China’s construction and opening of a cinema on Phu Lam island in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago violate Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson.

Mozambique’s Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario has called upon Vietnamese businesses to engage more in trade, oil and gas, marine transport, and processing farm produce and seafood.

The Police on August 1 launched criminal proceedings against and took into custody Tram Be and Phan Huy Khang, former executives of the Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank).

Vietnam is deeply concerned about the continuous launch of inter-continental ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on July 28, said Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. 

 Vietnam and Sri Lanka will provide favourable conditions for their enterprises to seek business and investment opportunities, senior diplomats have said.

The National Assembly always backs stronger economic and trade cooperation with the US and facilitates the adoption of legal regulations to create a transparent and favourable business environment for foreign businesses.

 The PetroVietnam Low Pressure Gas Distribution JSC (PV Gas D) announced on August 1 that it will sell 24.9 percent of its stake to Tokyo Gas Asia, a subsidiary of Tokyo Gas. 

 Politburo member Tran Quoc Vuong has been assigned to embrace a mission as the permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee from August 1.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has suggested Vietnam and Laos intensify cooperation to clear up urgent issues in renovation in each country.

Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to ASEAN Ambassador Nguyen Hoanh Nam highlighted the bloc’s achievements and Vietnam’s role in the process during an interview recently granted to VNA. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The northern province has favorable natural conditions to develop the use of artificial sand as natural sand resources in the locality are becoming limited. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Samsung is competing with Apple in the high-end market segment, holding the advantage over Oppo in the mid-end market segment, and crushing all efforts of the rest.

Imports from South Korea have been increasing rapidly since the Vietnam-South Korea FTA took effect in late 2015, as Vietnam’s largest trade deficit is now with South Korea, not China.

Le Ba Khanh Trinh, a legendary figure in Vietnam’s mathematics, and deputy head of the Vietnamese delegation at the 2017 IMO, commented that this year’s Olympiad team members did not shrink back from difficulties.

 Vietnam lost to Qatar 18-25, 22-25, 25-16, 15-25 to finish 10th in the 2017 Asian Men’s Senior Volleyball Championship at Surabaya, Indonesia, on July 31.

 The police are stepping up their investigation into the Pham Cong Danh case, announcing Tuesday that they were prosecuting a woman for her alleged involvement in the biggest economic case in Viet Nam’s history.

 Da Nang authorities plan to install security cameras in the Son Tra Nature Reserve as a part of security camera project launched in the city in 2015.

The investment flow into Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province has stayed strong, with nine projects worth around VND2.6 trillion approved in the first half of this year, said the Management Board of the Phu Quoc Economic Zone. 

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 VNPT Technology, a member of VNPT, introduced a new 4G smartphone called Vivas Lotus S3 LTE on July 29.