A military delegation of Russia led by Lieut. Gen. Kuralenko Sergey Vasilievich, Deputy Commander-in-chief for Peacekeeping Operations of the Russian Ground Forces, visited the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department (VPD) in Hanoi on June 15.

 The Investigation Police Agency of Binh Thuan province’s Police on June 15 decided to start legal proceedings against people involved in disturbances in Phan Ri Cua town in Tuy Phong district, and Phan Thiet city on June 10-11. 

 The construction of a sheep wool factory kicked off at the Phat Chi industrial complex in Da Lat city of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on June 15.

 Each Vietnamese citizen will have an electronic medical record in late 2019, as heard at an event by the Electronic Health Administration of Vietnam to kick off the national electronic health record project in Hanoi on June 14.

 After losing up to 15 points on June 14, the VN-Index of the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) struggled to regain lost ground, ending up just nearly 1 point from the previous day. 

 The 14th National Assembly (NA)’s fifth session showed a strong shift from presentation to debate, winning applaud from the public, NA officials said at a press conference following the session’s closing in Hanoi on June 15.

 Many cashew nut processing plants have halted operations due to a lack of materials, the Vietnam Cashew Nut Association told a meeting in HCMC on June 15 to review the sector’s performance in the first half of 2018. 

 A modest bango made from an aluminium basin was used in art performances during the resistance war against the French that encouraged the soldiers’ morale.

 Remains of 25 volunteer soldiers and experts reburied in Dien Bien, Gathering marks Cuba’s Moncada Barracks attack, Literacy toolkit benefits 4,000 ethnic minority children, More efforts required to fight cigar smuggling

 The use of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) in Vietnam in the first half of 2018 grew 6.54 percent, lifting the usage rate of IPv6 in the country to 14.43 percent.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn reviewed the development of bilateral ties during their talks in Hanoi on June 15. 

 The investigation agency of Ho Chi Minh City public security force on June 15 issued decisions on bringing prosecution against and detaining two men for disturbing social order.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A video clip featuring a teacher in a secondary school in HCM City giving cash rewards to students has gone viral. 

 The 8th Tourism Promotion Organization for Asian-Pacific Cities (TPO) Forum will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on June 21-22, said the municipal Department of Tourism on June 15. 

 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with his Lao and Thai counterpartson the sidelines of the eighth Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit in Bangkok yesterday. 

1st container vessel berths at SSIT, Prudential commits long-term investment in Vietnam, Netherlands wants to set up agricultural partnership with Can Tho, Vietnam targets US$200 bn garment, textile exports by 2035

 VietNamNet Bridge – When Nguyen Quoc Huy was small, he loved wandering around the scrap pile, searching for the materials he needed for his self-made miniature machines.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Bank of Vietnam says that outstanding consumer loans exceeded VND1,000 trillion in 2017.

Inspired from her passion for Hang Trong folk painting, Trinh Thu Trang established S-River and launched ‘Hoa Sac Viet’ project with the aim of stimulating a revival of public interest in the old traditional folk genre.

Pham Thi Thu Huong, deputy director of the Personnel Department from Viet Nam Customs talks to Hai quan Cuoi tuan (Customs Weekend) on her department’s efforts to improve their work efficiency with fewer staff.