Vietnam’s national football squad has fallen two notches from a month earlier, ranking 133rd with 231 points in the latest FIFA rankings, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) announced on July 6.

 Several economists and commentators have said that Vietnam needs increased administrative reform and investment in other sectors to boost GDP as oil is not a sustainable answer.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Brazil held a ceremony on July 6 to present the third prize of the National External Information Service Awards 2016 to William Gsiant, a presenter of TV Supren in Brasilia.

 The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) is drawing up a plan to send high-skilled workers abroad for guest work, especially aging countries.

 The ban on import of machineries and equipment that have been used for over 10 years has negatively affected Japanese investment activity in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The female billionaires born in the 1990s were born into rich families with parents who were or are the bosses of large listed corporations.

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has urged the Ministry of Industry and Trade to impose a stricter form of discipline on Vinastas for their involvement in last year’s fish sauce scandal.

 Several mountainous Northern provinces are suffering heavy damages caused by flooding and landslides, due to heavy rain in the region over the past few days, negatively effecting the lives of the local population.

 The overall value of Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) for equitisation was determined at VND16,741 billion (US$736.60 million) including VND10,144 billion (US$446.33 million) worth of State capital.

 After two years, the long-awaited annual general meeting (AGM) of Sacombank was held last week, seeing Mr. Duong Cong Minh elected as the new Chairman for the 2017-2021 tenure.

Vietnamese mobile service operators are racing to reduce the charges for roaming services after the Ministry of Information and Communications allowed mobile operators to negotiate with foreign partners about international roaming services.

 Hanoi police are seeking the Ministry of Public Security’s approval for prosecuting Muong Thanh Group for a range of violations in its real estate projects.

That was a big improvement compared to the total foreign investors’ net sell value of VND6.76 trillion made in 2016 due to the volatility of global stock markets.

Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh received Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong Siow Ping in Hanoi on July 6, expressing his hope that she will continue to contribute to the bilateral relations.

 Both foreign and domestic banks are racing to develop retail sales strategies in Viet Nam.

 The Government held a meeting on Thursday to discuss urgent measures to limit illegal sand mining in the country, which has reached epidemic proportions in response to a boom in construction demand. 

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung appreciated the active and effective support ICAOhas given to Vietnam while receiving President of the ICAO Council Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu in Hanoi on July 6.

 Vietnam: Over 61,000 new enterprises formed in 6 months

 Vietnam aims to export 4 million tonnes of rice in 2030 under a 2017-2020 rice export development strategy with a vision to 2030 recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

Vietnam’s external policy is always treasuring the relations with the US, National Assembly Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty told visiting US congress officials in Hanoi on July 6.