VietNamNet Bridge – On Sunday July 24, the customs officers at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City and the police arrested a 37-year-old female Australian Vietnamese with 5kg of heroin in her luggage.

  Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida called for peaceful settlement and compliance to international law in disputes in the East Sea when meeting with his Lao counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith on July 24.

VietNamNet Bridge - Sofitel Plaza Hanoi and Duxton Saigon have been transferred to new owners at a time when many new hotel brands have opened in Hanoi and HCMC. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Major General Le Xuan Vien talks to Viet Nam News about the entry and residence of foreigners in Viet Nam recently, and how to tighten order in the tourism sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 14th National Assembly will constantly improve its legislative performance to ensure that the laws it approves are feasible and comprehensive, said newly re-elected NA Chairwoman, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

The Fire Dance Festival is a cultural morale activity in the end of the year and early spring of the red Dao ethnic minority.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A floating restaurant in southern Ninh Thuan Province’s Vinh Hy Bay suddenly sank on Saturday morning, knocking hundreds of tourists into the sea, of which two were killed and four others injured.

 The seventh Foreign Ministerial Meeting of the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) issued a joint statement and a MGC Action Plan for 2016-2018 in Vientiane, Laos on July 24.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held bilateral meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Singapore and Indonesia on July 24 on the sidelines of the 49 th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Vientiane.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Australia defeated Viet Nam in the final match of the AFF Smart Under-16 Championship 2016 in Cambodia on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The granting of licenses to Formosa and Lee & Man to discharge waste water appears to have violated the 2015 Environmental Protection Law and the 2013 Water Natural Resources Law.  

The oil price keeps dropping dramatically, leading to a decrease in Vietnam’s state budget revenue. Meanwhile, other indicators that measure the health of the national economy all show worrying signs.

 The 27th International Biology Olympiad has wrapped up in Hanoi after a week with numerous activities.

 Professor Ezequiel Ramoneda, coordinator from the La Plata University’s Centre for Southeast Asia Studies, has hailed the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) regarding the Philippines’ lawsuit against China.

“China must respect PCA’s ruling”, “Peace and Security for East Sea” were among the banners held aloft by Overseas Vietnamese in Germany during a meeting in front of the Chinese Embassy in Berlin on July 23.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on July 23 requested Vietnamese representative agencies in Germany work with local authorities to update the latest situation of Vietnamese citizens following a gun attack in Munich city on July 22.

 Legal matters involving the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, the Netherlands, were featured at an international workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on July 23.

 Vietnam and Myanmar agreed to step up the traditional amity and all-round cooperation for two peoples’ benefit, contributing to the ASEAN peace, sustainability and collaboration.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on July 23 met the Foreign Ministers of Laos and Brunei on the occasion of the ongoing 49th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM-49) and related meetings in Vientiane from July 23-26.

The 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 49) took place in Laos’s capital city of Vientiane on July 24 with the participation of 10 Foreign Ministers from ASEAN member countries and the ASEAN Secretary General.