When comparing Vietnam’s commitments within the Vietnam-EU free trade agreement (EVFTA) and the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, businesses see bigger benefits in EVFTA, especially in government procurement.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese scientists who live and work in the US have gained great scientific achievements and received international honors.

 The Vietnamese transport minister and the Cuban construction minister had talks in Hanoi on June 13 to review transport cooperation and map out collaboration directions for the time ahead.

 The 13th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee kicked off its 49th session in Hanoi on June 13, during which court-related issues and preparations for the 14th parliament are high on the agenda.

 Vietnam will spare no effort to ensure better fundamental human rights for people, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh said at the 32nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva , Switzerland, on June 13.

 Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang was warmly welcomed by residents of the Lao province of Champasak on June 13 as they lined up along the roads from Pakse airport to the province’s centre to wave at him.

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCM City Party Committee has decided that private tutoring must stop at schools from the 2016-2017 academic year. Private tutoring will only be allowed at foreign language centers and non-school educational establishments. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho are advised to rise at dawn for a boat trip to a market on the Hau River that sells various goods, particularly farm products of the region.

Hot spell to continue across northern, central regions, Water pipeline rupture hits 50,000 households in Tiền Giang, Fencer Do Thi Anh secures Olympic berth, Minister Dung made head of State evaluation council

VietNamNet Bridge - Many of the richest businessmen in the stock market started at very low starting point. However, they have gained big achievements.

 The official real estate index, which should have been set up earlier this year, has been delayed while real estate enterprises and associations have continued to provide their own indexes.

 Vietnamese workers have substantially improved their productivity levels in the last 15 years, according to ICAEW's latest ‘Economic Insight: South East Asia' event launched in Ha Noi last Friday.

 A branch of the State Bank of Vietnam in HCMC will be recognised as a national relic under a proposal submitted to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Cultural Heritage by the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.

 The Party, Government and people of Vietnam support the friendship and cooperation between Vietnamese ministries, agencies and localities and China and Yunnan province in particular, said Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.

 The Party and State will continually facilitate investment and business of Vietnamese enterprises in Laos, stated President Tran Dai Quang at his working session with Vietnamese investors in Laos on June 13.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two luxury hotels under of Saigontourist in the central province of Quang Binh are running promotional programs in June. The promotion is part of the “Saigontourist – Savor Vietnam” campaign that lasts from June till the year-end 

 The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized two fishing boats with 20 Vietnamese fishermen aboard at the borders of Terengganu and Pahang waters on June 10.

 Vietnamese athlete Do Ngan Son won the Phu Quoc International Marathon on June 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The start-up culture in Viet Nam has taken off since last year, with more young people eager to start businesses as the Government and local organisations have offered more favourable conditions.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has submitted a request to the Prime Minister to host the 2019 ASEAN Tourism Forum in either Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City or Danang.

 In order to improve the quality of education sector, the Ministry of Education and Training may stop the operation of dozens of teacher training institutes as part of a drive to improve quality.

According to the new official document, tourists in Halong Bay will now only be allowed to sit inside cabins as part of the reaction by authorities to the capsized tourism boat accident on Danang's Han River.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A cai luong (reformed opera) show by artists from Tran Huu Trang Cai Luong Theatre will be organised twice a month at a hotel in downtown HCM City.

 The Republic of Korea – Vietnam community art project was launched in Tam Thanh commune, Tam Ky city in the central coastal province of Quang Nam on June 10, aiming to add new colour to seashore fishing villages with wall-paintings.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has refused Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co. (BSR)’s proposal to export Dung Quat oil refinery’s products, according to newswire Vneconomy.