Since June, Vietnam’s farm and seafood produce have had through official channels to enter China and meet stricter requirements. Despite this, China still remains Vietnam’s major export market.

Starting next year, minimum wage in the private sector will increase by 5.5 per cent after three-party negotiations between representatives of the State, employers and employees ended yesterday.

Urban heat islands in HCM City and other large cities in Vietnam are causing heat waves with some of the highest recorded temperatures ever in the country, affecting public health.

The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Police Agency has initiated criminal proceedings against the director of Nhat Cuong Company, a major mobile phone dealer in Hanoi, for alleged money laundering.

If Vietnamese products are absent from large retail chains, domestic production will lose advantages in the home market, experts warn.

The negotiating skills of executive boards of trade unions need to be strengthened, Tran Thi Thanh Ha, deputy head of the Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour's labour relations department, said.

The People’s Committees of Can Gio district and district 9 will join forces with public security agencies, border guards and neighbouring provinces to fight illegal sand mining in Ho Chi Minh City.

Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich attended the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, which ended with a joint declaration on security.

Though they were warned beforehand, farmers are still unable to satisfy requirements, and their produce has been rejected by China.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade on Tuesday handed over 11 out of 12 loss-making projects to the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC).

The Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam (DRVN) on Wednesday lifted the suspension of fee collection at three build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects.

The US’s latest decision on imposing tariffs on more than 400 percent of steel imports from Vietnam is not expected to have a significant negative impact on Vietnam’s steel industry.

The 2019 Southeast Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship will be held in northern Vinh Phuc Province from July 24 to 27.

Vietnamese mobile phone producers have begun efforts to make inroads into global markets when they have made debut several types of their products in other countries recently.

Functional forces of the central province of Quang Nam have managed to contain three fires in Hiep Duc District’s planted forests.

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan received leaders of several major Chinese technology and telecoms corporations in Beijing on July 11, during which she underlined Vietnam’s policy of attracting foreign investors in digital technology.

A fishing boat of the island district of Ly Son in July 11 morning rescued 32 foreign fishermen who were in distress at sea, according to Nguyen Quoc Chinh, head of the fisheries trade union in An Hai commune.

The International Women’s Cycling Tournament, the An Giang Television Cup, will be held on July 13-18.

Economists have forecast that the Vietnamese economy could grow by 6.86 percent this year, higher than the 6.6 – 6.8 percent set by the National Assembly.

Famous Vietnamese designer Vo Viet Chung will unveil his latest collection of Vietnamese traditional ‘ao dai’ at the "Gala ‘ao dai’ Canada 2019" from July 13-19.