The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working hard with a view to early recognizing Vietnam’s regulatory system on catfish management to be equivalent to that of the US, said first Deputy Secretary of USDA Stephen Censky. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The rapid growth of the consumer finance market reflects the high demand in the market. However, there are still barriers, including high interest rates and limited risk management capability of service providers.

VietNamNet Bridge - At the Lagos Conference in 2016, Vietnam was reported as ranking 10th worldwide in air pollution. 

VietNamNet Bridge - A manpower shortage is affecting the development of the IT (information technology) industry. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Coal-fired power causes pollution, but hydropower potential and wind power have not been fully exploited in Vietnam. 

Vietnamese coffee giant Trung Nguyen may have an opportunity to recover its domestic business as US-based Starbucks has just announced the plan to close 150 stores next year. Maybe some stores in 

 Craig Thomas Gallery in HCMC’s District 1 will hold the exhibition “Ninth Anniversary Show” from June 29 to July 20, 2018.

 Vietnam is among four countries in Southeast Asia selected to be the training sites for the UN peacekeeping forces, with the first training course to be held in Vietnam at the end of this year. 

 Senior US officials affirmed that their country attaches importance to the friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam while meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue in Washington DC on June 25.

 The Defence Ministry will send eight naval officers to participate in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) in Hawaii, the United States from July 1 – 31 at the invitation of the Commander of the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet.

 Japanese trading house Sojitz has purchased Vietnam's Saigon Paper for about 10 billion JPY (91.2 million USD), inking a deal to tap the fast-growing demand for cardboard and tissue paper in the Southeast Asian country.

Vietnam has launched more than 1 million voluntary carbon credits from household biogas plants to the international market as part of the Biogas Programme for the Animal Husbandry Sector in 2016-2020. 

 Achim Steiner, Administrator of UNDP and Vice Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group, began a two-day visit to Vietnam on June 26.

 The first instance court hearing of Nguyen Thi Lam, former officer of Eximbank’s branch in Nghe An province who appropriated VND50 billion ($2.2 million) from customers, and 15 other defendants starts today after two postponements.

Mobile number portability (MNP) will create a new battlefield for domestic mobile operators from as early as 2019, putting even more emphasis on service quality and network stability. 

 Total foreign direct investment capital poured into new and exsting projects and used to contribute capital and buy shares in domestic companies reached $9.9 billion in Jan-May, down 18.3 per cent year on year.

 Balance of supplies may be a problem for Mobile World after seizing Tran Anh Digital World JSC (code: TAG), causing losses to the latter and killing interest in its stocks.

The Vinh Phuc People’s Committee submitted the fourth document asking the prime minister to refuse Hong Kong-backed TAL Group’s $350 million textile and garment dyeing project.   

 Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment has explained a decision to give investors 700 hectares of land in different locations in Hanoi in exchange for the construction of five roads with a build-transfer contract.

 At least 17 people have been killed, seven others injured and 11 remained missing in flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains between June 23 and 25 in some northern mountainous provinces.