Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli will visit Vietnam on July 16-18, the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

 Seven large-scale logistics centers will be up and running in different parts of the country in the next five years as envisaged in a master zoning plan for national logistics development until 2020 and with a vision towards 2030.

The launch of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) late this year is expected to create many opportunities and challenges as well for the domestic tourism sector, especially in the area of human resources.

VietNamNet Bridge – The former imperial capital of Hue is commemorating victims of a war between French troops and the feudal Vietnamese army in 1885, in a custom that showcases a high sense of humanitarianism among the city's residents.  

 Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang held a meeting on July 13 in Hanoi with the special advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, Mr. Tsutomu Takebe.

 Vietnam’s GDP growth could reach 6.48 per cent for 2015, higher than the target of 6.2 per cent, according to the National Center for Socio-Economic Information and Forecasting (NCIF) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 His successful run at Wimbledon has pushed Ly Hoang Nam 34 places up in the world rankings, according to a statement from the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) yesterday.

Vietnam has every reason to attract US investment capital, which has great influence on other investors as American companies are known as choosy. 

 The Can Tho City's People's Committee has decided to stop construction on the restoration of the 100-year-old Chau Van Liem High School in Ninh Kieu District, after receiving strong objections from residents and experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To cope with the scorching heat in Hanoi, people usually use sun protection clothing, masks, sunglasses and umbrellas but some make their own tools from cardboard and twigs.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has allowed some lenders to raise their credit growth ceiling this year in a move to boost economic growth, according to Thoi bao Ngan hang (Banking Times).

 HCM City authorities have sought funding for construction of Rach Chiec Sports Complex in District 2's An Phu Ward, even though the project was included in the master plan for sports and physical training towards 2020.

 The agriculture ministry has called on central and northern provinces hit by the worst drought in 40 years to encourage a major shift from rice cultivation to drought-resistant crops.

 A CEO in HCM City was sentenced to 10 years behind bars yesterday after attempting to evade more than VND1 billion (US$45,500) in taxes.

 Nguyen Van Quang, a resident of the northern Thanh Hoa Province's Tho Xuan District, has discovered an ancient ceramic vase that is suspected to contain a mammoth's fossilised teeth.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern port city of Hai Phong plans to focus on promoting the tourism potential of the Cat Ba archipelago, which is renowned for its diversity of tourism products.

 Low-income housing projects have lagged far behind demand because the State lacked funds and the private sector needed more investment incentives, according to Construction Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.

 The Government will soon promote Official Development Agency (ODA) disbursement through commercial joint-stock banks.

 The US is actively considering fully lifting its decades-old embargo on providing lethal military support to Vietnam, to help the Southeast Asian nation improve its national defence.

 The Government has ratified a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Governments of Vietnam and Laos on cooperative strategy in transport in the 2016-2025 phase, with visions towards 2030.