VietNamNet Bridge – The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has seen a big jump in the number of tourist arrivals in the first half of the year.

VietNamNet Bridge - The reported decline in losses shows that fertilizer manufacturers are reviving. However, they still have to struggle to compete with Chinese imports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) on Saturday, June 30, will organise a one-day excursion to Lai Xa photography village in Kim Chung Commune, about 15km west of Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A co-worked lacquer painting by noted artists Hoang Tich Chu (1912-2003) and Nguyen Tien Chung (1914-1978) was sold for 226,900 euros (US$265,000).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ministry of Transport (MoT) has invited some police officers to participate in monitoring activities on build-transfer (BT) and build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects, 

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 VietNamNet Bridge – All of Hoa Binh, Son La, Lai Chau and Hoi Quang-Ban Chat hydroelectric plants are operating stably, safely and are ready for the flood season this year, 

 Senior officials of ASEAN and China held the 15th meeting on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) in Hunan province, China, on June 27.

 The Ambassador for the World Animal Protection (WAP), Thai singer and actor Tono Pakin Kumwilaisuk is set to come to Vietnam to attend a bear protection exhibition in Hanoi on June 30.

 The banking sector is optimistic about its growth prospect in 2018 as all of surveyed banks expect the growth rate to be more than 10 percent.

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 The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) in coordination with foreign organisations is carrying out a cooperation programme to prevent child drowning, a serious problem in Vietnam.

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 Police of Vietnam and China will conduct a joint special operation to combat human trafficking along the shared border from July 1 to September 30, heard a conference on June 27.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed his hope that President of the World Economic Forum Borge Brende will create favourable conditions for Vietnam to promote its images and role as the host of the WEF on ASEAN 2018.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and World Economic Forum President Borge Brende co-chaired a press conference on the World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2018 in Hanoi on June 27.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in northern Bac Ninh Province are planning to compile a dossier on the Vietnamese folk art of Dong Ho painting in a bid to secure UNESCO recognition.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) secured their fourth win yesterday after beating Sai Gon FC 3-2 in the 16th round of the V.League 1.

The capital city of Hanoi has created favourable conditions for luring investment in infrastructure under the build-transfer (BT) mode, but municipal authorities require that BT investments be transparent and comply with the law.

Rach Vem fishing village on Phu Quoc Island has attracted a large number of visitors to its pristine natural scenery, exciting experiences and fresh seafood.

High transportation, packaging and radiation fees all are pushing up prices of fruit, weakening the competitiveness of Vietnam’s fruit in the world market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mass fish deaths along rivers in the southernmost province of Ca Mau have recurred in Dam Doi District, the local People’s Committee reported yesterday.

 Real estate developer Nomura Real Estate Asia Pte., Ltd., a subsidiary of Nomura Real Estate Holdings, has completed the purchase of a 24 per cent stake in Sun Wah Tower where 85 per cent of the floor area is hired by foreign investors.

Besides calling for capital in the form of public-private partnership (PPP), HCM City is deploying multiple experimental investment models to mobilise private capital to invest in medical projects.  

 The ’Water is Life’ exhibition will open on July 7 at 7:30 pm at L’Usine on 151/5 Dong Khoi St in HCM City’s District 1.