The agriculture ministry has called on central and northern provinces hit by the worst drought in 40 years to encourage a major shift from rice cultivation to drought-resistant crops.

 A CEO in HCM City was sentenced to 10 years behind bars yesterday after attempting to evade more than VND1 billion (US$45,500) in taxes.

 Nguyen Van Quang, a resident of the northern Thanh Hoa Province's Tho Xuan District, has discovered an ancient ceramic vase that is suspected to contain a mammoth's fossilised teeth.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern port city of Hai Phong plans to focus on promoting the tourism potential of the Cat Ba archipelago, which is renowned for its diversity of tourism products.

 Low-income housing projects have lagged far behind demand because the State lacked funds and the private sector needed more investment incentives, according to Construction Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.

 The Government will soon promote Official Development Agency (ODA) disbursement through commercial joint-stock banks.

 The US is actively considering fully lifting its decades-old embargo on providing lethal military support to Vietnam, to help the Southeast Asian nation improve its national defence.

 The Government has ratified a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Governments of Vietnam and Laos on cooperative strategy in transport in the 2016-2025 phase, with visions towards 2030.

 Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong arrived in central Da Nang city on July 13, beginning his six-day visit to Vietnam.

 Vietnam will exert all efforts and closely coordinate with China to fight corruption, Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan said on July 13.

 American political circles hold an optimistic view of the future of the multi-faceted relationship between Vietnam and the United States following Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s historic visit to the US, which concluded on July 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In July, when the rice fields in the valley of Bac Son in Lang Son Province are changing color from green to yellow, it’s time for travelers and photographers to capture the beautiful moments of the year.

 An exhibition of imported motor vehicles will be held in mid-October in Hanoi, called the Vietnam International Motor Show (VIMS).

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to tear down some 70 old apartment buildings that house more than 7,200 apartments and move their occupants to resettlement areas as part of a programme to replace old buildings.

 Teachers at preschools in HCM City are quitting to better-paid work with less stress.

   VietNamNet reviews the young and richest heirs in Vietnam.

 Real estate companies have launched sale programs to attract foreign buyers as the revised Housing Law with effect from July 1 eases restrictions on foreign property ownership in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government decided that all the craft brick kilns throughout the country must be eliminated, but in Dong Nai province, the kilns continue to operate, polluting the environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 2,500 families resettled after their land was taken for Ban Ve hydro-power plant 10 years ago say their lives are still shattered by the move.

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