Fifteen years ago, US President Bill Clinton’s announcement on the normalisation of US ties with Vietnam opened a new chapter in the two countries’ relationship, said the Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Le Cong Phung.

Tropical storm Conson suddenly changed its course on July 16 to head for the Red River Delta. Coastal and inland localities, including Hanoi capital, are put on full alert.

The Vietnam Petroleum Technical Services Corporation (PTSC)’s turnover in the first half of this year increased by 177 percent to VND8,157 billion, said its General Director Nguyen Hung Dung at a meeting on July 15.

At least 31 countries and 31 Vietnamese cities and provinces have registered to take part in the World Food Festival to be held in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau from July 21-25.

A national seminar was held in Hanoi on June 29 to shed light on Vietnam’s tourism development in the international integration process.

Dr. Phan Toan Thang, a Vietnamese lecturer at the National University of Singapore, has transferred his umbilical cord membrane stem cell technology to two companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan.