Nearly 70 couples took collective wedding photos at popular tourist attractions in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on July 23rd, as part of the 9th Honeymoon Wedding Perfect this year.

 Vietnam lost 0-3 to South Korea in their first match in the Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship being held in Surabaya, Indonesia, on Monday.

Tropical storm Sonca, the fourth to strike the East Sea and third to hit Vietnam this year, is forecast to make landfall in central provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Tri on July 25 afternoon.

 Chiba prefecture of Japan is keen to boost cooperation with Vietnamese localities in many fields, including investment-trade, agriculture, education, labour and tourism, said Governor Morita Kensaku.

 The Vietnam Airlines and the Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) rescheduled their services to and from airports in the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Quang Binh on July 25 due to tropical storm Sonca.

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more investors have injected money into agriculture, even though the sector is believed to have many latent risks.

The Government has just urged relevant ministries and agencies to strictly adhere to regulations on business conditions when considering new civil aviation licenses.

The Vietnam Fisheries Society has requested the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to urgently nullify a license for Vinh Tan 1 Power Company Ltd. to discharge nearly 1 million cu.m of dredged sediments into the waters off Binh Thuan.

 The throne of Kings under the Nguyen Dynasty in Thai Hoa Palace will be moved to a safe place to make room for the restoration of the palace from now to August 10, according to a source from the Hue Monuments Conservation Center.

 Many large cities in Vietnam are struggling with a slew of acute environmental problems such as air pollution, according to a report on Vietnam’s urban environment by the Vietnam Environment Administration.

 Water from the Mekong River has been flowing to the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam where residents are waiting for the annual flooding season to earn their livelihood and push back salt intrusion.

 Ministry of Information and Communications reported that total information & technology industry’s turnover reached around US$ 31.34 billion in the first six months of the year, increased 15 percent compared to the same period of last year.

 The biennial concert titled “Autumn Melody” will be held at Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on August 19-27.

 The Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong of People’s Committee has planned for the 7th Da Lat Flower Festival 2017. As per the province's plan, the festival will take place from December 23 to 27, 2017.

The Performing Arts Department has permitted male model Nguyen Huu Long who won the Gold Prize at the ‘Vietnam Super Model 2012’ contest to partake in ‘Man of the world 2017’.

Lang Giang nursing centre is providing care and treatment for 70 sick soldiers and war invalids, who have lost over 81% of their working capacity and need special care, from 21 provinces and cities across the country. 

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events will take place in in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from July 24 through 30.

 The Phu Yen People’s Committee issued a warning to stop the project on Vung Ro Refinery and Petrochemical complex if the developer does not resume implementation. 

Despite a slowdown dating from the second half of 2016, the pace of the merger-and-acquisition market is expected to pick up in the months to come with many potential deals ahead. 

Farmers will not receive compensation for an incident which left hundreds of tonnes of farmed fish dead after Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant discharged its reservoir.