General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong arrived at Andrews military airport in Washington D.C at 8:25 am of July 6 (local time) for an official visit to the US at the invitation of the US administration.

The rapid decrease of the sediment load in the Mekong River has been largely caused by hydropower dams. WWF in Vietnam last week said suspended sediment load decreased from 160 million tons to 75 million tons between 1992 and 2014.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) now can sigh with relief as teachers all highly appreciate the way national exam questions were designed. 

As Vietnam and the US celebrate the 20th anniversary of normalised relations this month, economist Nguyen Mai looks into the vicissitudes of the two countries’ trade relations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located in Tay Ho District and running along the West Lake's southern bank, Thuy Khue Street has preserved its typical rural Vietnamese features of ancient pagodas and village gates.

VietNamNet would like to introduce the second part of the article by Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan in the series on the Vietnam-US relations in the past 20 years ago.

 Investment in agriculture and rural development seems to be decreasing year by year in total socio-economic development, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Associate professor Tran Hong Con from the Hanoi University of Natural Sciences is the creator of the Hanoi dirty-water map, a unique water filtration technology and the inventor of many other water-related research works.

 GEM invests US$20 million in local real estate company, Total Viet Nam becomes sole owner of Totalgaz Viet Nam, $90m fibre plant to be constructed in Tay Ninh, Apartment sales expected to climb, PE firm KKR sells Masan shares

  Nine Vietnamese fishermen were rescued Sunday night off the coast of Vung Tau City after their boat's engine broke down, leaving them adrift for several hours.

 Don’t assume you’ve seen all that Nha Trang City in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa has to offer until you’ve ticked off all the top stops we’ve gathered here for you today.

 Nguyen Sieu Quynh Chi  from Denmark won the coveted 2015 Miss Coastal Vietnam Global crown on July 4 at the Circus Maximus Theater, Caesars Atlantic City, New Jersey (USA).

On July 6, a tropical storm is moving into the northwest waters of the Philippines’ Luzon island and will bring sustained wind gusting up to 8-12 category to the northeast of the East Sea.

 Vietnam and the Republic of Korea have signed a number of Memoranda of Understanding on cooperation in science and technology during a working visit to the RoK by Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son in early July.

 Joining the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a founding member, Vietnam will have certain rights, said Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Van Binh.

 The southern province of Kien Giang, which has around 200km of coastline, is facing serious erosion, which has threatened the lives of hundreds of local households.

VietNamNet Bridge – During summer, locals and tourists in the town of Sapa, a famous tourist attraction in Lao Cai province, had to put on warm clothes today, July 6, because the temperature suddenly fell to 12.7 degrees Celsius. 

 European and Asian stock markets and the euro have all fallen after Greece voted "no" in Sunday's referendum.

 Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said Greeks made a "brave choice" in voting to reject the terms of an international bailout in Sunday's referendum.

VietNamNet Bridge - Businesses are now gearing up with their production plans, preparing for the year-end high sales season, anticipating an increase in purchasing power.