HCM City gets high-level People's Procuracy, 12,000 cigarette packs seized from truck, Man arrested for smuggling drugs, Repair work on Ha Noi-Hai Phong Highway, HCMC to abolish road maintenance fee on motorcycles

 Eurasian trade deal promising, Container truck rush affects property sales in HCM City, Banks to guarantee Sacomreal property projects, State Bank approves TFC acquisition to Maritime Bank, Two investors eye cargo terminal project at Cat Bi

Politburo member and Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Le Thanh Hai and President of the Cambodian Senate Say Chhum have agreed to continue promoting cooperation in all fields between Vietnam and Cambodia.

 Jurassic World is now the biggest opening movie of all time and it has been widely reported that the film’s combined worldwide box office tally the largest ever.

 Ambassador of Vietnam to India, Nepal and Bhutan, Ton Sinh Thanh, presented his credentials on June 19 to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan.

 A high level military delegation led by Vietnam’s Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh on a working visit to France received a cordial reception in Paris from their counterparts.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Before exporting to America, Australia, France and other countries, Luc Ngan litchis were placed under a strict process and irradiated at a center in HCM City.

   Major art & entertainment events in big cities in Vietnam from June 20-30.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Van Binh has said that the bad debt ratio will be reduced to 3 percent by the end of the year from 4.83 percent.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Skills mismatch and the relevance of skills to business needs are major concerns in Vietnam and across the region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Representatives of Can Tho University have proposed building Mekong Delta Museum of Natural History in Can Tho City since the city is the center of the delta.

 Viet Nam Railways (VNR) is calling for co-operation from local authorities to enhance railway safety at level crossings following a surge in accidents.

VietNamNet Bridge - Trang Tien, Dinh Le, Le Thai To streets contain the “golden land” plots in the central area of the capital city of Hanoi, valued at billions of dollars. But they have not turned out to be as profitable as expected.

 Turnover for security software in Viet Nam reached US$16.6 million last year, an increase of nearly 12 per cent compared with 2013, according to a recent report from International Data Corporation (IDC).

VietNamNet Bridge - Landslides in the Mekong River Delta have deprived locals’ of their homes and depleted natural resources. 

 The hunt for profit was the main driving force for labour accidents, Le The Son, Vice Chairman of the Viet Nam's OSH Science and Technology Association told Khoa hoc va Doi song newspaper

 The US State Department says the number of terrorist attacks around the world rose by a third in 2014 compared with the previous year.

 The Earth has entered a new period of extinction, a study by three US universities has concluded, and humans could be among the first casualties.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has issued a decision approving a new location for a multi-billion-dollar recreational complex that includes a casino on Phu Quoc Island off mainland Kien Giang Province.

 The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) and the education and training ministry signed an agreement on June 18 to expand the Football for All in Viet Nam (FFAV) programme.

 The US Embassy in Ha Noi and Freeland Foundation will launch a contest to highlight wildlife trafficking and rhino horn use in Viet Nam, at Hanoi Cinematheque on June 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After repeated breakdowns on the Asia America Gateway (AAG) underwater telecom cable, local internet service providers (ISPs) are planning to build new cables.

 The Vietnamese government will give VND72 billion (US$3.3 million) for training students of agriculture, forestry and fisheries at the Viet Nam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) in the 2016-2017 period.

 Two years after seven of its students drowned during a tour, a junior high school in southern province Binh Duong has been prosecuted for negligence causing serious consequences.

 The process of agricultural mechanisation in Viet Nam needs to "leapfrog" and apply the latest advances instead of outdated technologies, experts say.