Vietnam establishes new department for labour relations

 The Department of Labour Relations and Wage was launched in Hanoi on Tuesday by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. 

Doan Thi Huong transferred to Shah Alam High Court

 According to the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia, Sepang Court agreed to transfer Vietnamese murder suspect Doan Thi Huong in the death of Democratic People’s Republic of Korean citizen in Malaysia to Shah Alam High Court.

Japanese artist Daimo Eriko to perform in Hanoi

 Japanese artist Daimo Eriko will perform in a concert that will be held at Hanoi Opera House on June 3.

Loss-making shipping company turns down real estate investors

 Despite continuous losses for many years, Northern Shipping Joint Stock Company (Nosco, ticker NOS on UPCoM) attracts many investors due to its abundant land reserves.

Vinalines to launch IPO this year

 Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) will make an initial public offering (IPO) in December this year, acting general director Nguyen Canh Tinh said.

New generation corn turns around countryside poverty

 Vietnamese farmers are getting rich by applying science and technology to their plantations. 

68% of companies plan to increase headcount

 Hirers in Vietnam have posted the largest expansion trend in Southeast Asia, with 68 per cent of companies planning to increase their headcount in 2017, according to the Job Outlook Report 2017 from JobStreet.com.

HCM City tax department to monitor social media businesses

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Taxation has said recently that its data center is checking Facebook accounts used for conducting business, with a view to determining any tax obligations. 

Hydropower dams threaten Mekong Delta

 Hydropower dams on the Upper Mekong River have seriously affected the Mekong Delta.

American injured in car accident inside Saigon Zoo

 Three visitors, including an American man, were injured in a bizarre car accident which happened inside Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens last week.

National Assembly urges railway investment

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lawmakers have urged the Government to encourage public private partnerships to draw private investment into the railway sector.

VN women’s volleyball team names roster

Japanese coach Hidehiro Irisawa has called 16 national women’s volleyball players to prepare for August’s Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.

Gangwon to play in friendly with HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Gangwon FC of South Korea’s K-League Classic will have a friendly match with HCM City on June 9 at Thong Nhat Stadium.

Thai Son Nam in Group A of futsal champs

Viet Nam’s Thai Son Nam are in Group A of the AFC Futsal Club Championship Viet Nam 2017, following the tournament’s draw in HCM City yesterday.

Vietnam to equitise 137 more state-owned enterprises by 2020

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently approved a plan on restructuring state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the 2016-2020 period.

26% increase in average peak attack size: Verisign

Verisign released its Q1 DDoS Trends Report, which represents a unique view into the attack trends unfolding online through observations and insights derived from distributed DDoS attack mitigations enacted on behalf of Verisign DDoS.

Five Vietnam's operators in most valuable telecom brands

 The UK’s brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance has announced the Telecoms 500 2017 ranking for the second time this year, with five Vietnamese telecom brands appearing on the list.

Finance Ministry makes Suntory Pepsi tax ruling

 The branch of Suntory Pepsico Viet Nam Beverage Company in Can Tho City is subject to taxes as an expansion but not as a new investment, the Ministry of Finance has announced.

Dutch Queen visits farmers, businesses in Lam Dong

 Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, also the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, visited farmers and businesses in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong on May 30.

30% surge in international tourists to Vietnam

 The number of international visitors to Viet Nam in the first five months of 2017 was estimated at 5.25 million, a year-on-year surge of 29.6 per cent.

Four members of Vietnam National University receive accreditation in educational quality

Four member universities of Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNUHCM) on Monday received accreditation certification for educational quality from the Ministry of Education and Training.

Tragic kidney dialysis calamity to be investigated

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien yesterday called the death of seven patients of suspected anaphylactic shock while receiving kidney dialysis at Hoa Binh Province’s General Hospital a serious medical calamity.

Don’t concrete Son Tra, says tourism association

Da Nang City Tourism Association insisted at a talk on Son Tra Peninsula tourism development on Tuesday morning that no more hotels or buildings should be built on the peninsula to preserve its environment and biodiversity.

Private jet market warming up

VietNamNet Bridge - The news that Thai Aerospace Services has been chosen by Honda as the distributor of HondaJet in the SE Asian market has caught public attention. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosts US trade representative, agriculture secretary

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue in Washington DC on May 30 (local time).