Deputies at a National Assembly (NA) meeting on July 25 said the process of granting investment licenses to foreign-invested projects should be reviewed to fix loopholes.

Vietnam is off to a flying start in the 2016 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship after defeating Singapore by 14 straight goals in their Group A opener on July 26 at Mandalarthiri Stadium in Mandalay, Myanmar.  

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment yesterday afternoon put into operation an environmental surveillance station to supervise all waste discharge sources from Taiwanese Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Company (FHS).

A list of 77 housing projects in Ho Chi Minh City has been publicized by local authorities in a bid to provide clarification for residents.

  Citi and Morgan Stanley today announced the closing event for the strategic sale transaction of Vietnam’s national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines. 

Toyota Motor Vietnam in cooperation with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra yesterday announced the Toyota Concert Tour 2016 with the theme of Russian classical music.

The irresistibly adorable K Pop idol Sandra Park, better known by her stage name Dara of K pop girl band 2NE1 fame, has unveiled by Instagram her jet touches down on August 5 in Ho Chi Minh City. 

Leading opera artists of the HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will perform at an opera gala under the baton of local maestro Tran Vuong Thach at 8 p.m. on July 29.

VietNamNet Bridge - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced its new, five-year, $26 million project to strengthen and sustain Vietnam’s HIV and AIDS response.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The agroforestry-fisheries export turnover in July was estimated at US$2.64 billion, lifting the sector’s export value in the first seven months to reach $17.8 billion, up 5.1 per cent year-on-year.

  India on July 26 calls on stakeholders in the East Sea issue to show their “utmost respect” for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 while seeking for peaceful solutions to the disputes.

 The freshly-concluded 49 th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings ended successfully, reflecting the ten-member group’s efforts to realise its vision for a dynamic ASEAN Community.

 The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong and Cambodia’s eastern province of Mondulkiri will step up cooperation during 2016-2020 as per an agreement inked between the two sides on July 26.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered a report on the structure of the Government for the 2016-2021 tenure on July 27 during the 14th National Assembly’s first session.

Legislators cast secret ballots to elect the Vice State President, Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy in Hanoi on July 27.

 The actual bad debts at some banks have been found to be higher than reported following audits, the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) wrote in a report released on July 19.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese are turning their back on Chinese cars for several reasons, including low quality, design copies and vulnerability.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The culture ministry has decided to facilitate regular drama, chamber music and traditional opera shows at the Ha Noi Opera House beginning this Autumn.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese projects have won International Architecture Awards (IAA) in the green design category.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Goalkeeper Tran Buu Ngoc has been banned for four matches and fined VND15 million (US$670) according to the Viet Nam Football Federation’s Discipline Department yesterday, July 26.