President Tran Dai Quang has urged the National Committee for APEC forum to forge ahead with thorough preparations in all aspects to meet the expectation of other member economies for Vietnam as the host of the APEC Year 2017.

HCM City Police have arrested four foreign men for using fake credit cards. The four Lu Lei, 30; Shang Ai Yu, 23; Wang Lin Nin, 33 and Yao Wen Lin, 29 are from China. They were living at a hotel in District 1.   

A two-month-old baby in the southern city of Binh Duong has been allegedly smothered to death by its sleeping father who had gone to bed after drinking.

 Many taxi firms have quickly built and released mobile apps and software to improve their services and compete with Uber and Grab.

 Stronger export growth and a continued rise in investment suggest Viet Nam’s GDP growth will go back above 6.5 per cent in 2017, after a slowdown to 6.2 per cent in 2016.

 The National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Engineering on Wednesday released the results of its new study “Cybersecurity Risks from Non-Genuine Software.”

 The Government’s Resolution 19 on improving the business climate and national competitiveness passed four years ago has helped improve the business environment significantly, but there remain shortcomings in its enforcement.

 South Korean Hanwha Techwin has earmarked some 10ha of land near Ha Noi to build a plant to manufacture aircraft engine parts, Business Korea reported.

VietNamNet Bridge - FED has decided to raise the prime interest rate by another 0.25-1.25 percent per annum, raising the concern that the foreign direct investment (FDI) flow to Vietnam will slow down.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked Electricity of Viet Nam to clarify some issues, especially the results of its restructure. 

 Policies continue to discourage the production and trade of local agricultural products, research findings by the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development show. 

The Southern Power Corporation of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN SPC) put into use 19 new 110kV power lines with combined investment of $115.8 million in the first half of the year.

 The third session of the 14th National Assembly closed in Hanoi on June 21 after one month of working, marking significant innovations in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the legislature’s activities. 

 The Creative Lab jointly developed by UP Co-working Space and Hanoi Creative City will debut on June 25 in the Hanoi Creative City Complex at No.1 Luong Yen Street, Hanoi, heard a press conference on June 21.

President Tran Dai Quang has called on former US Secretary of State John Kerry to continue backing Vietnam-US relations, particularly in economic cooperation, trade, investment, education, science.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 20 welcomed visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen who hailed the brotherly support that Vietnamese Party, Government, army and people gave Cambodia in saving Cambodia from Pol Pot’s barbaric regime.

Vietnam’s U17 football team beat their Cambodian peers 4-0 in a friendly match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on June 21.

 Stronger export growth and a continued rise in investment suggest Vietnam’s GDP growth will go back to above 6.5 percent in 2017, after a slowdown to 6.2 percent in 2016.

 Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam defeated Edward Bourchier of Australia 6-2, 6-2 in the second round of the Thailand F3 Futures tennis tournament on June 21.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 21 for former US Secretary of State John Kerry who is on a two-day working visit to Vietnam.