Vietnam is emerging as one of the most attractive emerging markets, as reported in many foreign newspapers and financial newswires, after the government of Vietnam lifted the foreign ownership ratio ceiling in unconditional business fields.

In the past seven months, Vietnam imported insecticides and materials worth ($463 million) and 2.4 million tons of fertilizer, totaling over $789 million.

 An unusual two-day torrential rainfall of 574mm to 828mm hit the northeastern Quang Ninh Province on Sunday, causing estimated losses of more than VND500 billion (US$22.9 million).

 Fifa president Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel Prize, says Russian president Vladimir Putin.

 This highest partly-artificial climbing routes in Vietnam are expected to attract more international tourists to the region.

Quang Ninh to repair flood damage after torrential rain, Experts tell Laos, VN, Cambodia to study border issues, Da Nang debuts fishing logistics fleet, VN, New Zealand continue co-operation on food safety

 Investments in the continent performing strongly with research now being conducted in other markets.

 Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak has replaced his deputy amid a continuing financial scandal.

In the past three months, the Vietnam stock market grew 11.58%, far exceeding the 7.81% growth rate of the Mongolian stock market, the 5.96% rate of China and the 4.72% rate of Greece. This was the highest rate in the world, according to Indexq.org.

Dong Loc intersection is closely associated with the sacrifices of the 10 young girls. Their sacrifices have become a legend in the anti-US war and throughout the national liberation struggle.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi has grossed over VND1 billion (nearly $50,000) from the auction of timber from trees that were cut down on the roads of Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Giang Vo and Nguyen Chi Thanh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Can Tho, the largest city in the Mekong Delta, has implemented an initiative to reduce traffic accidents: placing traffic police dummies holding speed-measuring devices along dangerous roads to slow down drivers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – US Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft may pay a visit to Vietnam this September, said the US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius.

 A factory which allegedly made up to 41,000 fake Apple iPhones has been raided in China, with nine arrests.

 The VN-Index of the HCMC exchange is expected to beat the resistance level of 640 points as foreign investors turned more active last week.

 Almost all condo buildings have violated regulations on management, power safety, use of collectively owned facilities, and fire safety, according to results of a recent inspection of the HCMC Department of Construction.    

The good news about the GDP growth rate of 6.28 percent in the first six months of the year, the highest in five years, has been overshadowed by a report from the World Bank (WB) that every Vietnamese citizen bears $1,200 in public debt.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Kon Klor communal house, Kon Tum museum, the wood church and the Mang Den tourist site are interesting destinations for tourists who visit Kon Tum Province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

Disabled weightlifter Le Van Cong broke the world record in the men's 49kg with a record 182kg lift on the opening day of the 2015 International Paralympic Committee Powerlifting Asian Open Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan on July 26.

 The 2015 high school graduation rate reached 91.58%, announced the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on July 23.