Vietnam has witnessed major growth in the number of international hotel brands and foreign hotel management companies entering the country over the past few years.

 Vietnam’s pulp and paper industry is on its way to becoming one of the strongest in the region, with foreign companies dominating the scene, but concerns about the high cost of imported raw materials are growing.

Vietnamese and Japanese members of parliament have discussed ways to promote the CPTPP and strengthen exchanges between the two countries’ parliamentarians at all levels.

 Duong Thuy Linh, Miss Friendly of Miss Vietnam Universe 2008, will represent Vietnam to compete at Mrs Worldwide 2018.

 The Binh Thuan Investigation Police Agency decided to launch legal proceedings against and detain eight suspects for investigation of their allegedly involvement in social disturbance, property destruction and resisting on-duty officers. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc clarified concerns over the draft Law on Special Administrative – Economic Units and the draft Law on Cyber Security during a meeting with voters in Tien Lang district, Hai Phong on June 18. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hidden down an alley in HCM City is a simple and unassuming Vietnamese eatery popular with locals and foreigners alike.

 Real estate tycoon Phan Van Anh Vu faces a life sentence after being charged with abusing his position to appropriate property in Dong A Bank case.

 Food delivery services are blooming in Hanoi for hungry late night TV watching football fans.

 Vietnam’s airports served a total of 43.3 million passengers and handled over 603,000 tonnes of goods in the first five months of this year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

 Police of Binh Tan district in Ho Chi Minh City on June 18 began criminal proceedings against a man and a woman for “resisting on-duty officers."

 Cases that workers stop working and gather in cities and provinces have decreased gradually and by June 16, most of the protesting workers resumed their work, said an official of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour.

 Many state officials have tried to appoint and promote as many people as possible just before their retirement no matter if the position is full or not.

A project to build a USD4-billion so-called smart city in Hanoi will start in the outlying district of Dong Anh in October this year.

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in May rose by 0.55% against the previous month, the largest monthly increase in the last six years, according to the General Statistics Office.

 The chief executive of German carmaker Audi, Rupert Stadler, has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the diesel emissions scandal.

 North Korea's Kim Jong-un is making a two-day visit to China, a week after meeting US President Donald Trump.

 Located 8 km southeast of Hue City, Thanh Thuy Chanh village has long been famous for its ancient architecture typifying the Hue culture.

 Prosecutors have demanded the death penalty for a man accused of killing a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. 

 The border guard force of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on June 18 afternoon handed over three traffickers of crystal meth to the provincial police. 

 The Vietnamese government has urged tightened controls over waste imports in the context of the flooding of abandoned waste containers at local sea ports.

 Vietnam and France signed many cooperation agreements in health during a working visit to France by Vietnamese Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien from June 13-17 at the invitation of French Minister of Solidarities and Health Agnès Buzyn. 

 The northern and central region of Vietnam is forecasted to experience a new hot spell from today, June 19.

The models of the gold World Cup trophy are meticulously made by the artisans of Bat Trang ceramic village in Hanoi, and have been impressing many visitors including foreign tourists.

Lobster farming models in Phan Rang - Thap Cham city, the southern central province of Ninh Thuan has brought high economic value for local farmers.