The Ha Noi investigative police arrested and commenced criminal proceedings against four heads of the Thang Long multilevel marketing company on Wednesday for alleged fraudulent appropriation of assets.

The Souvenir Design Contest for 2017 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit gave first prize yesterday to a porcelain vase featuring the Han River and the red-shanked douc langur.

 A major cause of land price bubbles in Viet Nam, known as “fever”, is the lack of transparent information about the master plan, infrastructure works and new projects.

 The emerging trend of “condotels” and “officetels” (condominiums and offices treated as hotels) as attractive investment options in the country requires that the legality of such properties are clarified urgently, experts say.

Green buildings are expected to become a new trend in the low- and medium-priced housing segments.

The real estate market is recovering strongly and attracting huge sums of money from banks, foreign investors and overseas Vietnamese.

 Candidates specialising in merchandising and marketing have the most positive job outlook this year as local demand leads economic growth in Viet Nam, according to a 2017 job outlook report by JobStreet.com.

 Doctors at Cho Ray hospital in Ho Chi Minh City successfully carried out a heart transplant for the first time, with support from doctors of Hanoi’s Vietnam – Germany Hospital.

 Dozens of franchises are being established in Vietnam and more new brands are expected to enter the market in the near future, according to experts.

 Vietnam earned 212.2 trillion VND (9.34 billion USD) from tourism in the first five months of 2017, an increase of 26.7 percent from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

San Thang kermis is the largest of its kind in Lai Chau, bringing together the Dao, Mong, Thai, Giay and Lu ethnic people from across the northern mountainous province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 1,000 trees on Pham Van Dong Street in Hanoi’s Cau Giay District will be cut down, 158 moved, and 142 pruned for the expansion of Ring Road 3.

Planning on a network of public parking lots in the capital city has several limitations and is yet to meet real demands, the Urban Department of Hanoi People’s Council said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi plans to ban street fruit stands and ensure fruit is sold in stores so the city can better manage fruit sales and food safety.

HCM City police on Thursday arrested more than 20 people suspected of involvement in a drug ring led by Van Kinh Duong.

  Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Cong Son, deputy head of the General Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, has highlighted the complexity of tackling drug crimes in the southern region in recent times. 

Land clearance for the Long Thanh airport project in Dong Nai should be sped up to prevent price slippage that will affect investment capital and to help people living in the project area stablise their living conditions, said NA deputies yesterday.

 Vietnam has jumped five spots to 131st in the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) rankings in June, the Vietnam Football Federation announced on June 1.

 A new law on protecting and caring for children became effective on June 1, with a variety of regulations aiming to comprehensively intensify children’s right enforcement.

 Vietnam and the US have signed a letter of intention on accelerating and completing negotiations for the signing of a customs mutual assistance agreement between the two countries.