Vietnam and Thailand agreed to enhance their economic connectivity through the action plan on bilateral trade and investment cooperation, to augment their trade to 20 billion USD by 2020.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade issued a decision on Wednesday to launch a probe that would determine whether imports of colour-coated steel sheets had become excessive and caused harms to local production.

 The central city, in co-operation with Seoul city of Korea, will commence work on an information system on public works construction, Allimi, in Da Nang from 2016 to 2019.

 Vietnam is taking part in the Cadet Asian Championship Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Female Wrestling in Chinese Taipei.

HCM City will relocate 1,210 households in areas prone to land erosion by rivers and canals under a larger resettlement plan that will be carried out until 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance (MOF) will make put into force commitments in the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) signed by 10 ASEAN countries to protect two ‘particularly sensitive’ products – sugar and rice.

 A group of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has visited central Da Nang city where they plan to install an automatic system for radiation detection at Da Nang International Airport.

The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and US-based Microsoft on July 7 inked a Memorandum of Understanding on strategic cooperation in cloud computing, cyber security and smart city.

Vietnamese boys and girls have pocketed three gold and one bronze medals at the 6th Children of Asia International Sports Games, which is taking place in Sakha Republic (Russia) from July 4.

The suspended sale of 13 Coca-Cola nutritional supplement drinks has nothing to do with food safety concerns but was prompted by the lack of a required safety certificate, according to head of the Vietnam Food Administration Nguyen Thanh Phong.

The construction of north – south highways is necessary and cannot be delayed, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said at a meeting on the issue in Hanoi on July 7.

Members of the 12th Party Central Committee passed a number of important documents that lay the foundation for the stronger reform of the Party’s administration and renovation of leadership.

 Vietnamese military officers and partners from northern Laos have reiterated their solidarity and close-knit relations when meeting to review connections between local military units.

 Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh held a reception for Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence of the US Thomas Ross on July 7.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted separate receptions in Hanoi on July 7 for the Ambassadors of the Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka to Vietnam, during which he hoped they would contribute to fostering bilateral relations.

 Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos will pay an official visit to Vietnam from July 11 to 14.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s foreign exchange reserves by early 2016 had reached the record high of $38 billion, which does not include reserves in gold.

VietNamNet Bridge - The vast forests in the Central Highlands are still being cut down though local authorities have vowed to prevent illegal loggers.

Going to university is no longer the only choice for Vietnamese high-school graduates. Thirty two percent of students don’t intend to continue at university.

VietNamNet Bridge - The solution suggested by the HCMC People’s Committee to prevent the theft of mobile phones by locking stolen phones based on IMEI is not feasible.