Transport Minister Dinh La Thang complained about the slow progress of several transport projects contracted to Chinese and South Korean firms.

In the past one year, the alley at 15B Le Thanh Ton Street in HCMC’s District 1 has been a popular venue for graffiti artists to come to show their creativity.

 VN win six gold medals in karate championship; Nation drops in football rankings; HCM City take national swimming lead

 Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have handed over two flight-data recorders from the downed MH17 plane to Malaysian experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young people in HCM City and Hanoi are eager to have their names or nicknames printed on a Coca Cola can, although they have to pay VND60,000 ($3) for it.

 More than 550 teachers and students from 77 countries and territories, including two observes, attended the opening ceremony of the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) in Vietnam’s Hanoi capital on July 21.

 Typhoon Rammasun, that struck Vietnam on July 19, has claimed 27 lives in northern mountainous provinces, the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Airlines will open two new air routes connecting Phu Quoc International Airport in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang with Singapore and Siem Reap (Cambodia) from November 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The reports from well-known international consultancy firms all show that major investors still have interest in Vietnam as an attractive investment destination, despite the tensions in the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Cinematography Department is considering how to handle possible violations in the film “Apartment 69″ which has gone viral and stirred up controversy over its content.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is seeking to boost ties between the supporting industry and high technology sector, as well as support the development of both, towards luring more foreign investment,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The sales of liquor and beer may be banned from 10pm to 6am, according to a draft law being prepared by the Ministry of Health.

The discovery by competent agencies that running water provided by the My Dinh II in Nam Tu Liem District had an arsenic concentration four times higher than the permitted level has raised an alarm about underground water exploitation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “The age of the captain”, a classic math question familiar to mathematicians, has appeared in a textbook for second graders, causing concern and confusion among parents.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Health plans to appoint three hospitals in the North, the Central Region and the South, to perform surrogate services.

VietNamNet Bridge – The police on Monday arrested five people in Dong Nai province on suspicion of organizing football betting, related to the suspected match fixing case between Dong Nai FC and Quang Ninh Coal FC on July 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The body of master Tran Hung Quang, 88, former chief of the Binh Dinh Gia martial art sect, was found in a culvert in Hanoi on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cooperating with foreign soccer teams to promote their brands is a strategy followed by many Vietnamese bankers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese singer Thu Minh and her husband, a Dutch millionaire, were guests at a charity cricket game held by the British Royals to call for wildlife protection.

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