Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has completed the bid to sell its floating dock 83M for VND38.5 billion ($1.71 million), according to newswire Tienphong.vn.

The Ministry of Education and Training, Microsoft Vietnam and Vietnet Information Technology and Communication Center today jointly organised the launch of the “YouthSpark Digital Inclusion” projec.

 Hanoi granted investment licenses and certificates of investment registration to 23 projects on June 4, with a total value of VND36 trillion ($1.7 billion).

A series of polices on road maintenance, investments from the social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance funds will come into effect from June.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won a bronze medal at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis in the US yesterday, June 6.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam International Challenge winners Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang will represent Vietnam at the Xiamenair Australian Badminton Open which will start today in Sydney.

As a result of existing overload at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat airport and the rapidly growing travel demand, Vietnam is working on the expansion plan of Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, which has been referred to as “the other controversial Long Thanh airport”.

VietNamNet Bridge - Forty education departments have registered to buy bilingual (Vietnamese & English) textbooks to use at local schools.

 The Finance Ministry has submitted a proposal to the Government to allow Dung Quat Oil Refinery to contribute only 10 per cent in import taxes to the State budget and to calculate its own selling prices.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts believe that Vietnam needs to set up a national committee on Red River exploitation to be in charge of making decisions on issues related to water source security.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday the "moonshot" initiative he leads aimed at finding cures for cancer was "the only bipartisan thing left in America" and called for more collaboration among researchers, doctors and government agencies

 University and high school students staged plays based on English-language novels Atonement and Vanity Fair, as well as the fairytale The Nightingale and the Rose, last weekend at the Drama Theatre in HCM City’s District 1.

  Three children drowned this morning when they fell into a small river, where they were fishing, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

 The Vietnam national men’s football team beat Singapore 3-0 in the final of the 2016 AYA Bank Cup in Myanmar to take the trophy in the first time it attends.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the Vietnamese and Indian defence ministries to step up their cooperation in traditional areas while expanding the affiliation in new spheres, especially training young officers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) find it difficult to get capital from the stock market or banks. They have to pay more for capital costs, because they are not priority subjects in capital contribution.

Tropical Storm Colin picked up speed over the Gulf of Mexico on Monday as it headed toward Florida's northwest coast, unleashing thunderstorms and flooding while the state's governor activated the National Guard ahead of its landfall. 

 President Tran Dai Quang on June 6 had separate meetings with French and Indian defence ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian and Manohar Parrika who are on official visits to Vietnam.

 Vietnam and France will consider establishing a strategic defence dialogue mechanism in an effort to enhance their mutual understanding and trust, and promote their defence ties.

 The “anti-water leak detection app” designed by the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology triumphed at the national Smart Water Innovation Contest 2016.

 Vietnam’s leading pharmaceutical firms have announced high dividend payout rate for 2015, making the lucrative industry more attractive to foreign investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam has many attractions for visitors to explore, and among them are lanterns of different designs and colors.

 HCMC faces high risk of livestock and poultry disease outbreaks, Hanoi tackles telecom service monopoly at apartment buildings, Homeowners take drastic measure against flooding, Over VND44 billion to build National Space Museum

VietNamNet Bridge - Many US financial institutions, from banks, auditing firms to investment funds and real estate firms, are present in Vietnam. However, insurance companies are the best-known names.

VietNamNet Bridge - An IT engineer with three years of experience can receive monthly pay of VND8-10 million, according to Lam Nguyen Hai Long, director of the Quang Trung Software Park (QTSC) in HCM City.