People require medical care even before they fall sick, said Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee began its 25th session on July 11 with discussions on contentious points in the draft law on the Vietnam Coast Guard. 

 The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has urged domestic enterprises to maintain strict quality control of aquatic products exported to China amidst the fast growth of tra fish export to this market recently. 

 The Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (VAMM) has reported that its members sold 783,940 motorbikes of all kinds in the second quarter of 2018, up 6.1 percent against the same period last year.

 Over 700 leather and shoe exhibitors from Vietnam and 26 countries and territories worldwide will be displaying their products at two exhibitions on leather, footwear, and the sewing machine industry, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 11. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a decision adding six construction projects to the list of important works related to national security.

 A draft strategy for sea farming development has set the target of making Vietnam a leading country in mariculture in Asia, and one of the world’s top five farmed seafood producers and exporters by 2050.

 Foreign exchange rates are likely to rise strongly due to concerns that the US-China trade war may be escalating, said Director of the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) Nguyen Duc Thanh. 

 Monaco is not only known for its glamour but also for its rich cultural values and prominent singers. One of them is the well-known The Monaco Boys’ Choir.  

 The Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh welcomed the first aircraft on the morning of July 11, marking an important milestone in preparations for putting the airport into official operation later this year.

 Forestry posted the highest trade surplus, at 3.23 billion USD, amongst agricultural sectors in the first half of 2018, according to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNForest).

Expanding alternative care is part of the national target program launched by the Vietnamese Government to ensure disadvantaged children in the country are able to grow up in a family environment.

VietNamNet Bridge - If Vietnam doesn’t shift to develop rubber in a sustainable way, it will fall from the position of the third largest rubber exporter in the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese student in Australia has launched a YouTube channel named Vuong Anh’s Cooking Journey to introduce Vietnam’s tourist spots and dishes from many regions.

 Vietnam’s economy maintained impressive growth in the second quarter this year, according to a macroeconomic report released by the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) in Hanoi on July 11.

 Crude oil output reached 7.1 million tonnes in the first six months of this year and in doing so hit 54.3 percent of the annual target.

 Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s permanent mission to the UN, presented the country’s policies to promote green agriculture at a sideline event of the High-level Political Forum of ECOSOC in New York on July 11.

 In the early days of July, many listed companies have reported positive earnings for the first half of this year. Most are leading companies in their industries.

Vietnam’s family planning has contributed greatly to the country’s hunger elimination and poverty reduction, fostering its socio-economic development, improving living conditions of local people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Education and Training has decided not to raise tuition at schools in all of the city’s 24 districts this year.