VietNamNet Bridge - As the number of students applying for universities this year is expected to be lower than in previous years, universities are scrambling for students.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Flood-prevention projects in HCM City will require an additional expenditure of at least VND72 trillion (US$3.22 billion) over the next five years,

The rice price has continued to decline in the Mekong Delta according to the General Department of Processing and Trade for Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Products and Salt Production.

 The first group of athletes representing Vietnam leave for the Rio Olympic Games on July 25, nearly two weeks ahead of the opening ceremony.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s import turnover of fruits and vegetables from Australia, New Zealand, Thailand in the first half of 2016 increased by 2-4 times compared to the same period of previous years.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Saigon skies were covered with opaque white fog on Saturday. High-rise buildings in the city were engulfed in a dense layer of white fog.

A special taskforce has been established to supervise the implementation of commitments to deal with consequences of the environmental disaster in central Vietnam, caused by Ha Tinh Formosa Steel in April, over a period ofthree years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The new park on the bank of the Saigon River is close to the city center. Covering 14 hectares, the $24 million park is in the same style with the Central Park in New York, USA. 

The training ship Kojima of the Japanese Coast Guard with 71 officers, sailors, and apprentices led by colonel Hiroyuki Nanaura and captain Hiroshi Kai landed at the Tien Sa port of Da Nang city on July 25th.

 The Ministry of Defence's Command of Border Guard officially launched its one-stop portal to link with the Viet Nam National Single Window (VNSW) on Thursday.

  Airlines using up to 10 aircraft on international routes are required to have minimum investment capital of VND700 billion (US$31.3 million) to establish and maintain its airline service.

 The 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 49) released a joint communiqué in Vientiane, Laos on July 24, showing the ministers’ serious concern over recent and ongoing developments in the East Sea.

 Former Argentine Ambassador to Thailand and Japan Felipe Frydman on July 24 voiced his support for the recent East Sea-related ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, the Netherland.

Most of the National Assembly deputies at the plenary session on the morning of July 25 agreed that in 2017, the parliament should focus its supervision on pressing issues that are of great interest and have major impact on society and the economy.

 Tran Dai Quang was re-elected as President of Vietnam for the 2016 – 2021 tenure during a plenum of the 14th National Assembly (NA)’s first session on July 25.

 Public debt may exceed the cap of 65 per cent of GDP in the second half of this year, the ongoing National Assembly (NA) meeting heard on July 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of 49 outstanding paintings by Vietnamese contemporary artists are on display in an exhibition at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A mud waste product of manganese mining and exploitation has allegedly polluted the environment and threatened the lives of local residents in Chiem Hoa District in northern Tuyen Quang Province.

VietNamNet Bridge - Buzzfeed has released a video clip about stunning wedding gowns from across Asia, including Vietnamese ao dai.

 Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay and Quang Binh Province are showcased in the trailer for the Hollywood blockbuster Kong: Skull Island.