VietNamNet Bridge – Most construction projects in the northern port city of Hai Phong are running well above their initial cost estimates, with the cost hikes in some cases reaching thousands of billions of dong, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City topped the medal tally of the National Youth Swimming Championship in HCM City yesterday.

 The Ministry of Transport has approved FPT Software Co Ltd’s proposal for a pilot programme to operate a self-driving car around Sai Gon Hi-tech Park.

Taxis that calculate fares via apps like Grab would be required to place a lightbox with the words “Electronic Taxi” on their car, while contract-based cars that drive for Grab and similar companies would need a lightbox

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications on Monday suspended the publication of the Tuoi Tre (Youth) online newspaper for three months for journalism and publishing violations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the summer heat, gourmets are still searching for dishes cooked from vit chay dong — ducks raised in the field or free range ducks. The meat is so tasty that if you try it once, you’ll never forget it.

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will host a concert on July 19 at the Opera House to mark 45 years of establishing diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Belgium.

As part of a project to preserve its most famous ancient buildings, the city of Hue is partnering up with two American technology firms who will apply advanced computer imaging techniques and data storage 

Tourists to Phan Thiet City in the central province of Binh Thuan must not miss a special destination: sand park Forgotten Land. This is the first sand park in Vietnam, which has been carved by sculptors from 15 countries

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Quoc Vuong, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade speaks to the Nhan Dan (People) newspaper about violations in the operation of reservoirs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of declassified documents relating to the 1973 Paris Peace Accords, stored by the United States National Archives, are now showcased to the public for the first time in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) will ask the Government to restrict the import of recyclable and used materials to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese woman who duped the authorities in the United Kingdom claiming she was a 16-year-old child has been jailed, after police discovered she was in fact a grown woman.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A significant increase in the number of students for the 2018-2019 academic year in HCM City is putting pressure on schools that lack a sufficient number of teachers and facilities, 

The Government Inspectorate has instructed authorities in Hanoi to investigate the city’s Urban Railway Management Board and French consultancy firm SYSTRA over delays to the Nhon-Ha Noi Railway Station urban elevated rail project.

Measures to handle the assets of potentially corrupt officials remained the focus of debate in meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee to discuss the draft revised anti-corruption law.

Nearly 500 plants from five species were planted on Saturday on 10,000 hectares of a forest in Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve, recognised in 2012 by UNESCO as one of eight biosphere reserves in Vietnam.

More than 13 tonnes of fish raised in cages along a section of the Da River in Thanh Thuy District, Phu Tho Province, died en masse over the past few days, incurring losses of up to VND2.6 billion (US$113,000).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Bich Ngoc, a junior high school student in Hanoi, started to use a smartphone when she was a 6th grader.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City needs 148,000 skilled employees in key sectors this year, according to authorities.