Vietnam should build a market institution for the electricity sector if the country wants to build a competitive power market, experts said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chun Yoo-oh's private and professional world – one of dance, choreography and teaching – took a dramatic turn when her husband accepted a job in HCM City as a branch manager for a major project 11 years ago.

The sports sector will determine its budget to focus investment on key athletes in key sports, targeting to secure from 16 to 23 positions at the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh told journalists at the recent National Assembly meeting that the minimum wage would meet workers' needs by 2020

Smartphone sales will continue to increase for at least the next five years in Vietnam, according to a survey conducted by the IDC firm. Though sales are slowing, Vietnam remains the fastest-growing smartphone market in South East Asia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japan came from behind to beat Viet Nam 3-2 in group A's last match at the Japan-Mekong U15 Football Exchange 2015 in J Green Sakai Centre, Japan, on July 2.

 Taxi booking apps Uber and Grab Taxi have become increasingly popular in Ho Chi Minh City, which experts forecast to strongly develop in the future.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has received permission to export litchis to the US and Australian markets, but exports remain very modest.

 The Government issued Resolution No. 51/NQ-CP on July 2, requesting ministries, agencies and localities to continue their hard work in order to achieve this year’s annual goals.

 Five images taken by Vietnamese photographers are among 111 shortlisted works for the prestigious title of Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year 2015 on show from June 22-July 10 inclusive, at the Royal Geographical Society in London.

 Authorities in central Thua Thien-Hue province have decided to invest 3.8 billion USD into the development of traffic infrastructure.

 Five major cable television providers, namely SCTV, VTVcab, VNPT, Viettel, and FPT, are competing to offer multiple services to win more subscribers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A trip to Cam Mountain on a newly launched cable car system is recommended for tourists to the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on the occasion of Ba Chua Xu Festival

 The way children sniff different aromas could form the basis of a test for autism, suggest researchers in Israel.

 Viet Nam has affirmed it will work closely with regional countries in dealing with the "irregular movement of persons in Southeast Asia."

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some people are earning a living by crying or singing and dancing at funerals.

 General Motors Southeast Asia Operations president Tim Zimmerman today officially announced that automotive industry veteran Wail A. Farghaly has been appointed managing director of GM Vietnam.

Police seize 387kg of smuggled elephant tusks, Construction begins on Orange Village, Students pray at scholars' temple for exam success, Quang Tri asks polluting company to shut down, AusAID helps coastal residents adapt to climate change

 Marine-protected areas have played an important role in protecting the country's natural marine resources but a more effective management model is needed, delegates heard at a conference held yesterday in Ninh Thuan.

 An additional nine historical, architectural and archaeological relics nationwide have been listed as national relic sites under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s decision.