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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 6/6

 Vietcombank receives 3 awards from The Asian Banker, HAGL Agrico targets $200m revenue for 2017, CBS to be listed on UPCoM, VNA signs agreement on cyber security, Tech Data to distribute Microsoft Cloud products

Vietnam's sericulture industry in danger from China businesses

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese businesses have been flocking to Vietnam, competing with Vietnamese enterprises to collect materials, causing a material shortage. 

PM: Vietnam gives top priority to relations with Japan

Vietnam always give top priority to cooperative relations with Japan and will do their best to elevate the ties to new heights for interests of the two countries’ people, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

Social News 6/6

 Young artists promote traffic safety in Vietnam with lovable project, Flood kills three pupils in Quang Ngai, Boy seriously injured in tiger attack, Over 500 grenades found in Lao Cai, Truck with rare wild animals stopped in Nghe An

HCM City considers pavement-usage fee

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Transport has proposed a fee for parking and commercial use of pavements and roadsides.

Viet Nam’s craft villages harm the environment

Some 5,000 craft villages across the country have been seriously polluting the environment and threatening the health of residents in surrounding areas.

Vietnamese ginseng recognised as National Brand

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Ngoc Linh ginseng, grown both in Nam Tra My District in Quang Nam Province and the central highlands Kon Tum, has been named a National Brand.

Beatles back on Billboard with 'Sgt. Pepper' 50th anniversary release

 The Beatles returned to the Billboard 200 album charts with the 50th anniversary reissue of classic "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," according to data from Nielsen SoundScan on Monday.

Roche combo of breast cancer drugs shows modest benefit

 A clinical trial from Roche Holding AG combining the company's newer targeted drug for breast cancer with an older treatment resulted in a modest benefit for women with a specific type of disease, 

Viet Nam eye more gold medals in taekwondo event

Hosts Viet Nam are ready for the second Asian Cadet Taekwondo Championship and the second Asian Cadet Taekwondo Poomsae Championship, which will be kicked off in HCM City on June 6.

Sanna Khanh Hoa to compete in ASEAN futsal event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sanna Khanh Hoa of Viet Nam are placed in Group B of the ASEAN Football Federation Invitational Futsal Club Championship this year.

Phuc wins U8 world cadets rapid chess title

Master Pham Tran Gia Phuc won a gold medal at the first World Cadets Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, which concluded in Belarus on Monday.

Asia has crucial role to play in globalisation: PM Phuc

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday emphasised the key role of Asia in globalisation, naming three key measures for the region to tackle major challenges.

Foreign bank staff paid 2-3 times more than staff at Vietnamese banks

VietNamNet Bridge - While Vietnamese banks pay VND20 million ($900) or so to every worker, foreign banks pay three times higher.


Vietnam condemns terrorist acts in any form

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam strongly condemns terrorist acts in any form and holds that such deeds must be strictly punished, 

Director aims to entertain kids

 VietNamNet Bridge – While many directors are focused on making films for adults, the award-winning director Le Bao Trung loves creating movies for children.

Amazon-Apple TV deal shows tough road to cooperation for tech rivals

 A deal bringing Amazon Prime Video to Apple TV, announced on Monday at Apple Inc's developer conference after years of talk, shows how competitive tensions among Silicon Valley titans can stand in the way...

Czech President starts State visit to Vietnam

 President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman arrived in Hanoi on June 6 to start his three-day State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang.

Vinalines, Japanese NYK Line cooperate in transportation, logistics

 The Vietnam National Shipping Lines and Japan’s NYK Line will study developing transportation and logistics activities to serve plants and industrial parks in the Mekong Delta region, per a Memorandum of Understanding inked on June 5.

Apple debuts HomePod speaker to bring Siri into the living room

Apple Inc on Monday introduced the HomePod, a voice-controlled speaker that can make music suggestions and adjust home temperatures, taking aim at Amazon.com Inc's Alexa feature and Echo devices.