The High-Level People’s Court in Hanoi began to hear the appeals of Dinh La Thang and his accomplices in the case involving PetroVietnam’s contribution of VND800 billion to the OceanBank.

 The World Cup is finally here again. Vietnamese people are just as in love with the sport as any other country, and many people’s lives will revolve around the ball for the next month.

A smart mattress that helps the elderly change posture and direction is one of three winning projects in the Engineering Projects in the Community Service Programme, launched in January by USAID.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese livestock companies believe that foreign-invested enterprises are involved in the current pork price escalation, and that “the livestock industry may fall into foreigners’ hands just in one or two years”.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has put forward a proposal to inoculate children against measles from the age of sixth months instead of the current ninth months.

 A series of solutions to adapting to sea level rise caused by climate change have been taken in Vietnam, as the phenomenon is posing grave challenges to the ecosystem, biodiversity and natural resources as well as human life. 

 Hot spells will continue to hit northern and central Vietnam until August but they will not last for long and be strong, according to the National Hydro-Meteorological Centre (NHMC).

 Vietnam and Israel reached progress during the fifth round of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations which was recently held in Jerusalem city.

 The Anti-Money Laundering Steering Committee convened its first meeting in Hanoi on June 19 to discuss working regulations and tasks.

The VNTT Company and the NTT Vietnam Corporation officially signed a business cooperation contract on June 19, a move towards partnership in smart city building in Vietnam.

Many pineapple farmers in Tien Giang Province’s Tan Phuoc District, the largest pineapple planting area in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, are taking losses because of fluctuating prices caused by an oversupply.

 Hanoi’s drug crime investigation division (PC47) has launched investigation into a case of drugs smuggled from the UK to Hanoi via international postal service.

 Mollis organic towels of Phong Phu Corporation have received “very good response” in the market after being launched last year, a sign that premium products are becoming more popular in Viet Nam.

 Experts have predicted a lacklustre future for a chain of economic zones (EZs) built more than a decade ago in the central region.

 Framgia Inc. of Japan will organise a job fair for IT students - Vietnam IT Job Fair - in Hanoi from June 22-24.

The Department of Competition and Consumer Protection under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has warned against the unlicenced multi-level sales of Atomy products by organisations and individuals.

 Despite the imposition of anti-dumping duties on colour-coated steel products by Indonesian authorities, Vietnamese steel producers should not worry about the possibility of losing competitiveness.

 More than 12,440 enterprises in HCMC owed social insurance, employment insurance and health insurance premiums totaling $118.2 million as of June 2018, making up 4.2 percent of the annual collection plan.

 High-tech and clean agriculture are officially among the priority sectors for bank credit but agriculturalists find it hard to get loans.

The business environment in Viet Nam has improved significantly this year and, as a result, the belief in the future of doing business and the desire to participate in the market is strengthened.