Vietnam will continue to work closely with Laos in building a draft agreement on supporting Laos in organising training courses for deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils in the 2016-2020 period.

 The information mentioned in Amnesty International’s recent report on the situation at detention camps in Vietnam is untrue, stated Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh at the ministry’s regular press conference on July 14.

 Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos left Hanoi on July 14, wrapping up his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The PCA's ruling on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the East Sea is considered an important milestone to settle disputes in the waters through peaceful measures in line with international law.

 Former Real Madrid star Butragueno has arrived in Ho Chi Minh City to attend the inauguration of the ‘NIVEA MEN CUP-Way to Real Madrid’ Tournament.

 Vietnam are taking part in the biennial ASEAN University Games (AUG) with 71 athletes and coaches competing in four sports in Singapore.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications and the Vietnam Youth Union on July 13 launched a writing contest on Vietnam’s sovereignty over its sea and islands for young overseas Vietnamese.

 A project on teaching Vietnamese online has just been approved by the Prime Minister with the goal of helping overseas Vietnamese to study their mother tongue via the internet and be confident in using the language.

 The Philippines on July 14 urged China to respect the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling that rejected Beijing’s sovereignty claims in the East Sea and said it will raise the issue at the Asia-Europe Meeting Summit,.

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 14 for former Chilean President Eudardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle who now serves as Ambassador for the Asia-Pacific region.

 Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga has emphasised the country’s close coordination in promoting human rights and implementing sustainable development at a United Nations debate on human rights on July 12-13.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has met with Speaker of the Parliament of Mongolia Miyegombo Enkhbold as part of his two-day official visit to Mongolia before attending the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit.

The average oil price in the first half of 2016 fell nearly $20 to $40.5 a barrel, causing the sales of the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Corporation (PetroVietnam) to fall by nearly $4 billion over the same period.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With the consent of all four families, three sisters in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau held their wedding on the same day.

Former head of the government’s Border Committee, Dr. Tran Cong Truc talks with VietNamNet about the Permanent Court of Arbitration's recent ruling on the East Sea case between the Philippines and China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tru in Da Phuoc Commune, Binh Chanh District in HCM City died on July 12, at the age of 123.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the results of electionsfor the Chairman and Vice Chairman of Can Tho City and the six provinces of Tuyen Quang, Gia Lai, Lai Chau, Thai Binh, Binh Thuan, and Vinh Phuc.

Officials of the Ministry of Industry and Trade have said that the State will either own less than 50% of charter capital or withdraw all capital from two giant beverage corporations Sabeco and Habeco.

VietNamNet Bridge - In 2015, Vietnam exported $6.9 billion worth of wooden furniture products, an increase of 10.7 percent over 2014, turning Vietnam into the fourth biggest wooden furniture exporter in the world after China, Germany and Italia.

The US is using quiet diplomacy to persuade the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and other Asian nations not to move aggressively to capitalize on an international court ruling that denied China's claims to the East Sea.