Foreign Ministers of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) adopted a number of ministerial statements, including ones on enhancing cooperation among maritime law enforcement agencies proposed by Vietnam.

 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has affirmed that the July 12 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration will be a “ground” for future talks between Manila and Beijing over territorial disputes. 

VietNamNet Bridge - In fog, people in Hoai Chau Bac commune, Hoai Nhon district in the central province of Binh Dinh work in sedge fields, creating a beautiful countryside picture.

Hundreds of siki white-cheeked gibbons have been found in the Dong Chau- Khe Nuoc Trong forest in the central province of Quang Binh. This is the largest number of this species recorded in the jungles in central Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Le Dynasty’s canal running through central Nghe An Province has received the title of National Relic.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Songs and colourful images were the highlight when HCM City’s leading puppet troupe, Nu Cuoi (Smile), debuted Aladdin Va Cay Den Than (Aladdin and Magic Lamp) this week.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cyril Hahn, a DJ and music producer from Switzerland, will host a performance of London’s Calling in HCM City on August 4 as part of his Asian tour. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Private equity funds (PEs) in Asia plan to invest billions of US dollars in Vietnamese companies, creating fierce competition between these funds.

Many National Assembly deputies have requested the legislature to pick transport projects and food safety, among others, for its supervision program in 2017 since they have much impact on the country’s socio-economic performance and people.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said relevant agencies will launch an inspection into mining activity at Nui Phao Mining Co Ltd in August in the wake of allegations that the company has caused environmental pollution in Thai Nguyen.

Tran Ngoc Bich, a major depositor at Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB), has said she wants to take back a combined VND5.88 trillion from 124 saving books opened at the bank.

 A Vietnamese air hostess has been arrested at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi while illegally carrying more than 3 kilos of gold to South Korea according to the airport's Customs Department.

VietNamNet Bridge - With 97.37% of approval votes, the 14th National Assembly this morning ratified the Prime Minister’s proposal on the government structure in the tenure 2016-2021.

The Taxation Bureau of the central Quang Nam province has accepted Viet A Bank as the tax debt guarantor of the Phuoc Son Gold Company.

 Big Bang, a well-known pop band from the Republic of Korea (RoK), will perform at the Vietnam National Convention Center in Hanoi on October 20.

 The governments of Vietnam and Indonesia are proposed to extend by five years the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on navigation and fisheries cooperation inked by the two countries in January 2010.

 Members of the Committee for Science, Technology and Environment of the 14th National Assembly gathered for their first plenary session in Hanoi on July 27.

 President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received congratulatory messages from their respective Lao counterparts Bounnhang Vorachit and Thoongloun Sisoulith on July 27.

 Flights have been rescheduled and canceled on the morning of July 28 as typhoon Mirinae made landfall in the north provinces, causing heavy rains in Hanoi and other provinces the previous night, according to the Vietnam Airlines Cooperation.

 Typhoon Mirinae, the first storm to hit the East Sea, brought heavy rains and floods to the north of Vietnam.