Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has directed what to do next after the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission announced the violations of law committed by Trinh Xuan Thanh.

The recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Philippines lawsuit against China’s claims in the East Sea is significant as it clarifies the claims of the parties involved.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked for a specific plan to help Vietnamese returning from Cambodia settle down in Vietnam.

A HCM City court today began the trial of the chief of a public bank and 35 of his accomplices for allegedly faking documents to borrow from the bank, causing losses of over VNĐ9 trillion (US$403.5 million) to the Government.

 Five golfers from the southern region will play in the TP Bank World Amateur Golfers Championship Vietnam 2016 (WAGC) final round, following a qualifying round held in Binh Duong Province.

 The Viet Nam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and Slovakia's Slavia Capital Services (SCS) signed a memorandum of understanding on co-operation in Ha Noi on July 17.

 The Binh Thuan Police, in co-ordination with the Soc Trang Police, on July 10 transferred a 49-year-old man to southern province of Binh Thuan for further investigation after he escaped 21 years ago.

VietNamNet Bridge - Gaps in the law on environmental protection need to be addressed to curb pollution caused by investment projects, said experts and officials at a conference reviewing the environmental situation in the first half of the year.

 The International Badminton Championships Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2016 officially kicked off on July 18, drawing the participation of 300 players from 28 countries and territories.

The French President has signed a decision to award the title of Knight in the National Order of the French Legion of Honor to Vietnamese French professor Le Kim Ngoc.

Local people living along Thi Vai River in Dong Nai Province are trying to adapt to the scant numbers of fish since the river was heavily polluted by Vedan Company eight years ago.

 Police are investigating into the death of an Australian man at his house in Ho Chi Minh City.

The government is determined to license 4G as soon as possible, most likely by the end of September or the beginning of October.

French President François Hollande will pay an official visit to Vietnam in early September.

One of Vietnam’s leading steel producers and traders, Hoa Sen Group is looking to invest in two large-scale steel complexes in Vietnam, which were abandoned by ill-fated foreign investors.

 A special calf with eight legs, born on July 4, is owned by Dinh Van Thanh, 31, who lives in Thong Binh Commune, Tan Hong District, in the southern province of Dong Thap.

 Around 200 business leaders, industry experts, policymakers and Government officials will participate in the 2016 Vietnam – Singapore Business Forum starting in HCM City on July 20.

 Deputy Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen has directed telecommunications giant FPT to prepare a plan for compiling data on the population, housing, and enterprises in the city.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has agreed to ​exempt visa fee for individuals participating in the 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG-5) in central Da Nang resort city from September 24-October 3.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh addressed a high-level segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York on July 18.