Vietnamese opera student Ninh Duc Hoang Long has just won the first prize in his category in a Hungarian TV talent show.

On May 29 the State Bank of Viet Nam adjusted the dong-US dollar exchange rate, weakening the Vietnamese currency by VND9 to VND22,605 per dollar, which represented the greenback’s biggest rise so far this year.  

 The trial panel on the medical incident causing eight deaths at the kidney dialysis division of the Hoa Binh General Hospital in 2017 returned the file on the case on June 5, and asked relevant authorities to carry out additional investigations.

Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit Singh Sajjan talks with VNA on the prospects of Canada-Vietnam defence cooperation and Canada’s commitment to sustain peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region during his visit to Vietnam.

 The Bkav Corporation on June 5 warned that up to 1.2 million computers in Vietnam might have been infected with a destructive virus called W32.XFileUSB that can wipe all data on the users’ USB drive.

 The show “Summer Symphony” is taking place at the Hanoi Opera House on June 5 and 6, bringing together artists from Vietnam and Japan.

 Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Italy’s Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in Hanoi on June 5. 

 Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) Tran Hong Ha’s performance at the question-and-answer session at the ongoing National Assembly’s fifth meeting on June 5 satisfied the majority of voters.

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 Vietnam exported over 140,000 tonnes of cashew in the first five months of this year, raking in more than 1.39 billion USD.

 In urban areas, noise pollution is nothing new and is often neglected as an issue for city dwellers. However, it has severe effects on people’s well being and quality of life.

 A total of 80,500 workers were registered at newly-established businesses in May, down 24.5 percent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung made clear a number of issues raised by National Assembly deputies on measures to ensure rights and interests of Vietnamese workers abroad.

Vietnam always attaches importance to developing friendship and cooperative ties with the Federated States of Micronesia, said Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 Vietnam will continue coordination with other ASEAN member states to implement priorities set for 2018 towards building a resilient and innovative ASEAN and foster collaboration between ASEAN and relevant partners.

 Hanoi will shorten the time taken to process applications and grant construction permits from 166 days at present to no longer than 120 days in line with the Prime Minister’s Instructive 08/CT-TTg dated March 13 this year.  

The draft Law on Cyber Security, which is scheduled to be passed by the 14th National Assembly at its ongoing session, contains some new provisions which raise public concerns. 

 Fifty nations are now taking action to reduce plastic pollution, according to the biggest report so far from the UN.

VN garment sector to boost export growth, VPBank to pay 61.82% stock dividend, US to crack down on illegal shrimp imports, HDBank promotion offers deposit interest rate of 7.6%, FLC Group to hold investment roadshow in US                    

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