Quang Ninh to host APEC dialogue on sustainable tourism, Grasshoppers damage crops in northern Cao Bang province, Huong Pagoda Festival welcomes 1.4 million visitors, 95 works win 11th National Press Awards

 The VND/USD exchange rates saw little changes this morning although the US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised interest rates on Wednesday on the confidence in a growing economy and strengthening job market in the world’s biggest economy.

 The Nikkei Asian Review on Thursday released its second annual Asia300 Power Performers Ranking, a compilation of the most powerful and valuable listed companies in Asia.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the Ministry of Public Security to  revoke 516 privileged blue number plates given to cars owned by private companies without further delay.

 Viet Nam’s last representative at the Thailand F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament, Trịnh Linh Giang, lost his quarter-finals match yesterday.

 The Hanoi Party Committee has promulgated a resolution to enhance environmental protection to 2020 and the following years.

 Vietnam will host the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship from June 28 to July 6 in the northern provinces of Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh, which draws 13 top teams in Asia, according to the Vietnam Sports Administration.

 Thirty contestants from Southeast Asian countries have gathered in Tuy Hoa city of the south central province of Phu Yen to join the finale of the Miss Friendship of ASEAN 2017 that takes place from June 15 to July 2.

 Bob Dylan has been accused of borrowing heavily for part of the Nobel Literature Prize lecture he finally delivered to the Swedish Academy last week.

 Diversified healthcare company Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday its experimental flu drug significantly reduced the presence of the virus in patients with a type of influenza in a mid-stage study.

The German government denied a media report on Wednesday that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had suggested deleting mentions of the Paris climate pact from the final communique of a major summit ...

The death toll in a fire disaster that destroyed a 24-storey block of flats in London was expected to rise on Thursday, with many people still missing and firefighters facing hazardous conditions ..

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more hybrid real estate products have been marketed in recent years. Together with condotel and officetel, hometels are now being launched by real estate firms. 

 An official in HCM City's District 1 said it was difficult to persuade street vendors to change jobs as working on the pavement is a lucrative job that is not bound by countless regulations.

On Thursday, June 22, the FVH (Friends of Vietnam Heritage) Film Night will present the black-and-white movie Ben Khong Chong (Wharf of Widows) by director Luu Trong Ninh, 

HCM City canal has been largely encroached upon by real estate projects while the local authorities have claimed they were unaware of the situation.

 The flagship branch of Inditex group, Zara has announced it will make its retail debut in Hanoi with the opening of a store at Vincom Center Ba Trieu in Hanoi in October, reports VN Economy.

For generations, the Mong ethnic minority group in the Dong Van Karst Plateau, northern Ha Giang province, has woven threads made of flax plant into colourful fabrics.

 Guest rooms in Dalat and Phan Thiet, especially at two-star hotels and those of higher ranking, are fully booked, making it hard for tourists to find rooms for their summer vacations.

 HCMC will cooperate with a global financial group to build large financial centers in a move to attract foreign investment capital into key projects in the city, said city vice chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen.