Fifteen people died and another seven were missing in torrential rain that lasted for three days in northern Quang Ninh province.

Foreign investment funds said that the Decree No 60 on lifting the foreign ownership ratio ceiling will mostly affect listed companies. As for the other companies, the room for foreign investors remains unclear.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh chaired a ceremony on July 28 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Vietnam’s entry into ASEAN on July 28, 1995, and the bloc’s formation 48 years ago on August 8, 1967.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired a Government meeting on lawmaking in Hanoi on July 27 and 28, focusing on the progress of a programme to build laws and ordinances and determining relevant tasks for the rest of this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Mysterious World website has listed Can Tho, the largest city in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, in the top 10 of the most beautiful canal cities in the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Coffee from Cau Dat in Da Lat has become one of seven kinds of Arabica coffee sold at Starbucks stores worldwide.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ba Moi’s vineyard has become a popular tourist destination in Ninh Thuan province’s Ninh Phuoc district. The vineyard, famous for producing high-quality grapes through the application of the VietGap cultivation model,

 The tax office of HCMC’s District 1 has apologized for inaccurate information about corporate tax obligations.

 South Korea's Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn has declared a "de facto end" to the outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Virus (Mers).

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has vowed to develop its petrochemistry industry and has spent a great deal of money on doing so.

Non-life insurers performed will in the opening months of this year but rising payouts means the sector is still in a modest position. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Mobile network operators blame the low 3G service quality to people’s unregulated use of signal amplifiers. Meanwhile, people say they have to use the amplifiers because of weak mobile waves.

VietNamNet Bridge - Billions of dong have been poured into clean water supply works, but local people living nearby still don’t have clean water.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two Vietnamese students who won gold medals at the 2015 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) are from poor families.

 UK Prime Minister David Cameron has granted an exclusive interview to VietnamPlus, the online newspaper run by the Vietnam News Agency, ahead of his upcoming visit to Vietnam slated for July 29-30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A night of music, From Bach to the Blues will kick off the 2nd Saigon Chamber Music concert series in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Some families in southern Vietnam have reported that watermelons they bought many months ago are still fresh. They have sought an explanation from relevant agencies.

 Indian plastic firms want bigger share in fast-growing Vietnam, Mobile commerce grows fast in Vietnam, Vietnam leather industry faces tough challenges, SBV explains changes to personal loan limit

The official visit to Vietnam by UK Prime Minister David Cameron from July 29-30, the first-ever by a British Prime Minister, is expected to intensify and deepen the two countries’ strategic partnership that has grown in recent years.

 Young Vietnamese pianist Luu Hong Quang recently took second place at the 3rd Annual International Piano Competition, Euregio Piano Award 2015.