VietNamNet Bridge - The National History Museum last year opened a showroom to display more than 100 precious items of the Oc Eo-Phu Nam civilization that dates from the 5th century BC to 11th century AD.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Automobile joint ventures in Vietnam have been importing pick-up trucks from their factories in Southeast Asia in large quantities for domestic sale.

From the early 20th century, when China began eyeing the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa Archipelagos (Paracel and Spratly Islands), the Vietnamese government as well as local and international media were interested in Hoang Sa - Truong Sa.

 Dozens of people have been injured in a train collision in southern France, according to media reports.

A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet crashed in a rebel-controlled part of eastern Ukraine on Thursday, spurring swift accusations from Ukrainian officials that "terrorists" shot down the aircraft.

TripAdvisor has announced the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi, for the third consecutive year in a row, is rated one of the top three most attractive tourism destinations in the capital city.

 The world’s fourth largest observation wheel dubbed “Sun Wheel” debuts today at Asian Park in the central coastal city of Danang.

 Foreign Minister of Zambia Harry Kalaba has committed to rallying international assistance to Vietnam to address the aftermath of bombs and mines left over from the war 40 years ago.

 The US welcomes China's declaration on its removal of the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 from the position near Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago to an area near China’s Hainan Island.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung thanked the World Bank (WB) for its effective assistance to the development of Vietnam over the past years during his meeting with WB President Jim Yong Kim in Hanoi on July 17.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eleven tourists from Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom witnessed a landmine destruction mission in Cam Lo district of the central province of Quang Tri.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Aside from large fishing vessels, marine economic development requires a lot of missions to be implemented synchronously.  - The Saigon Times Daily had a talk with Nguyen Huu Dung, vice chairman of VASEP

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese photographer Murayama Yasufumi plans to organise a photo exhibition displaying 40 photos of Vietnamese residents, including fishermen, living in the central provinces.

The Ministry of Education and Training has decided to apply a new student assessment mechanism in the 2014-2015 academic year, under which primary students will be given comments instead of marks.

The Geneva Agreement, which will reach its 60th anniversary on July 20, marks an important milestone in the struggle for national liberation of the Vietnamese people and is considered a great victory of Vietnamese diplomatic sector.

 Vinalines takes losses for 5th consecutive year; Vietnam becomes ideal market for beer producers; New State-owned enterprises must focus on critical areas; HCM City:Exponential retail growth on the horizon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has announced plans for initial public offerings (IPOs) for five more large port operators by the end of the year. Hai Phong Port has already been equitised.

 A helicopter that had been involved in the search for missing passengers from the sunken Sewol ferry has crashed in the South Korean city of Gwangju, killing all five people on board.

The World Bank believes that Vietnam has about 110 super-rich people. However, analysts say no one can say for sure how many super-rich there are in Vietnam, and it is also unclear how they got rich.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Bill Clinton will come to Vietnam on July 18 as a representative of the HIV/AIDS prevention program of the Clinton Foundation.