The World Bank (WB) in Vietnam has stated that the Vietnamese economy marked positive changes in the first half, with growth estimated at 5.7 percent and inflation kept below 2 percent. 

The Empire Group and ViDe Bridge Limited Company of Vietnam will implement a project producing electricity from urban solid waste using advanced technology in the central city of Da Nang.

 Nguyen Thi That of Vietnam has won the final stage and the cup at the National Women’s Open Cycling Tournament for An Giang Television Cup.

Tsutomu Koizumi, head of Japan’s delegation to the first Senior Officials’ Meetings of the APEC forum held in Hanoi in February 2017, has highly valued Vietnam’s efforts in hosting the forum’s meetings.

 Vietnam and Turkey agreed to strive for a two-way trade of 4 billion USD by 2020 during the seventh meeting of the Vietnam-Turkey Joint Committee in Hanoi on July 13. 

 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said he will direct authorised agencies to work with Vietnam on the signing of an agreement on fishery cooperation while meeting Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on July 13.

 Vietnam was ranked 47th among over 127 economies surveyed in the global innovation index (GII) report 2017, the highest ranking to date, up 12 places compared to last year’s report.

 Police in the northern border province of Lai Chau said on July 13 that they have busted a trans-regional drug ring and seized 300,000 pink-coloured Methamphetamine pills weighing more than 30kg.

 Public hospitals in HCMC which do not receive local funds for regular expenditures will increase fees for non-insured patients by 30 percent from August 1, according to the city’s Department of Health.

On display at the event are charts showing the establishment and development of ASEAN over the past 50 years, postal stamps about the community, photos and documentaries about the land and people.

As of July 13, floods in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang caused 10 deaths, damaged nearly 200 houses and submerged large farming areas and aquatic ponds.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s best broken rice dishes can be found at Com Tam Moc Restaurant, which specialises in southern fare, both traditional and fusion.  

VietNamNet Bridge - The National Satellite Center, which regulates activities related to space and satellite, will be renamed Vietnam Space Center on July 17. 

VietNamNet Bridge - It will be difficult to curb inflation if unreasonable measures are used to reach a GDP growth rate of 6.7 percent and low inflation rate of 4 percent in 2017.

The massive mineral exploitation at four sites in Dong Hy district in Thai Nguyen province has led to serious consequences: the houses of 133 families have been affected by subsidence and cracking, and locals do not have water for daily life.

VietNamNet Bridge - The publicizing of students’ exam scores on websites became a hot topic on social media after a university lecturer criticized the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) for violating citizens’ privacy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is high time that Viet Nam strengthen education on laws and life skills for young citizens so they have self-restraint in conflicts, 

Many people call her, with affection, the ‘strange’ American woman as she sold her house in the US to move to Viet Nam 10 years ago to help ill Vietnamese people.

The 1st ASEAN Award will be presented at the 20th Viet Nam National Film Festival, marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

The Nghi Son Refinery & Petrochemicals Complex with capacity of 10 million tons per annum will open in 2018, changing the supply-demand situation of Vietnam’s petroleum market.