The MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation (MobiFone) launched the north-south transmission backbone at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 1.

 Google has announced it offered free access for large and small-scale businesses in Vietnam to Google Apps for Work by the end of June this year, according to ICT news.

 Do Tuan Duc and Pham Nhu Thao reserved a spot at their first international final at the Yonex Canada Open badminton tournament on Saturday.

 Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung paid a working visit to the Australian State of Victoria to strengthen bilateral understanding and learn the locality’s experience in urban management and building a green and modern city.

VietNamNet Bridge - Government officials and experts have mixed views about the collection of taxes from Uber, Coca-Cola and Big C.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lam Quang Nhat grabbed a gold medal at the Budapest Swimming Open’s men’s 800m freestyle event, with a time of 8min 10.99sec on Saturday in Hungary.

 VietNamNet Bridge – SHB Da Nang replaced FLC Thanh Hoa in V.League’s second place after winning their rival 2-1 in the round 14 match yesterday (July 3) on their home ground.

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists from the Hanoi University of Engineering & Technology, a member school of Hanoi National University, have invented an air pollution warning system by using satellite images.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In Hanoi, pancakes have become a cheap and tasty breakfast made and sold at stands. Although there are so many kinds of pancakes, Thanh Tri pancakes remain the most popular ones.

The historic drought this year affected 45,000 hectares of rice and crops, causing a loss of VND8.114 trillion in total. The drought and saline intrusion caused 2 million people to lack water for daily use,

 VietNamNet Bridge - The massive landing of Indian TV soap operas on Vietnam’s television channels has worried many people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The photos showing an old lady in swimwear, smiling happily next to her husband on the beach, have been shared by millions of people on the Internet in recent days.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors from South Korea have been topping the list of foreign investors in Vietnam in the last two years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many vocational schools have closed some training majors, and analysts say they may have to shut down entirely as they cannot find students.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tan Loc Islet residents don’t wait around for things to get done. Instead, they take to the streets to repair infrastructure on their own.

 A recently released study by the Vietnam Industry Research and Consultant (VIRAC) shows that beer production and consumption in Vietnam for 2014 reached an all-time record high of 3.1 billion litres with revenue of US$4.56 billion.

 The Ministry of Health has suspended sales of 13 beverage products of Coca-Cola Vietnam categorised as “supplement food” because the company does not have certificates on food safety for supplement food production.

 The Hanoi Collective Orchestra will come back for the second time in Hanoi on July 17 in the courtyard of the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam.

 Vietnam’s public debt may be higher due to the stronger Japanese Yen emerging from the Brexit crisis, according to Saigon Securities Inc. (SSI).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Dinh Tru of Viet Nam was presented with the ASEAN Award as an outstanding herbalist who had made significant contributions to the community.