An exhibition by the artist residency group Cung, Dung, Cham and ethnic minority groups goes on display from today June 15, at the Ha Noi Old Quarter Culture Exchange Centre from 7pm today.

The Viet Nam Journalists Association yesterday urged the Ha Noi Police to undertake an urgent investigation of an attack on Viet Nam Television journalists that occurred while they were working 

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said the plan on setting up three special economic zones (SEZs) would be submitted to the National Assembly for approval by the end of the year.

 Vietnam will compete at the Asian Fencing Championships, which will kick off in Hong Kong on June 15.

 Cao Ngoc Ha, a Vietnamese amateur runner, has entered the top 10 of the Asia Trail Master Championship by winning the Vietnam Jungle Marathon (VJM) held in Pu Luong Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa held from May 26-28.

 Vietnamese athletes won three gold medals on the third day of competition at the Thailand Open Track and Field Championship on June 14 in Bangkok.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism always considers the management, preservation and promotion of traditional culture of ethnic minority groups one of urgent, strategic and long-term tasks.

 Some 100 outstanding Vietnamese blood donors were honoured in an event to celebrate World Blood Donor Day on June 14 in Hanoi. 

 Voters have expressed their satisfaction with frank answers from ministers during the National Assembly’s question and answer session in Hanoi on June 14.  

 Over 500 students, including 350 Vietnamese, graduated from an international training course of Israel’s Ramat Negev Desert AgroResearch Centre (RNDARC) at a ceremony held on June 13.

 A draft decree on auto manufacturing, assembling, importing, and maintenance and warranty business recently publicised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is concerning industry insiders.

Over the last ten days, pepper prices have fallen from an already low $3.65 to $3.21 per kilogramme, but pepper farmers in the Central Highlands continue to hold out for higher prices.

 The 2017 U15 International Football Challenge Cup funded by the Thieu Nien Tien Phong Plastic JSC kicked off in the central city of Da Nang from June 14 with four teams from Vietnam, Taiwan (China), Myanmar, and Indonesia competing.

  The 18th National Para Games opened in HCM City on June 14, bringing together more than 1,000 athletes and coaches across the country.

 Chairman of the Cuban National Assembly Esteban Lazo Hernandez visited the northern mountainous province of Son La on June 14 as part of his official visit to Vietnam. 

 Rhino horns weighing nearly 4 kilogrammes with estimated value of nearly 8 billion VND (over 352,000 USD) have been seized at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, the airport’s custom officers said on June 14. 

 The mid-term Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) 2017, the most expected event of the domestic business community, is set to take place in Hanoi on June 16. 

 Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung stressed improving the efficiency of public and foreign investment during a Q&A session at the 14th National Assembly’s ongoing third plenum in Hanoi on June 14. 

The 9th Vietnam-Russia Strategic Dialogue on Diplomacy-Defence-Security and the political consultation at deputy minister level between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam and Russia took place in Hanoi on June 14.

The fifth annual International Maritime Congress recently held in Poland raised concern over the complicated developments in the East Sea issue, saying that they are directly linked with China’s maritime strategy.