Multi-level marketing (MLM) companies in Vietnam are getting fined left and right after a recent crackdown by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, except for Amway which is waiting for inspection to begin on July 18.

European Council President Donald Tusk said that he hopes the ruling on the lawsuit filed by the Philippines against China’s nine-dash line claim in the East Sea will be a positive moment in resolving outstanding issues in the disputed waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The preliminary round of Miss Vietnam 2016 for contestants from northern provinces is taking place in Hanoi (July 9-16), with the participation of hundreds of young women.

Vietnam’s public debt increased from 50% of GDP in 2011 to 62.2% in 2015. Admitting the rapid increase of public debt, the Finance Ministry confirms the structure of Vietnam's public debt is gradually being adjusted towards more sustainability.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After his penis had been squeezed nearly 10 minutes by his wife, a man named Le Kim Khai, 53 in the southern province of Tien Giang turned purple. He died at the hospital.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi football fans spent a sleepless night to watch the final game of Euro 2016 between France and Portugal on Sunday night.

Cycling machines attached to a water filtration system have been installed on the bank of the 8.7km Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe canal in HCM City. These have helped local people exercise,and have also kept the canal clean.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Short video clips detailing the life of “Viet Nam’s Tarzan”, a man who grew up in the jungle after his father fled American bombs, will soon be released on the travel website Docastaway.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 13th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee continued its 50th session yesterday (July 12), mapping out supervision and lawmaking programmes for 2017.

 A woman in Binh Phuoc Province has discovered she was given the wrong baby three years after giving birth.

Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co., Ltd. may have to pay VND1.555 billion ($69.6 million) in tax arrears, including refunded value added tax, deducted taxes, and late payment fees, according to newswire Vnexpress.net.

The business registration certificate of Phuoc Son Gold Company Ltd, managed by Canadian Besra Inc.’s Vietnamese subsidiary, has been withdrawn, due to its delay in paying $14.96 billion in tax arrears.

Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan urged enterprises to send recent reports on 4G testing results as the Government had policies to accelerate the licensing for 4G this year.

The signing of a contract between the Formosa Ha Tinh Company and the Ky Anh Urban Environment Company that allows the former to dump its waste at a farm owned by the latter’s director violates environmental laws.

 Vietnam and the Czech Republic signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation from 2016-2020 during the fifth session of their Intergovernmental Joint Committee in Prague on July 12.

Vietnam’s telecom revenue in the first half of the year reached $4.11 billion, according to information released at the conference reviewing information and communications tasks, held by the Ministry of Information and Communications on July 12.

 The Summer Camp 2016 for the young Vietnamese expats who had good performance in study and community activities was officially launched in Hanoi on July 12.

 Vietnam Airlines has been certified as a 4-star airline by the UK airline and airport rating organisation Skytrax.

 Ho Chi Minh City hopes to collaborate with Denmark in climate change prevention, green agriculture and food safety, said Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Dinh La Thang on July 12.

 Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh met with the outgoing and incoming Japanese military attachés to Vietnam in Hanoi on July 13, the Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) daily reported.