executive has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - The demand for workers from Vietnamese enterprises was reported 34 percent higher in the first half of the year in comparison with the same period last year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourism has been a boon for residents of islands off the coast of Hoi An, but it is the authorities decision to limit the number of visitors that will help sustain these benefits.

 Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai left the country on July 28 for an official visit to the three African countries of Mozambique, South Africa and Angola, concluding on August 8.

 A police station might be established in the third quarter at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport to help guarantee security, the City’s People’s Committee has proposed.

 MobiFone Corporation will focus on its businesses in telecom, television, retail and multimedia in the 2015-20 period, General Director Cao Duy Hai said at a meeting on July 27.

 Ocean Group Joint Stock Company (OGC) will sell Ocean Thang Long Investment Company to a local real-estate enterprise, OGC's Board of Directors said yesterday in the company's 2015 share-holders meeting.

 On July 28, Hanoi’s Dong Da district police detained a man for illegally transporting 5kg of synthetic drugs from China to Vietnam.

  The minimum score to be considered for university enrolment is 15 points, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) said on July 28.

 A mountain climb race is scheduled to take place in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in central Quang Binh province from August 5 to 20 in conjunction with the local cave festival season.

 Vietnam accelerates nuclear power development, Parties work to tighten Vietnam-Mexico ties, President Sang meets outstanding trade union members, Vietnam, Laos hold friendly exchange, Life of Hugo Chavez featured at seminar in Hanoi