A UK-wide inquiry into a contaminated blood scandal that left at least 2,400 people dead will look at whether there was a cover-up by the authorities and if documents were destroyed.

Vietnam has been building up its automobile industry for the last 20 years, but the number of automobiles assembled in Vietnam is far below that of Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

The successful cooperation between Vietnamese and Lao justice bodies has made practical contributions to the protection of their shared borderline, said Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked for solutions to raise gross regional domestic product (GRDP) during a teleconference between the government and localities on July 2. 

 Vietnam national women’s football team is due to face Indonesia in their first match of Group B of the AFF Women’s Championship 2018 held at Jaka Baring Stadium, Indonesia, on July 3.

 The Government has issued a resolution to amend HCM City’s land use plans for the period until 2020.

Sweltering temperatures flirting with 40 degrees Celsius are blistering northern and central regions, and the region is forecast to sizzle until this weekend.

 Hanoi will mark 10 years of the expansion of its administrative boundary on August 1 this year.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) launched many campaigns to crack down on crimes in the first half of 2018, thus uncovering a number of transnational drug trafficking rings, MPS Minister Sen. Lt. Gen. To Lam said on July 2.

 Authorities in the central province of Thanh Hoa have approved a plan to excavate an ancient citadel with unique architecture in Southeast Asia.

 Many important national highways and provincial roads across several northern provinces have been repaired and are now resuming operations after the localities were seriously hit by flash floods and landslides several days ago.

 The Law on Cyber Security is an important, much needed legal framework for authorised forces to be able to tackle risks and challenges from cyber space in a timely and effective manner.

Vietnam National University, Hanoi and the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies (KFAS) will co-host the Hanoi Forum 2018, an international academic conference on climate change response and sustainable development.

 Manufacturing and processing sector grew by 13.02 percent in the first half of 2018, the highest in seven years, contributing 2.63 percentage points to the country’s economic growth.

 The benchmark VN-Index fell 13.63 points from the previous trading day to 947.15 points on July 2 when only 62 stocks saw price hikes and 237 others fell.

Dang Thanh Binh, former Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, was sentenced to three years in prison for the charge of lacking responsibility causing serious consequences at the Vietnam Construction Bank.

 Experts have called on the Government of Vietnam to make salt iodisation mandatory once again or at least promote the production and use of iodised salt in food processing and breeding.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s net purchase of foreign currencies exceeded 11 billion USD in the first half of 2018, increasing the nation’s foreign exchange reserves to approximately 63.5 billion USD.

 Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan suggested the Prime Minister assign administrative units to reduce personnel by 2 percent per year during a teleconference between the Government and localities on July 2. 

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has recently made several requests regarding the organisation of the Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2018 (ABU Robocon 2018), scheduled for August 26 in the northern province of Ninh Binh.