Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 10 met with Overseas Vietnamese, students and Harvard scholars at the Vietnam Embassy on the fourth day of his historic US visit. Following are memorable pictures of the day's activities.

 Vietnamese companies seeking access to American markets face a tough screening process, as the US health watchdog FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has imposed strict requirements on imports say government officials.

 Vietnam’s tennis ace Ly Hoang Nam has reached another milestone in his illustrious sports career by reaching the semi-finals of the boys' doubles at Wimbledon.

Every month Rough Guides rounds up some of the best travel photography on image-selling website Picfair. Below are 20 (including two from Vietnam) of the most striking pictures of patterns from all over the world this month. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Discover the beauty of the northern mountainous region of Vietnam and local people in the spring season, the time of peach and plum flowers through photos.

If you’re looking for a fascinating late summer bargain holiday, My Son sanctuary may be just the ticket.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam needs more than VND1,000 trillion (US$50 billion) to develop transport infrastructure by 2020,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has plans to speed up crude oil extraction this year to reverse a fall in revenue triggered by the world oil price plunge.

 Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang has just returned from a six day visit to Cuba where he joined representatives from over 60 countries around the globe attending an international environmental conference.

 A rush to receive donated clothes resulted in a stampede in central Bangladesh that killed at least 20 people Friday, police said.

 A homeless Filipino boy has been overwhelmed with aid after a photograph of him studying on the pavement using faint light from a McDonald's outlet went viral on the internet.

VietNamNet Bridge – Australia has confirmed it will provide Viet Nam about A$90 million (US$66.8 million) of aid in fiscal 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US online newspaper, Huffington Post, has cited Mui Ne among top 11 stunning places without Wi-Fi that visitors can actually enjoy the view.

 The third season of reality singing contest Toi La Nguoi Chien Thang, based on the format of the Dutch show The Winner Is... will be broadcast on HCM City Television (HTV) from tonight.

 Viet Nam has developed an integrated coastal management strategy focusing on sustainable development that all coastal localities nationwide will have to abide by.

 The head of HCM City's Department of Information and Communication said the city was in the process of setting up an e-government that would play a critical role in building a "smart" city through information and communication technology (ICT).

 The State Audit of Viet Nam (SAV) plans to hold an audit on electricity prices next year.

 Several boats are mining sand illegally day and night in the River Cua Luc, near the world heritage site of Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh.

VietNamNet Bridge - There is a mountain of work that needs to be done to turn the dream of a Long Thanh airport into reality. 

 Nguyen Huy Hoang has a deep abiding love for the simplistic beauty of the city and its people. Hoang recently shared his photo collection entitled A Small Corner of My Hanoi on Facebook.