Vietnam attaches importance to developing the fruitful traditional relationship with Denmark – Vietnam’s important partner in Northern Europe, President Tran Dai Quang affirmed.

Instead of speeding up the equitisation process, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has stirred up controversy with proposal to set up another unit to supervise and manage state capital and assets in state-owned corporations.

 Vietnam has recorded an increasing number of young people suffering from cardiovascular diseases, which kill 200,000 people per year, heard a workshop in Hanoi on July 20.

VietNamNet Bridge - Developing tourism sites with entertainment services is a profitable business, but investors are poring large amounts of money into projects but seeing only 'small change’.

VietNamNet Bridge - Contrary to mobile network operators’ commitments, the speed of 4G services provided on a trial basis has been slow, while service fees are high, disappointing the first 4G simcard owners in Hanoi.

More European small and medium enterprises are flocking into Vietnam in anticipation of the EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

 There would be more auctions of shares from oil and gas companies in the second half of 2016 under the directives of the government on equitisation of state-owned firms.

The ASEAN University Network – Quality Assurance’s (AUN-QA) set of criteria for university quality assessment was officially launched by the Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNUH) on July 19.

The reform of the NA and People’s Councils at all levels towards higher standards was among voters’ proposals included in a report delivered by the head of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee.

Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam on July 19 granted a decision to appoint Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Kim Son, Permanent Vice President of the Hanoi-based Vietnam National University, as President of the VNU for the new term.  

 The Prime Minister has recently approved a project which will provide overseas training for those working in culture and the arts by 2030.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 18 called for a thorough investigation into the accountability of former Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang.

 The World Bank has reduced its forecast for Vietnam’s economic growth in 2016 from 6.2 per cent to 6 per cent due to negative impacts from both external and domestic factors.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has called for National Assembly delegates to take serious responsibility when voting for key leadership positions for the new term of 2016-2021.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has decided that banks’ cross-ownership must end by February 2016. However, according to banking experts, the bank network remains ‘as interlaced as a spider’s web’.

 Viet Nam's software giant FPT inked a co-operative agreement on global business development with Slovakian Gratex International (GTI) in Ha Noi on Monday.

 PetroVietnam will continue to boost oil and gas exploration and exploitation activities this year to offset the impact of the slow recovery in crude oil prices and higher costs.

The HCM City People’s Court has rejected appeals by two gang killers found guilty of a massacre that shocked the country last year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Instead of conducting surgery on the injured nerve of the left leg of a 37-year-old patient, doctors of the Vietnam-Germany Hospital in Hanoi operated on the right leg.

The nation-building and defence in the coming time have heavy tasks for the 14th NA and its deputies, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong reminded while addressing the opening session of the first session of the 14th NA in Hanoi on July 20.