The export value of agro-forestry-aquatic products reached 20.45 billion USD in the first seven months of this year, up 14.7 percent against the same period last year.

A candle-lighting ceremony in honour of war heroes and martyrs took place at the Truong Son National Martyrs Cemetery in Quang Tri on July 26 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day. 

The 38th ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting on Drug Matters, taking place in Hanoi from July 25-27, has approved a ASEAN cooperation plan on preventing illegal drug production and trafficking in the Golden Triangle. 

VietNamNet Bridge - When asked recently about the position to display Vietnamese-made smartphones at The Gioi Di Dong, an official pointed to a corner of the showroom, behind shelves for accessories. 

Doubting the feasibility of MOLISA’s plan to export university graduates, experts say they may have to take manual work as Vietnam’s degrees are not recognized in other countries.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese economy is so reliant on the foreign-invested economic sector that any  change in foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) can affect the economic indexes.

With the decision to replace RON 92 petrol with E5 biofuel commencing early next year, plus new tax policies, two ethanol plants which have been taking losses will be brought back to life.

Dutch Professor Gerardus’t Hooft, who won the 1999 Nobel Prize in physics, attended a meeting with students and science enthusiasts in Quy Nhon on July 25.

 Vietnamese people’s demand for foreign property, especially in the US, has been increasing in recent years. 

 The regulations related to aviation transport business licensing shall not be loosened for investors wishing to join the field.

VietNamNet Bridge - The market of products for mothers and children in Vietnam appears to have huge potential, but it is not easy to earn money from it.

 The organizing board of the 29th Southeast Asian Games (2017 SEA Games) in Malaysia has announced the fixtures and time table of all matches in the women football event.

Some experts have raised concerns over the Republic of Korea surpassing China in trade deficit, to become Vietnam’s biggest import market. 

 Vietnam has reported a total 58,246 dengue fever cases so far this year, up 9.7% on-year, including 17 deaths.

 Locals being granted permission to gamble at domestic casinos has given Viet Nam’s growing hospitality industry an added boost, according to JLL experts.

VietNamNet Bridge - The role of real estate billionaires and their contribution to the national economy remains a controversial matter.

 Vietnam has since 1987 exported 355 million tons of crude oil worth a total of US$145 billion, said Nguyen Sinh Khang, deputy general director of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN).

 Heavy rains and climate change in recent times have made landslides difficult to control, said the HCMC government.

 Vietnam welcomes continued efforts of the League of Arab States to re-launch serious peace negotiations based on a two-state solution, said Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN.

 Leaders of the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence always create favourable conditions for cooperation between the general technical departments of Vietnamese and Lao people’s armies, a senior officer has said.