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Green summer volunteer campaign to be reviewed

The news of the deaths of three students from the Hanoi-based Foreign Trade University during a volunteer trip to a mountainous district of the northern province of Quang Ninh in early July has made people across the country feel sad.

Many business conditions scrapped by new Govt decrees

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of Government decrees were issued on July 1 to abolish a slew of business conditions in line with the Government’s promises to make life easier for enterprises and improve the business environment.

Singaporean group sells Duxton Saigon Hotel for $49 million

Low Keng Huat of Singapore has completed the sale of Duxton Saigon Hotel on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City for an anonymous investor with a transaction value of $49 million.

Mike Tyson is coming to HCM City on July 12

VietNamNet Bridge - Former well-known American boxer will be in Vietnam in the next few days to star in the movie "Girl 2".

Two dead in heavy rainfall in Quang Ninh

 Two people died due to the heavy rainfall which drenched much of the northern province of Quang Ninh yesterday and this morning.

VN’s population density is highest in the world

 Vietnam’s population density of 274 persons per square kilometre is 5.2 times higher than the world average, the Ministry of Health’s General Office of Population and Family Planning said yesterday.

Dragon Capital lists fund on London Stock Exchange

 Dragon Capital, the leading investment management company investing in Viet Nam listed its Vietnam Enterprise Investments Limited (VEIL) on the London Stock Exchange on July 5.

Cong Phuong to play Mito Hollyhock-Kanazawa game

Six months after landing in Japan, Vietnamese player Nguyen Cong Phuong told fans he would like to be part of Mito Hollyhock’s formation in the team’s upcoming game against Kanazawa on July 31.

20 movies to be released in Vietnam in July

VietNamNet Bridge – This month audiences will see the return of Margot Robbie in "The Legend of Tarzan", Matt Damon as Jason Bourne and Korean movie star Lee Min Ho in Chinese movie "Bounty Hunters."

Three Russians prosecuted for using fake ATM cards

Three Russian tourists brought hundreds of fake ATM cards to Vietnam, and in Nha Trang, they used the cards to withdraw more than VND100 million from the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam.

Phenol, cyanide ravage seabed of central Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Diving to the seabed off four provinces in central Vietnam to collect samples, scientists noticeddestroyed coral reefs and an absence of many marine species due to toxins like phenol and cyanide.

Vietnamese model Mau Thuy secures deals in U.S.

  Mau Thuy, the winner of the 4th season of Vietnam’s Next Top Model (VNTM) 2013, has gained  several fashion deals in the U.S.

Party Central Committee to nominate officials for senior positions

 The 12th Party Central Committee opened its third meeting in Hanoi on July 4 in which Party members will nominate officials for senior positions.

Chinese tourists harass fruit vendor in Danang

 Vietnam’s tolerance for Chinese tourists seems to be plummeting after a video showed visitors behaving badly when buying fruit from a vendor in Danang was posted on Facebook.

Dead seaweed washed up in Quang Binh

 Seaweed has been found dead along one hundred of metre of coastal line in the central province of Quang Binh’s Quang Trach District.

Vietnam votes for UN LGBT resolution

 Vietnam voted to pass a new United Nations Resolution on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity on June 30 at the 32nd meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Long Thanh Airport to be built from April 2021

 Construction of Long Thanh International Airport is planned to kick off on April 1, 2021 if all preparations go smoothly.

FASTEST internet access to come by year's end

 Vietnamese internet users will be able to access FASTER, the fastest undersea optical cable in the world, by the end of this year, according to Mr. Dang Tung Son, Deputy General Director of CMC Telecom.

Sci-tech Ministry not assess Formosa technologies: official

The Ministry of Science and Technology has not assessed technologies used by Taiwanese Formosa Ha Tinh Steel at Vung Ang Economic Zone, Ha Tinh province, an official said yesterday.

VN national team to have friendlies with Czech teams

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam national women’s football team will have three friendly matches with leading teams during their training session in the Czech Republic,