The municipal administration is considering borrowing nearly US$900 million from the Asian Development Bank for building four new wastewater treatment plants.

The Transport Ministry has proposed that Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) be allowed to sell 70% of shares at Song Cam Shipbuilding Joint Stock Company to Damen Shipyards Group.

New measures to protect sea turtles are needed as their number has fallen sharply because of human impact and economic development, delegates heard at a conference on July 3 in the central province of Ninh Thuan.

Vietnam and Latin American countries have supplementary business structures, which could help boost economic development.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) issued a press release on July 3 saying that the controversial wavy line of an under-construction urban railway project observes technical standards.

Composer An Thuyen, who is well-known for his songs inspired by national folk music, died at 65 of a heart attack on July 3 in Hanoi.

Central Viet Nam's Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park received its second UNESCO recognition on July 3.

More than 70 government officials and personnel from travel agencies, hotels as well as academics from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea exchanged notes and shared best practices at a tourism workshop held on July 3 in HCM City.

The country's forestry sector grew by 8.3% in the first six months of this year, its highest-ever growth rate for a half-year period.

Investment in agriculture and rural development seems to be decreasing year by year in total socio-economic development, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).