Vietnam has a solid foundation for information technology but must constantly strive to be globally competitive, Hajime Hotta, co-founder of Innovatube and president of Cinnamon AI Labs, said at the Ha Noi technology event on Sunday.

 Police from Quang Yen District in the northern province of Quang Ninh said a barge carrying over 1,000 tonnes of coal sank on Sunday afternoon.

 Vietnam will take part in the fifth World Vovinam Championship scheduled to be held in India on August 2-5.

 Young pop star Son Tung M-TP has won the SBS Pop Asia 2017’s Best Solo Release presented by SBS PopAsia, an Australian music radio programme that broadcasts recent Asian pop hits online and on radio.

 HCM City plans to put over 1,000 new buses into service by 2020, according to the city’s Department of Transport.  

VietNamNet Bridge - After having dinner at a restaurant in the central city of Da Nang, a group of Lao tourists showed signs of food poisoning and weretaken to a local hospital for first aid.

VietNamNet Bridge – Locals in Huong Hoa commune, Tuyen Hoa district of the central province of Quang Binh are worried about the appearance of 10 sinkholes about 800 meters from the dam of the Ho Ho hydropower plant.

Vietnam’s trade deficit was estimated at US$3.08 billion in the first seven months of this year, US$380 million more than US$2.7 billion in the first half, according to the latest data released by the General Statistics Office.

 An e-child care training programme at http://elearning.mattroibetho.vn, the first of its kind in Vietnam, was inaugurated in Hanoi on July 31. 

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has submitted a plan to the government to launch 24 climate change response projects in the Mekong Delta for 2017-2020, including nine transit and 15 new projects. 

 Vietnamese leaders always support stronger trade and economic ties with the US and are willing to create a transparent and favourable business climate for foreign firms, including those from the US, said a top lawmaker.

In June, reporters had a chance to sail off Truong Sa archipelago. They were touched by the special sentiments of mainlanders to Truong Sa and the soldiers.

The 2,500 year-old board game of Go has become popular in Vietnam, partly thanks to Go clubs which gather Go lovers from every social strata. The Vietnam – RoK Go club is no exception. 

Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman of the PetroVietnam Construction Corporation, gave himself up to the police after nearly one year of evading international arrest warrant, the ministry reported on July 31. 

The impressive achievements gained by Vietnamese students at the 2017 international Olympiads have made history and affirmed the intelligence, skill and spirit of the Vietnamese people.

VietNamNet Bridge - The US NAR (national association of realtors) reports that Vietnamese transferred $3 billion abroad last year to buy houses in the US. 

VietNamNet Bridge - After 25 years of development, Vietnam’s organ transplant techniques are believed to be of a high international standard. 

Scientists are concerned about the nix particle treatment solution planned by Hyundai Vinashin (HVS), saying that the particles may be dispersed in the air during transportation. 

The prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalised patients in Viet Nam remains high, ranging from 20-50 per cent as many hospitals fail to pay appropriate attention to ensure nutrition for inpatients, 

VietNamNet Bridge – Two well-known movies from France and the US will be introduced to Hanoian audiences in the first week of August.