Business leaders and experts discussed digital solutions to involve and integrate small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into the global market, at a conference in HCM City on Thursday.

The third session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) spent the entire Friday morning discussing the (revised) draft Law on Public Debt Management, for the first time.

Since entering the e-commerce market with the site AeonEshop.com, Aeon has quickly gained the attention of customers thanks to its unique selling point compared to other e-commerce websites – high quality Japanese goods. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked Dak Lak Province’s People’s Committee to investigate illegal logging in Ea Sup District.

 Quang Trung Software City in HCM City said it had been ranked third out of eight software parks in Asia evaluated by KPMG.

VietNamNet Bridge - Sun Group’s five-star Sun Premier Village Kem Beach Resort in the south of Vietnam’s largest island of Phu Quoc had an impressive launch in Hanoi and HCM City last week.

 Vietnam and Indonesia boast huge potentials in energy collaboration, Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi highlighted at a conference held in Hanoi on June 16.

 Vietnam has not taken full advantage of foreign direct investment (FDI) while its private enterprises have failed to connect with the global production chain, heard the Midterm Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) 2017 held in Hanoi on June 16.

Residents of Huong Khe Town in Ha Tinh Province have blocked garbage trucks’ access to the local landfill for the past 10 days, to protest the use of the overflowing dump.

 President Tran Dai Quang presented the President’s decisions to appoint chiefs of Vietnamese representative offices abroad for the 2017-2020 tenure at a ceremony in Hanoi on June 16. 

 Chairman of Hong Kong’s Summerfield Company Limited, Francois Da Pan Shih, expressed his interest in investing in the US$2 billion Happy Land entertainment complex in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.

Pham Trong Nhan, a National Assembly (NA) Deputy said the NA plans to approve a law on supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs), noting that many merger & acquisition (M&A) deals in the retail market have been made recently.

Vietnam House Restaurant will reopen its doors early next month to serve Vietnamese cuisine with a modern twist at the heart of HCM City.

Braving harsh weather conditions, naval officers and soldiers in the island district of Truong Sa, the southern central province of Khanh Hoa, still plant vegetables so as to improve their meals.

 Social Insurance Fund may get nod to invest in high-return projects, Int’l students to learn about Vietnam agriculture, Chemical in dialysate hundred times higher than allowable level, Subsidized medicine program achieves good results

 Youth tobacco use in the United States fell to historic lows in 2016, leading public health experts to speculate that a smoke-free generation may be within reach.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tours of hydroponic vegetable and fruit farms have become increasingly popular in Lam Dong Province’s Da Lat City.

 Standardized test prep ACT will be one of two tests in teaching mathematics and science subjects in English in some primary schools and junior high school in Ho Chi Minh City.

 The Ministry of Health ordered hospitals nationwide to include social activities into assessment standard for medical workers’ behaviors.

 E-commerce is a market with numerous opportunities for businesses in Vietnam, recording an annual growth rate of 35 percent – one of the fastest rates in the world.

Le Cong Kieu, No Trang Long, and Tran Nhan Ton antique streets are must-see destinations in Ho Chi Minh City which attract many domestic and foreign tourists.

The northern region, including Hanoi, is forecast to see heavy rains in several days to come, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting. 

In the past tens of years, Colonel Dang Minh Tam has collected artifacts related to traditions, rituals and lifestyles of ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands. 

The first bus rapid transit (BRT) line of HCMC running along Vo Van Kiet and Mai Chi Tho avenues will begin construction next year and be up and running in late 2019, according to the HCMC Department of Transport.

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