VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic jams have eased somewhat in HCM City but not been eliminated, a top transport official has said.

HCM City in the first half of the year sold 1,000 state-owned houses and apartment buildings, far short of its plan to sell 5,000 of the buildings by the end of the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam beat Azerbaijan 2.5-1.5 in the fifth round match of the FIDE World Women’s Team Championship yesterday in Russia.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the EU Delegation to Vietnam held a ceremony to present the Vietnam Energy Partnership Group (VEPG) in Hanoi on June 21.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 21 for former US Secretary of State John Kerry who is on a two-day working visit to Vietnam.

 The Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine cable was broken at 16:00pm on June 20, affecting Internet connection in Vietnam, especially for users in central localities.

 The outcomes of the third session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) were announced at a press conference in Hanoi on June 21 afternoon after the sitting wrapped up earlier the same day.

 The Vietnam National Satellite Centre and the Israel Space Agency inked an agreement on cooperation in science and technology and peaceful use of outer space, in Hanoi on June 21.

 A Ministry of Health (MoH) pilot programme to combine tuberculosis and HIV treatments for TB/HIV co-infected patients in medical centres at district and commune levels has yielded positive results, experts said.

With a growing number of medical tourists who combine travel with medical care coming to HCM City in recent years, lucrative medical tourism needs concerted efforts.

 The first patient who had successfully underwent a heart transplant in the southern region was discharged from Ho Chi Minh City-based Cho Ray Hospital on June 21, just 22 days after the surgery.

 President Tran Dai Quang on June 21 handed over appointment decisions to new deputy chief judges and judges of the Supreme People’s Court.

Clever, witty and humorous, the Hanoi improvisation club and the Vietnamese group The Rotten Grapes with Tony Le Nguyen will jointly hold an improvisation comedy show on July 2, at 2nd floor, 101A Nguyen Khuyen Street, Hanoi.

215 local firms part of Samsung’s supply chain, IFC assists Vietnam with green textile production, Quang Ninh’s GRDP growth sets five-year record, Insurance sector revenue grows 19%

VietNamNet Bridge - As state and local budgets are limited, calling for private investment in waste water treatment is considered the most feasible solution for now. 

The number of students in the 2017-2018 academic year will reach a record high, especially at preschool and primary education, raising concerns about the lack of teachers and classrooms.

VietNamNet Bridge - Cavico had to delist 10 years ago, an indication that it can be difficult for companies to enter foreign bourses.

VietNamNet Bridge - The content industry is expected to control the OTT game, and content producers will design the rules of the game, experts believe.  

VietNamNet Bridge - The famous opera “The Magic Flute – Die Zauberflöte” by Mozart will be back again on June 30 and July 1 at the HCM City Opera House, No. 7 Lam Son Square, District 1, HCM City. 

Vu Van Tam, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, tells Nong thon Ngay Nay newspaper that enterprises should only export processed products instead of live animals.