The Saigon Water Corporation (Sawaco) has submitted a plan to build underground water tanks around HCM City to store water from treatment plants.

Russia maintains its “consistent and invariable” stance on non-use of force and diplomatic dialogue to settle maritime disputes in the East Sea, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on July 14. 

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will send former president Fidel Ramos to China for talks after the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued a ruling on the case brought by the Philippines against China’s claims in the East Sea.

 Victor Oh, a Canadian senator, encouraged all parties to come together to find a diplomatic solution to the overlapping claims in the East Sea in a statement from Ottawa on July 14.

 Colombia regards Vietnam as a key partner in Southeast Asia and wants to enhance win-win cooperation between the two countries.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Le Linh Lan met with Mexican officials at the embassy’s headquarters in Mexico City on July 14 to discuss ways to enhance the countries’ relationship.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From a distance, the scattered beaches of Vietnam’s iconic Ha Long Bay appear pristine.

Major General Le Van Cuong said the PCA's ruling on the Philippines’ lawsuit against China’s nine-dash line claims in the East Sea is a breakthrough for Vietnam’s struggle to defend its legitimate rights and interests and sovereignty in the East Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge - While many HCM City schools have stopped giving extra lessons to students in the summer holiday, following the city authorities’ ban, many others still maintain classes, citing many reasons.

A recent survey by Nielsen, a market survey firm, found that with the increasingly faster pace of life and smaller scale of households, Vietnamese nowadays attach much importance to ‘convenience’ when choosing shops.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nestled at the foot of the Chanh Hung bridge in District 8 is a super-small house of a five-member family.

VietNamNet Bridge - Pokemon Go, which was officially launched into the market last Wednesday, has quickly become a smash hit on mobile phones. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The deposits from the public and businesses at commercial banks have soared to VND5,800 trillion. Is this because people now tend to deposit more money or have become more apprehensive of risks?

The Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Laos reached a high consensus on the work to continue cementing special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries during their meeting in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.

Experts believe that environmental problems exist in nearly all coastal industrial zones (IZs), not just in Vung Ang IZ, where a serious environmental incident occurred two months ago, causing mass fish deaths in four central provinces.

Though the foreign direct investment flow into real estate sector accounts for only 5.3 percent of the total in the first half of the year, experts see the flow is at a more feasible stage.

In addition to expelling 64 Chinese who illegally worked at the Silent Bay Company in Khanh Hoa, the local authorities imposed fines on this firm for using Chinese employees without work permits.

 Motorbikes were the main cause of traffic accidents in HCM City in the first six months of the year, a meeting on traffic safety heard Tuesday afternoon.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two more international institutions have lowered their predicted GDP growth rate for Vietnam in 2016, showing less optimism about Vietnam’s economy. However, analysts say a lower GDP growth rate won’t be a concern. 

The construction of the long-delayed US$5-billion Long Son Petrochemical Complex project in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province is expected to start later in 2016.