The establishment of high quality schools has been approved by the Hanoi People’s Council. The existence of the schools, which set high tuitions, called the schools for the rich, has raised controversy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Of the 18 people who sought shelter from the rain in the eucalyptus forest in Son Hoa district of Phu Yen province, nine were struck by lightning. The tornado also pulled one up from the ground.

On July 9 the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee presented a certificate of merit to Mr. Nguyen Van Phong, a driver of Vinasun Taxi, who returned $10,000 in cash and two iPads to foreign tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Chinese ship attacked two fishing boats from Ly Son island district, Quang Ngai province in the waters of Hoang Sa of Vietnam, causing losses of about $30,000.

The state management agencies kept silent when something unusual happened in the foreign currency market. As a result, people had no other choice than making a wild guess about the market prospect.

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to the newly-published schedule of the 27th SEA Games, men's soccer will begin competition on December 1 while the opening ceremony of the games will open on December 11.

The government, in the policy on sustainable development, has stated that the waste management is the key task of the environment protection activities, while 3R (reduction, reuse, recycle) solutions have been highlighted.

 National Tourism Year 2014, with its theme of, ‘High Mountains and Thick Forests of the Central Highlands’, will include 45 events, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After the recent leakage of Bui Doi Cho Lon or Chinatown film on internet, many pirated discs of the film are widely sold in Hanoi and HCM City.  

The number of Vietnamese apps on Google Play, Appstore and Apple Store has been increasing in accordance with the number of mobile devices in use. Tens of thousands of apps have been made, but only 2 percent of them can bring money.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is currently going through a so-called period of ‘golden population’ with declining birth-rate and high number of working people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has ordered localities to save forests by planting 150,500 hectares of trees nationwide and preventing illegal deforestation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A project to preserve and develop quan ho (love duet singing) and ca tru (ceremonial singing) has been approved by authorities in Bac Ninh province in the North.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government will extend its loan assistance period for coffee export activities from 12 to 36 months, providing a timely boost for coffee traders against a backdrop of plunging prices.

VietNamNet Bridge – The sounds of a violin played by ten-year-old Nguyen Hoang Gia Bao at the Van Thanh Park last Sunday was music to the ears of her audience, mostly comprising parents of children with hearing impairments.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The municipal administration plans to implement several measures to develop the Integrated Circuit (IC) industry in the coming years, officials said at a forum on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Conceptualist Danh Vo is the only Vietnamese artist invited to display artworks at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennial, one among biggest art events in Europe.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Another 82 high schools in HCM City will offer financial education classes as part of a soft-skills training programme for the upcoming academic year, according to the city's Department of Education and Training.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The combined efforts of agencies are desperately needed to prevent the illegal import of sturgeon and so protect local farmers and ensure public health, a workshop has heard.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities in the Central Highland city of Da Lat approved a plan to build six new railway routes from city centre to several tourism sites by 2020,