While heat waves are making life miserable in the country’s south, it is cool in the northwestern upland where temperatures range from 20 to 28 degrees Celsius, so it is a great hideaway for those wanting to escape the hot summer.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The locals in Cu Khe commune of ThanhOai district in Hanoi have been complaining about polluted air for 10 years. However, the local authorities have not taken action to improve the situation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the first wave of integration in the mid-1990s, some big brands of Vietnam disappeared or were acquired by foreign companies. The main cause was the lack of experience in global integration.

 Trade between Vietnam and the US has grown exponentially under a bilateral trade pact that went into force in late 2001 and totalled nearly US$11,035 billion as the end of February this year.

Many households in different parts of the nation, especially in Hanoi, are reeling from the shock of exorbitant electricity bills for May and June.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will take part in the US$200,000 Yonex Open Chinese Taipei to be held on July 14-19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A concert-conference themed “Guimet Museum or Vietnamese Cultural Presence in Paris” will be held at the French Cultural Centre L' Espace in Hanoi on July 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the People's Committee of Ha Noi are implementing a programme to ensure supplies of safe vegetables and meat.

 Japanese firm invests in Vietnam's Vexere, Disbursement of FDI up 9.6 percent in first half, Automobile imports on the rise, Vietnam to boost export to Chinese market, Online government bond transaction system launched

 VietNamNet Bridge - Manufacturers complain that restrictions on importing used equipment are too strict but scientists say the requirements pave the way for outdated technologies to enter Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – New York-based Business Insider, has announced top 20 gorgeous natural wonders around the world, including two Vietnamese tourism sites, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and Ha Long Bay.

State Bank of Viet Nam Governor Nguyen Van Binh was among delegates from 50 countries who signed the articles of agreement to form China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

VietNamNet Bridge - The government’s efforts to slash lending interest rates to make it easier for businesses to access bank loans may have been in vain as banks have begun raising deposit interest rates.

 Stock markets in Europe and Asia have seen big falls after Greece closed its banks and imposed capital controls.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s tennis star Ly Hoang Nam was weeded out from the Nike Junior International Roehampton in the UK after his loss in the boy’s singles first round match on June 28.

 Lionel Richie has drawn the biggest crowd of this year's Glastonbury Festival, with at least 100,000 people estimated to have watched the singer.

 A town in central Turkey has seen nine sinkholes appear in just three months, it's reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After a day at sea, the first people who set foot in Truong Sa (Spratly Islands) will witness the lives of naval soldiers and islanders.

 Police raid bar in HCM City, No immediate penalty on taxis without black boxes, Over 11,000 smuggling cases uncovered in southern region, Central city seeks more support from World Bank, Northern area experiences hot spell

 The Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, John Nielsen, has called for Vietnam to speed up institutional reform to make full use of the free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU).