FLC Group, the owner of Viet Bamboo Airlines Company Limited (Bamboo Airways), told US aircraft manufacturer Boeing on Tuesday that it plans to buy 15 planes ahead of its start of operations in 2018.

VietNamNet Bridge - The market for children’s goods exceeded the $5 billion threshold last year, in which toys and clothes made up one-third of the market value, according to N Kids. 

If the high growth rate of international travelers in the last two years can be maintained, Vietnam’s tourism could catch up with Singapore in two years and with Thailand in 15 years.

 The US stands ready to sponsor, support and share its experience in building smart cities with Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular, US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius said.

 Remittances to HCM City in the first six months of the year were worth US$2.1 billion, marginally up from the same period last year, according to the State Bank of Viet Nam’s HCM City branch.

 A high-ranking delegation of the Cambodian National Assembly (NA), led by President Heng Samrin, starts a four-day official friendship visit to Vietnam on June 23, at the invitation of Vietnamese NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 As many as 78 young doctors have been recruited for a pilot project on sending doctors to disadvantaged areas including mountainous and border areas and islands as of  June, the Health Ministry said at a press conference in Hanoi on June 22. 

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on June 22 that Skytrax has placed it 14th among 20 carriers offering the world’s best premium economy class experience 2017. 

 President of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) Mujahidul Islam Selim was welcomed by Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Vo Thi Dung on June 22 during his visit to Vietnam.

 Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung and a delegation from the capital city will pay a visit to the US.

 The State Bank of Vietnam’s transaction centre this week raised the reference buying rate for the US dollar by 50 VND to 22,725 VND, revealing its intention to expand foreign reserves.

An app of top 20 in earning growth on App Store developed by ‘Ngan Vo Thi Thuy’ has been found by medium.freecodecamp.com of tricking users out for $80,000 a month, or more than VND1 billion. 

Hanoi authorities decided years ago that 117 polluting production facilities in the inner city must move to the suburbs or neighboring provinces. However, the relocation still has not been implemented.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has proposed an original idea – manufacturing car models that other regional production bases do not make.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese students have become suspiciously excellent with very high reported GPAs (Grade Point Average). 

 The National Committee on APEC 2017 has issued a decision on change of its members.

 Fire-fighters in Hanoi's Soc Son District are investigating the cause of the huge fire in Noi Bai Industrial Zone, which was put out at 3am on Thursday.

 HCM City grows 7.76 pct in 2017 first half

 Tran Thanh Man, Party Central Committee member and Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, has been appointed the new President of the VFF. 

 Vietnam’s textile and garment industry is facing tough times to connect itself with global supply chains, although the industry’s export revenue growth is expected to stay high, according to the Vinatex.