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VCCI football tournament to start in Hanoi next week

 The National Enterprises’ Football Championship, the VCCI Cup 2018, will kick off on June 23 in Hanoi.

Upcoming Events in Hanoi & HCMC

 Thảo Điền Flea Market at Saigon Outcast, Concert at Manzi, Class on art of breathing, Hà Nội exhibition honours patriotism emulation movement, Reunion Jazz Night at the Artiste School

Hanoi aims to develop the creative industries

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hanoi is set to develop a strategy to heighten Hanoi’s creative industries till 2020. 

Tuyen Quang province moves to promote folk art form

Tuyen Quang has been recognised as one of the role models in preserving Then singing – a distinctive musical genre of Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups in northern mountainous provinces of Vietnam.  

Arrests made relating to disturbance in Binh Thuan

 Police in Phan Thiet city of the south central province of Binh Thuan have detained 12 people for alleged actions which created social disturbance at the provincial People’s Committee headquarters on June 10-11.

Police officers exposed to HIV, receive timely treatment

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eight police officers in the northern province of Hung Yen were exposed to HIV while catching criminals,

Lacquer paintings are a Vietnamese trademark

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lacquer paintings belong to the Vietnamese, said Bui Thi Thanh Mai, deputy-director of the Viet Nam Museum of Fine Arts, while concluding a seminar on lacquer art held yesterday in Hanoi.

French artist draws inspiration from traditional VN arts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Comparing herself to a sponge, French artist Marianne Smolska’s inspiration is derived from all that’s around her.

Plastics manufacturers struggle to survive amid M&A boom

VietNamNet Bridge - While more and more foreign giants are coming to Vietnam, domestic plastics companies are still fumbling for a way to control supply sources.

Garment & textile sector, magnet for foreign investors

 More than 2,000 foreign businesses from 16 countries and territories worldwide have invested some 15.75 trillion USD in Vietnam’s garment and textile sector so far, according to Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association.

Bids for medicine increase as new policy takes effect

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of bids for medicine and medical equipment has risen dramatically in HCM City, according to the city’s Health Department.

Government News 14/6 (Hourly Updated)

Vietnam, Myanmar promote defence cooperation, Vietnam promotes rights of people with disabilities, Russia’s National Day observed in Hanoi, Prime Minister receives Mozambican Ambassador

Social News 14/6 (Hourly Updated)

 Facebook supports natural disaster response in Vietnam, Be alert to crimes involving sophisticated methods: Police, Seminar spotlights communications on social networks, Government allocates rice for Kon Tum province

Vietnam blue beret force ready for UN mission in South Sudan

Vietnam’s first field hospital has been all set for the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

Hue restores its historic pagoda

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hue is conducting a restoration project in a bid to save Dieu De, which was considered as a national pagoda under the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945).

Vietnam's FMCG market forecast to grow at 5%

 Sales of fast moving consumer goods have slowed down this year in both urban and rural areas, according to Kantar Worldpanel, a global expert in shoppers’ behaviour.

Ministry expects all HIV patients covered by health insurance

 The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been advised to amend some regulations so as to have 100 percent of people living with HIV covered by health insurance by 2020.

National Assembly to adopt two laws on June 14

 The National Assembly is expected to adopt the draft law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law on Sports and Physical Training and the bill on Measurement and Map on June 14.

Van Don International Airport to receive first flight in December

 The Van Don International Airport in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh is scheduled to receive the first flight in December this year, according to the investor – Sun Group. 

VN-Index rises nearly 10 points on June 13

 The VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) gained 9.77 points to stay at 1,030.53 points on June 13 after losing more than 18 points on the previous day.