VietNamNet Bridge – The National Defence Sports Centre 5 were at the top of the National Junior Swimming Championship on July 16, after three days of the competition.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam should try to improve its stock market to make it more attractive to investors, rather than wait for a higher ranking, experts have said. 

Duong Van Can, Vice Chairman and General Secretary of the Viet Nam Association of Construction Contractors talks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam about measures needed to settle outstanding debts in infrastructure construction, 

 Hundreds of women are seeking out fake wedding and husband-for-hire services to avoid societal pressure to get married.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An event called PechaKucha Night – Bright Side will take place at The Rotten Grapes Theater, Level 2, 101A Nguyen Khuyen Street, Hanoi on July 22 (8-10pm).

 As many as 3,500 children and teenagers drown in Vietnam every year according to a report from the Ministry of Health.

In light of Industry 4.0, big firms are benefiting significantly from digital technologies, while small and medium-sized enterprises are also getting closer to the dawn the digital journey. 

Tran Huy Sang, Director of the Ha Noi Internal Affairs Department tells Ha Noi Moi that the capital city has obtained tangible benefits from its consistent focus on deepening its administrative reforms.

Many households in Hoa Binh Province have destroyed their farms to mine gold illegally, falsely informing local authorities that they are digging shrimp ponds.

Severe landslides along the Dong Nai River have forced the provinces of Dong Nai and Lam Dong to suspend all sand mining activities, including those by licensed projects.

A national hotline that would provide legal consultation and assistance to victims of sexual abuse and violence will be launched in the near future, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has two new venues for puppetry and circus art at Tran Huu Trang Theatre and Children’s House of HCM City.

The People’s Procuracy of Ha Noi recently issued its indictment of a US$9 million scam case involving Williams Viet Nam JSC, headed by Trinh Anh Minh, born in 1984.

 Ly Hoang Nam has become the first ever Vietnamese tennis player to reach the top 500 of the Association of Tennis Professionals rankings.

 Military-run telecom group Viettel has recorded a pre-tax profit of VNĐ1 trillion (US$41.2 million) from its overseas investments in the first half of 2017, a 156 per cent year-on-year increase.

 A woman in the central city of Danang has recently been fined VND12.5 million (USD595) for publishing false information about child kidnapping on her Facebook.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has said that the supply of E5 bio-fuel will be able to meet the entire market demand when RON 92 petrol is completely replaced by E5 bio-fuel from January 1, 2018.

 Nearly one thousand employees at the loss-making Dung Quat Shipyard are worried about losing jobs as the business is facing bankruptcy.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite a newly built $550-million water drainage system, Hanoi streets are still inundated during heavy rains.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid homage yesterday to the heroic soldiers who laid down their lives for the nation’s independence and freedom in the northern mountain province of Son La.