VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang, world shuttlecock champion, died at the age of 33 in Hanoi on Sunday due to breast cancer.

 Vietnam planted a total 12,385ha of coastal forest between 2015-2017 via climate change response and coastal forest protection project for 2015-2020, which raised the coastal forest coverage from 16.9 percent in 2014 to 17 percent last year. 

 The 25th Ho Chi Minh City International Track & Field – Vietnam Open 2018 will take place at Thong Nhat stadium on July 26 and 27.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia Tony Smith held talks in Hanoi on July 23, seeking ways to solidify the countries’ relations in a number of aspects.

 The US remained Vietnam’s largest export market with a value of nearly 21.6 billion USD as of mid-July, accounting for 19 percent of the total. 

 The world-acclaimed Matilda the Musical will be performed in Vietnam for the first time on July 24.

Phan Van Tan from the Meteorology, Hydrology and Oceanography Faculty of the Hanoi University of Natural Sciences, said storms cause devastation but also bring certain benefits.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A HCM City programme to introduce new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses is facing difficulties due to a lack of financial support from the city and poor infrastructure.

Despite the serious shortage of workers for the IT industry, international firms have strict standards when they recruit Vietnamese IT engineers.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Reports all show steady growth in consumer lending in recent years and increased expansion of finance companies.

Gac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis) contains substances which can kill 85-90 percent of cancer cells, especially skin and breast cancer, according to a researcher. 

 With a great passion for the single-stringed monochord, Vu Le Minh, a student of the Vietnam National Academy of Music, has sought out anything he could to understand more about the one-of-a-kind instrument. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The deputy director of education of Son La Province was involved in wrongdoing in the high school graduation test in which 12 students had their scores in literature illegally increased,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many newly built infrastructure works in HCM City have deteriorated quickly due to frequent tinkering with design and poor quality of work, experts have said.

Watching cable television and accessing the internet are now basic needs for the majority of households in Vietnam, but in many apartment buildings in big cities like Hanoi and HCM City, residents are unable to freely choose ...

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on July 23-29 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Proper management of water and fires at the Tram Chim National Park in Dong Thap Province holds the key to preserving the Ramsar site’s eco-system, experts have said.

The Vinmec Times City International Hospital officially opened its robotic surgery clinic as the first private centre in Vietnam on Saturday with skilled experts trained by leading robotic surgery training centres in France, ...

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most canteens in hospitals cannot meet people’s demand as patients and their families often have to purchase food and necessities from street vendors.

 The coral reefs near Cu Lao Cham Island in Quang Nam Province are being restored and monitored to ensure a rich ecosystem.