VietNamNet Bridge - At least 616 people have been sent to training courses under the program on training and attracting talents (Program 922). 

 The Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) will increase its charter capital to nearly VND34.97 trillion (US$1.53 billion).

 Hanoi drew in more than US$5.9 billion in FDI in the first half of 2018, making it the country’s largest six-month FDI attractor for the first time in three decades, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on June 17.

 The HCM City housing market will continue to grow this year, especially the VND1 billion (US$44,000) condo segment, the HCM City Real Estate Association (HoREA) has predicted.

 Contributions Vietnam made to ACMECS 8 and CLMV 9 once again affirm its sense of responsibility for and activeness in joining regional cooperation frameworks, thus helping promote comprehensive and sustainable development in the Mekong Sub-region.

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong on June 17 met with voters in Thanh Xuan, Ha Dong and Cau Giay districts, Hanoi, to inform them about outcomes of the recent fifth meeting of the 14th National Assembly. 

 New Decree 86 on foreign investment and co-operation in education states that investors need at least VND1trn (US$42.90m) in capital in order to set up a university in Vietnam.

 Ben Tre is considered one of the leading provinces in the Mekong Delta region to eliminate makeshift bridges thanks to the great contribution by Trinh Van Y, Chairman of Ben Tre province’s Bridge and Road Science and Technology Association.

 The Wayne’s Coffee brand from Sweden has opened its first store in Vietnam, at the Viettel Complex in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 10. 

 The number of synthetic drug users in Vietnam has tended to be on the rise, particularly among young people.

 The acrobatic Giang brothers share about their future plans with Dan Tri/Dtinews readers in a live discussion on June 15. 

 Nguyen William Anh, a US citizen born in 1985, is facing prosecution for agitating and organising protests against the draft Law on Special Economic Zone on June 10 in HCM City.

 The World Press Photo Exhibition mark its first arrival back in Hanoi after 15 years when it opened on June 16 evening, showcasing 130 most memorable press photographs from around the globe.

 Tourists are being increasingly targeted by annoying sales people in Da Lat City during summer holiday despite efforts from local authorities.

 MEGA VINA is cooperating with the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cultural House to hold the “Mystery of the Human Body” exhibition from June 21 to December 31 in the southern city.

 Here are some suggestions around Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City you should not miss.

 Twelve writers from six nations in the Mekong River Delta received Mekong River Literature Awards in a ceremony held in Hanoi on June 15.

Sixty-three foreign airlines from 25 countries and territories will have 105 international air routes to Vietnam by October 2018, a sharp increase compared with 2016 when there were 78 air routes.

 The National Assembly (NA) has approved a resolution on improving and enhancing the implementation of policies in using State capital and assets in State-owned enterprises (SOEs) as well as the equitisation of those firms.

 More than 833,000 doses of Indian-made ComBE Five vaccine will be imported to Viet Nam by mid-June, said V Tuan Cuong, head of the health ministry’s Drug Administration.

VietNamNet Bridge - An American sells roast meat, others sell high-end chocolate, and a Singaporean sells frog porridge. 

Born in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, songwriter Nguyen Cuong is most famous for his songs about the Central Highlands region. The 75-year-old has just released his debut album entitled Tung Duong Sings Songs by Nguyen Cuong.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc proposed a score of measures to improve the effectiveness of ACMECS cooperation.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Vietnam is ready to contribute to cooperation in the framework of the Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam (CLMV) mechanism and proposed specific support for the countries.

 The Asia America Gateway (AAG) undersea cable suffered from a breakdown, cutting off all international connections through the AAG-SH1 branch of the line, an internet service provider in Vietnam confirmed on June 16 afternoon.