Hanoi presented decisions approving investment proposals and investment licences for 48 projects with total registered capital of over $3.25 billion on June 25 at the conference themed “Hanoi 2017 – Investment and Development Cooperation”.

 Vietnam and Laos convened the fourth meeting of their Scientific and Technological Cooperation Committee in Cua Lo town, the central province of Nghe An, on June 25.

 President Tran Dai Quang has granted an interview to press agencies of Russia and Belarus on the occasion of his upcoming official tour to the two countries.

 With the deep-rooted affection for the country of temples, a group of volunteer experts in Cambodia has set up a programme supporting Cambodian students in Vietnam. To date, as many as 100 students have been benefited from the programme. 

 The total number of malware samples targeting smart devices has reached more than 7,000, with over half of these emerging in 2017, according to Kaspersky Lab’s researchers.

 The rapid growth of freight forwarders in Viet Nam has put pressure on e-commerce businesses to seek new avenues for development.

 Viet Nam’s retail sector is anticipating significant changes, driven by a technology boom, in people’s spending and shopping habits, experts said at the Forbes Talks on retail development on Thursday.

 What to eat and drink has become a major topic of conversations these days, and very often, this turns out to be controversial.

Hanoi authorities are drawing up plans to set aside additional streets for pedestrians only to “lessen public dependency” on private vehicles, especially motorbikes.

 The 65-year-old war veteran Trần Đức Minh has never forgotten the moment he stumbled on a tree trunk while chasing poachers in Nhàn mountain, leaving his feet bleeding.

 Hanoi’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment, along with Quang An Ward People’s Committee, will examine whether villas have been constructed illegally on agricultural land in Tay Ho District.

 The first council composed of children in Viet Nam was established in HCM City on Thursday, aiming to help city authorities understand the needs and expectations of the city’s children.

 Investors in HCM City will receive construction permits within 15 working days after applying online for level 3 public service registrations, according to the city’s People’s Committee.

 Scarce funding and other resources should be directed to priority projects as the main measure to remove traffic bottlenecks in the Mekong Dela region, Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung said.

 The unfavourable working conditions at sea have forced Vietnamese naval guards to come up with brave and inventive ways to fight maritime smuggling.

 Three small earthquakes have hit the northern region this month, scientists say.

 Vietnam saw significant rise in exports of fruit and vegetable products in the first half of 2017 but local exporters still cannot find themselves at ease over unstable supply and food safety issues.

 Vietnam should calculate in advance damage caused by climate change as its effects have become more obvious and devastating in recent years, with changes in temperature and rainfall, sea level rises and extreme weather.

 Sea level rise scenarios facing Vietnam

 The Da Nang Paragliding Open 2017, themed “Flying over Tien Sa”, kicked off in the central coastal city of Da Nang on June 24.