VNR and Vingroup will become strategic partners in upgrading railway stations.

 Vietnam keeps thinking big when it comes to casino development, according to Forbes.

 A new requirement for property developers to have bank guarantees will provide more security to buyers but may trigger higher prices.

 Increasing imports of meat are putting pressure on the development of the domestic livestock industry, experts say.

 Building material manufacturer Viglacera Corporation has sent an application to list 264.5 million shares worth VND2.645 trillion (US$121.3 million) on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange.

 A circular jointly issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Information and Communications is necessary to regulate domain name registrations tightly, a conference was told.

  At a conference at the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) this week, Viettel Telecoms asked the Ministry to revoke regulations controlling businesses with dominant market shares.

 Foreign producers expanding their presence in Vietnam, writes online Japanese newspaper.

VietNamNet Bridge – The wife of Nguyen Hong Minh, 63, in HCM City's Tan Binh Ward, divorced him for his alcoholism. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – From a juggler in a circus, Doan Hoang Kien has become an actor, a painter and a director. He tells Thu Trang that he considers himself a colourful picture.

 Officials of the Hai Phong Police yesterday rewarded the Economic Security Police Department and Kien An District Police for closing a fake identification producing business in Kien An District. 

 Twenty nine cases of corruption involving more than VND27.5 billion (US$1.26 million) were discovered in the first six months of this year, the Government Inspectorate of Viet Nam (GIV) reported on Thursday.

 People who have lived in Vietnam for many years or are preparing to move to the country will enjoy Hanoi Jane, the first novel by Canadian writer Elka Ray.

 Tourists say it’s one of the most interesting markets in the world, whether you arrive early in the morning to get the best choices or later in the morning for a look around and breakfast.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on July 24 unveiled that the National Tourism Year 2016 is set to get underway in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.

29 players of European giant Manchester City arrived in Vietnam on July 26 afternoon for the game against the U23 Vietnam team on Monday, July 27.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced it shall return the façade of Ha Noi's Opera House to its original colour.

 Hanoi authorities have approved a plan to have some of its police officers patrol on bicycles to cultivate an image that is “friendly and close” to the public.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investment funds have said that Decree No 60 on lifting the foreign ownership ratio ceiling will mostly affect listed companies. As for other companies, the room for foreign investors remains unclear.

 The capital city’s tourism sector has launched a number of promotion programmes to attract tourists from Belarus and five Western European countries – Germany, France, the UK, Italy and Spain.