National Assembly Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien on June 26 welcomed head of the Justice Committee of the Lao National Assembly Bouakham Thippavong. 

Right after his arrival in Minsk on June 26, President Tran Dai Quang met representatives of the Belarus-Vietnam Friendship Association (BVFA) and Belarusian veterans who helped Vietnam in wartime.

Young Vietnamese chess players won 20 gold medals at the Eastern Asian Youth Chess Championships which concluded in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on June 25.

In recent years, millions of electronic game fans have gradually left internet cafes, where they played games on PCs, and have shifted to mobile phones. 

The retail pharmacy market has garnered increasing attention from investors of late, not all of them experienced in the field.

VietNamNet Bridge - In recent years, the landslides in western Ca Mau province have become more serious. The sea has not only encroached on forests, but also eaten into farmland.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of bosses in the oil & gas sector have been charged by law enforcement agencies for unprofitable multi-trillion projects. 

Any judgment on how the government led by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has performed just after one year in office is still premature as the real tests lie ahead.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Phuong Anh has turned down two scholarships for doctoral study and decided to study first for a master’s degree in English literature in the US. 

 Hanoi has consistently proven to be a magnet for foreign direct investment. Nguyen Noi, deputy head of the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, talked 

VietNamNet Bridge - In the first half of the year, the VN Index exceeded the 700-point and then the 750-point threshold, the highest point since 2009.

FPT will implement a digital map of Hanoi that provides people and agencies with real-time traffic information and a list of traffic infrastructure facilities for public transport. 

The sex ratio at birth has risen in 45 provinces and cities a year after the plan to control gender imbalance for 2016-2025 period was agreed, announced the General Office of Population and Family Planning before World Population Day on July 11.  

 A road accident in Hanoi last week turned violent as a foreigner and two local men fought.

 Vietnam’s auto manufacturers and assemblers have proposed the Government reduce import duty on auto parts so that they can sell cars at more competitive prices than those of completely-built-up vehicles imported from regional countries.

 The Politburo is resolute to handle 12 loss-making megaprojects, affirming the State budget would no longer be used to finance these projects.

 According to HCMC’s master construction plan by 2025 approved by the Prime Minister, the city will have four satellite cities. However, implementation of these projects have rather been slow.

What do business leaders think about Vietnam's economic situation?

Hanoi has been taking major steps towards the government’s recommendations on improving the business climate towards transparency and international conformity.

A source of VIR revealed that the zero VND Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Ocean Bank) has been sold to a foreign bank in Asia.