No Vietnamese has been reported missing as of July 26, while 15 Vietnamese families living in the areas affected by floods triggered by the collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam in Laos have been evacuated to safe places.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan received visiting Chairperson of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade (INTA) Bernd Lange in Hanoi on July 26.

 The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has confirmed that all hydropower dams under its management are absolutely in safe condition.

 The Investigation Police Agency of the Police Department of the northern mountainous province of Son La started criminal proceedings on July 26 on the violation case related to school exam fraud in the locality.

 The sixth HCM City International Marathon will be held on January 13, 2019 in District 7.

 The VTV International Women’s Volleyball Cup will run from August 4-11 at Ha Tinh Gymnasium in the central province of Ha Tinh.

 Vietnamese-Australian mixed martial arts fighter Martin Nguyen, 29, aims to make history by becoming a three-division world champion at the One Championship: Reign of Kings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has gradually improved its legal framework to control persistent organic pollutants but there remain challenges in tackling environmental problems, 

The legal framework to fight against transfer pricing is ‘not powerful enough’, while the defining of tax arrears that enterprises have to pay is still based on negotiations with taxpayers, experts say.

VietNamNet Bridge - Ninh Thuan provincial authorities have decided to cancel nuclear power development and reserve land for renewable energy projects such as solar power. 

The 2,900 canals and arroyos in HCM City serve transport and help regulate the waste water. However, it is difficult to find clear water in the canals now as most have been encroached on in different ways.

 More foreign investors have set up production bases in Vietnam to capitalize on huge export potentials from free trade agreements, especially the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

 Some of dance music’s biggest stars are coming to Viet Nam.

 Co Do Village will host its first ever painting festival about 60km to the northwest of the capital from July 28-30.

 A court in HCM City on Wednesday sentenced three kindergarten teachers a total of six and a half years behind bars for child abuse.

  Investigators from HCM City Police have concluded that a short circuit in a motorbike parked inside the buiding caused the fatal fire at Carina Plaza four months ago.

 The HCM City People’s Committee has issued regulations to ban trucks during rush hours in urban areas of the city in an effort to ease traffic congestion.

 Two pilots were killed when a military aircraft of the Air Defence-Air Force Service went down in Nghia Dan district of central Nghe An province around noon of July 26.

 Vietnam always wishes to further promote the friendship and cooperation with the European Union (EU), Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has told Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) Bernd Lange. 

 The People’s Committee of Binh Thuan has asked the Vinh Tan 1 Power Company Limited to suspend the trial run of environmental protection facilities at the Vinh Tan 1 thermal power electricity plant.