Ho Chi Minh City needs a particular mechanism in order to fulfil its role as an economic locomotive of the country, Politburo member and Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Dinh La Thang has said.

 The total foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in Vietnam in the first half of the year reached more than 11.2 billion USD, the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) said.

 Hundreds of Asian openbill storks, which are listed as an especially rare species in Vietnam’s Red Book, are making their home at the historical relic site of Dien Bien Phu battlefield this season, greatly delighting tourists.

 Funding to battle the Zika virus faces a struggle in the U.S. Senate this week, with Democrats scornful of a Republican proposal they say short-changes the challenge posed by the mosquito-borne virus as well as other health priorities.

 Britain's vote to leave the European Union continued to reverberate through financial markets, with the pound falling to its lowest level in 31 years, despite government attempts to relieve some of the confusion about the political

 VietNamNet Bridge - China's motive since the Philippines promoted legal solutions to the East Sea dispute, is to focus on developing its "muscle power" to assert sovereignty in the field.

VietNamNet Bridge - The sharp increase in the supply plus changes in policies related to the real estate market have led to a considerable decrease in the number of property transactions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overlapping efforts and poor management among agencies pose serious threats to biodiversity in the Son Tra Nature Reserve, a biologist said during a dialogue on protecting the red-shanked douc langur.

 FPT earning up in first five months of 2016, Hanoi’s industrial production gains 7.7 pct in first half, Tra fish exports reach 616 million USD in first six months, Fruit exports to US, Japan up 80%, Kido gloves are off in M&A bout

 VietNamNet Bridge – An outdoor music gala will be held this week in HCM City on the 105th  anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s departure abroad to seek ways to save the country (June 5).

VietNamNet Bridge – A documentary about Viet Nam was aired on French national television last week, promoting the country’s beautiful regions as well as the culture of its people. 

 Fire at night kills 4 in Dong Nai, Vietnam, Cambodia provinces to open more border gates, Toll booths to be fined for long delays, Nearly 13,000 volunteers join hands to support university entrants

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc spoke yesterday about the critical role that the Mekong Delta plays in national development as well as the enormous challenges it faces, particularly in adapting to climate change

VietNamNet Bridge - Sabeco was equitized eight years ago, but the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) still has not transferred the brewery to the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC).

 Ly Hoang Nam will lead Vietnam in the second round of the Davis Cup’s Group II Asia-Oceania against Thailand on July 15-17 in Nonthaburi, Thailand.

 A 55-member Vietnamese sport delegation will take part in the Children of Asia International Sports Games scheduled for July 4-17 in Russia, according to the General Department of Sports and Physical Training.

 The legal status and progress of properties will be made available to the public in order to reduce the risks for home buyers, according to an HCM City official.

  Vietnam’s exports to the United Kingdom will face several barriers if the country leaves the European Union, stated Dang Hoang Hai, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s European Market Department on June 27.

The National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) garnered more than 2.4 billion USD from selling 8.68 million tonnes of crude oil and condensate in the first half of this year, fulfilling 37.15 percent of the yearly target.

 Search and rescue forces found the two black boxes of the missing rescue aircraft CASA 212 at a depth of between 50-60 metres under the sea level, 26 nautical miles south-southeast of Bach Long Vi Island of northern Hai Phong city on June 27.