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”.

 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.

 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 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 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.

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

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.

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.

 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.

 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.

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

 Framgia Inc. of Japan will organise a job fair for IT students - Vietnam IT Job Fair - in Hanoi from June 22-24.

The Department of Competition and Consumer Protection under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has warned against the unlicenced multi-level sales of Atomy products by organisations and individuals.

 Despite the imposition of anti-dumping duties on colour-coated steel products by Indonesian authorities, Vietnamese steel producers should not worry about the possibility of losing competitiveness.

 More than 12,440 enterprises in HCMC owed social insurance, employment insurance and health insurance premiums totaling $118.2 million as of June 2018, making up 4.2 percent of the annual collection plan.

 High-tech and clean agriculture are officially among the priority sectors for bank credit but agriculturalists find it hard to get loans.

The business environment in Viet Nam has improved significantly this year and, as a result, the belief in the future of doing business and the desire to participate in the market is strengthened. 

 Pavel Herman, a Czech journalist, has published a book titled “Vietnam- past, present and future” which presents his views on the land, history, culture and people of Vietnam. 

 A project inspiring kids in exploring folk paintings called Kim Hoang has been held recently in Hanoi. It is a famous genre of folk paintings in the Red River delta dating back to the 18th century.

 The Trinh Cong Son pedestrians’ space in Hanoi’s Tay Ho district will offer free wireless internet (wifi) services in the coming time like other tourist destinations of the city, said the district’s official.

 Armed forces of Vietnam and the United States need to continue effectively cooperating in disaster response, search and rescue, and humanitarian assistance to reinforce the bilateral defence ties.

President Tran Dai Quang cleared up citizens’ concerns over the controversial draft Law on Special Administrative-Economic Units and the cybersecurity law in yesterday’s meeting with voters in HCM City’s Districts 1, 3 and 4.

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 Fees for about 88 healthcare services will be adjusted on July 15 as per a newly-issued circular, the Ministry of Health said.

The tumultuous noise from vehicles’ horns, the ear-splitting sounds from loudspeakers at TV shops, and music from clarinets and drums during funeral processions all are  unpleasant sounds Hanoians have to listen to every day.