Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City has brought the outbreak of swine flu (A/H1N1) under control, quarantining and treating those who tested positive and placing those suspected of being infected under close supervision.

 Local-level health care facilities are expected to increase their capacity and provide better services to help reduce pressure at central hospitals by “gaining public trust”.

 The HCM City People’s Committee plans to create a special mechanism for payment of land compensation and resettlement to implement a city Party Committee directive that calls for strengthening the role and efficiency of authorities in these tasks.

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 A bear protection exhibition was kicked off in Hanoi on June 30, in the presence of the World Animal Protection (WAP) Ambassador - Thai singer and actor Tono Pakin Kumwilaisuk, to raise public awareness of the importance of bear protection.

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Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has ordered relevant agencies to quickly complete necessary documents so that the ministry can approve 10 sub-projects that are part of the North-South Expressway in July as scheduled.

 Moments in the life of Vietnamese families were captured in photos taken by Vietnam News Agency photo journalists.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said the GDP of agriculture, forestry and fishery is likely to expand to over 4 percent in the first six months of this year, the highest level in the past decade.

There are nearly 90,000 Japanese language learners in Vietnam, up from 37.8 percent compared with the figure recorded in 2015, heard an exchange programme held by the Japan Foundation in Tokyo on June 28. 

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue spoke of Vietnam’s socio-economic development and policies during discussions within the Vietnam Executive Leadership Programme (VELP) in Massachusetts, the US, on June 28-29. 

 Vingroup subsidiary VinFast has won exclusive rights to distribute Chevrolet vehicles in Vietnam.

 More than 1,000 domestic and foreign businessmen will get together at the 2018 meeting of the Business Network International in Vietnam (BNI Vietnam) in the northern province of Hai Phong on July 12 – 13.

 The fifth national population and housing census in Vietnam will be conducted in April 2019, according to a decision issued by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

 Increasing value-added tax (VAT) does not help boost economic growth, but it can increase the poverty rate, said a report announced by the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research.

 The tax incentive mechanism of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will bring great benefits to Vietnamese industries and products, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh.

 Tourists from the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy will enjoy visa exemptions for the next three years until June 30, 2021, from July 1, 2018, when travelling to Vietnam.

 Remittance inflows to the southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City in the first six months of 2018 was estimated to reach 2.45 billion USD, up nearly 20 percent from the., Sai Gon Giai phong reported.

 Some 81.3 million people across Vietnam have been covered by health insurance by the end of May, up nearly 21 million people from 2012 or 35.6 percent and representing 81.7 percent of the population. 

A delegation of four Vietnamese children arrived in Moscow, Russia, on June 26 to attend the “Football for Hope” festival – the official event of the FIFA World Cup 2018 to honour the power of football in making positive changes in society.

 Vietnam’s GDP expanded 7.08 percent in the first half of the year, marking the highest rate since 2010, fueled by robust expansion of the industrial and construction sector and service sector.

The upcoming visit to Greece by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh from July 1-2 will help open up a new development era for the two countries.

 Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in June expanded by 0.61 percent over May, the highest pace over the past six years, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on June 29.

 The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam in the first six months of 2018 surged 27.2 percent year-on-year to 7.89 million, the General Statistics Office announced on June 29.