Secretary General of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments invited HCM City to be an associate member of the NEAR while being received by Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem on July 26.

HCM City faces high risks of land erosion in the rainy season due to invasion of river banks, canals, illegal sand mining, together with climate change causing rains, storms and rising sea levels.

Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son urged the business community in APEC economies to actively join the forum’s activities this year.

 Plans to strengthen cooperation between Vietnam and Israel were discussed at the second meeting of the Vietnam-Israel Intergovernmental Committee for Economics, Science and Technology in Tel Aviv, Israel  from July 24-26.

 A delegation of foreign military attachés in Vietnam on July 26 visited the Hanoi-based Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC), where they were briefed on post-war bomb and mine pollution in the country. 

 The Viettel Telecom Corporation launched its contest “Viet Nam Internet of Things Hackathon 2017” on Monday with total prizes of VND600 million (US$26,700).

 Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited (BSR) reported satisfactory business results in the first half of this year after the company enjoyed the self-regulated pricing mechanism for its products.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will hold bids on the right to use duty quota to import 89,500 tonnes of sugar this year.

 Inaccessibility to bank loans is one of the main factors that has prevented private small and medium-sized businesses from further development, experts say.

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment has proposed export tax cuts on cement while local producers are struggling with high stockpiles as supply has exceeded demand in the domestic market.

 Vietnam suffered their second defeat at the Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship on Tuesday in Surabaya, Indonesia.

 Nguyen Tran Anh Tuan on Tuesday won a gold medal at the ongoing Asian Men’s and Women’s Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championship in Kathmandu, Nepal.

VietNamNet Bridge - Phan Minh Ngoc, an economist, analyses the indexes to show the health of Vietnamese banks.

 The National Youth Chinese Chess Championship will be organised in HCM City from August 2 to 12.

 Vietnam secured one more gold at the ninth World Shuttlecock Championships in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

 A Long An-based company on Tuesday said it has sued HCM City Waterway Police Department for “illegally seizing its vessels and causing a loss of VNĐ34.4 billion (US$1.5 million)”.

 High school students are involved in 90 per cent of child-related traffic accidents in Hanoi, both as drivers of motorbikes and bicycles, and victims.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the Health Ministry and related ministries to arrange devices to quickly check food quality at markets and trade centres.

 Tropical storm Sonca, the fourth to strike the East Sea and third to hit Vietnam this year, has led to floods and extensive damage to agriculture, infrastructure and houses in central region.

 Police of the southern province of Tay Ninh have recently detained three men for smuggling 10 pieces of rhino horn weighing about five kilograms.