Trade Ministry to receive dossiers for first steel review

 Trade Remedies Authority of Viet Nam, under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), has started receiving dossiers for the first review of anti-dumping duties on some H-shaped steel products imported from China.

ASEM calls for joint efforts by Asia, Europe to combat climate change

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam wants to enhance co-operation with the international community to promote renewable energy, invest in new technologies and implement projects for environmental protection, 

Central Highlands eyes regional tourism connectivity

 Enhancing regional connectivity is the key to fulfilling the tourism potential of the Central Highlands, according to the Government’s master plan on tourism development for the period through 2020.

US quits 'biased' UN human rights council

 The US has pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, calling it a "cesspool of political bias".

Vietnam-EAEU FTA produces positive outcomes

 Officials of Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) lauded the upbeat outcomes brought about by the EAEU – Vietnam free trade agreement in more than one year and a half since it took effect.  

Government News 20/6

HCM City leader receives foreign military attache delegation in Vietnam, Vice President apprises Vĩnh Long voters about NA session, NA Chairwoman helps Can Tho voters understand special zone law

Michael Jackson musical coming to Broadway in 2020

 A new musical based on the life of Michael Jackson is set for a run on Broadway in 2020.

Facebook ordered to explain deleted profile

 Facebook has been ordered by a UK high court judge to reveal who told it to delete the profile of a jazz musician and his band, six months after he died.

MobiFone stops providing Vimo e-wallet services

 MobiFone has sent messages to its customers announcing that the operator stopped providing services with e-wallet Vimo from June 7.

US State Department bids farewell to Vietnamese ambassador

 The US Department of State has hosted a farewell ceremony for Vietnamese Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh on the occasion of the end of his term in the US. 

Festival to honour traditional values of Vietnamese family

 An array of cultural activities will be held in the framework of the Vietnam Family Festival on June 22 to mark the National Family Day (June 28), according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Appeal trial begins on case involving PetroVietnam, OceanBank

The High-Level People’s Court in Hanoi began to hear the appeals of Dinh La Thang and his accomplices in the case involving PetroVietnam’s contribution of VND800 billion to the OceanBank.

Own goal

 The World Cup is finally here again. Vietnamese people are just as in love with the sport as any other country, and many people’s lives will revolve around the ball for the next month.

Students’ engineering projects win awards from community service programme

A smart mattress that helps the elderly change posture and direction is one of three winning projects in the Engineering Projects in the Community Service Programme, launched in January by USAID.

Are FIEs the cause behind the increase in rising pork prices in VN?

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese livestock companies believe that foreign-invested enterprises are involved in the current pork price escalation, and that “the livestock industry may fall into foreigners’ hands just in one or two years”.

Age of measles vac to change to six months

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has put forward a proposal to inoculate children against measles from the age of sixth months instead of the current ninth months.

Various solutions to sea level rise in Vietnam

 A series of solutions to adapting to sea level rise caused by climate change have been taken in Vietnam, as the phenomenon is posing grave challenges to the ecosystem, biodiversity and natural resources as well as human life. 

Hot spells to continue in northern and central VN until August but not strong nor long

 Hot spells will continue to hit northern and central Vietnam until August but they will not last for long and be strong, according to the National Hydro-Meteorological Centre (NHMC).

Vietnam, Israel hold fifth round of negotiations on FTA

 Vietnam and Israel reached progress during the fifth round of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations which was recently held in Jerusalem city.

Anti-Money Laundering Steering Committee holds first meeting

 The Anti-Money Laundering Steering Committee convened its first meeting in Hanoi on June 19 to discuss working regulations and tasks.

Vietnam, Japan firms partner in smart city building in Binh Duong

The VNTT Company and the NTT Vietnam Corporation officially signed a business cooperation contract on June 19, a move towards partnership in smart city building in Vietnam.

Delta pineapple farmers suffer losses due to fluctuating prices

Many pineapple farmers in Tien Giang Province’s Tan Phuoc District, the largest pineapple planting area in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, are taking losses because of fluctuating prices caused by an oversupply.

Drugs discovered in parcel sent from UK via postal service

 Hanoi’s drug crime investigation division (PC47) has launched investigation into a case of drugs smuggled from the UK to Hanoi via international postal service.

Premium product market in VN set to take off

 Mollis organic towels of Phong Phu Corporation have received “very good response” in the market after being launched last year, a sign that premium products are becoming more popular in Viet Nam.

Central economic zones face lacklustre future

 Experts have predicted a lacklustre future for a chain of economic zones (EZs) built more than a decade ago in the central region.