Negotiations to sell a 49 per cent stake in the Dung Quat oil refinery to Russia's Gazprom Neft are progressing smoothly, officials from the Russian company told leaders of Quang Ngai Province, where the refinery is situated, at a meeting on July 23.

 The Viet Nam Global Investment Forum will be held in Ha Noi on September 9, according to Euromoney.

 Two Vietnamese archers failed to pass yesterday's qualifying round in the women's individual recurve event at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark yesterday, July 27.

 More than 15,000 of 20 million children were reported to have suffered minor side effects after being injected with the measles – rubella vaccine from late 2014 to May 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lake in the heart of HCM City now sports a stunning look thanks to the "7 Up To Diem Viet Nam" (7 Up Beautifies Viet Nam) campaign, a project that kicked off in HCM City in March.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of children being treated for respiratory diseases in Ha Noi and HCM City hospitals has increased, doctors said.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will stage its first performance of the ballet Con Mai Ban Hung Ca (The Immortal Epic) at the city's Opera House on tomorrow.

 The country's leaders laid wreaths and offered incense at the Monument to Heroes and Martyrs on the 68th War Invalids' and Martyrs' Day yesterday.

 Magnificent waterfalls can be found all across Vietnam and are just simply beautiful and gorgeous to look at. Here are seven exquisitely magnificent falls located in Lam Dong Province:

 Today, 20 years ago, Vietnam officially became a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. As the country celebrates this monumental event, the year 2015 also witnesses the 48th anniversary of the bloc's establishment.

 Five members of the Vietnam Harmonica Orchestra will set off for the Seoul International Harmonica Festival in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on July 29.

 Winning all gold medals in the men’s single, men’s team and women’s team events helped the squad from the Republic of Korea secure the first place at the 29 th Golden Racket International Table Tennis Championship.

 The Embassy of Peru in Vietnam will host a Peruvian Cuisine Week for the first time in Vietnam as part of activities marking 21 years of Vietnam-Peru diplomatic ties (1994-2015).

 Da Nang City will be the team sponsor and Host Port of the Clipper 2015-2016 Round the World Yacht Race, said a press conference July 27.

 The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN) plans to expand oil and gas exploration and production activities in foreign countries.

 Vietnam has attracted 8.8 billion USD in foreign direct investment in the year-to-date, an 8 percent fall year-on-year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency reported.

 Vietnam’s Ministry Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the TOA Institute, a Japanese general incorporated foundation, signed a memorandum of understanding on training cooperation in agriculture on July 27.

 Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Le Hong Anh welcomed Secretary for External Relations of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) of Mexico Javier Vega in Hanoi on July 27.

 President Truong Tan Sang in Hanoi on July 27 hosted a reception for IMF Resident Representative for Vietnam and Laos Sanjay Kalra, who is going to finish his tenure of working in Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh expressed Vietnam’s wish to continue strengthening its comprehensive cooperation with Brazil during talks with Brazilian Minister of External Relations Mauro Luiz Vieira in Hanoi on July 27.