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. 

 Vietnam recorded the fastest growth among ASEAN countries in cloud computing spending in the 2010-2016 period.

 The Hanoi's Department of Industry and Trade is targeting fruits and flower vendors as part of a pavement clean-up and food hygiene drive.

 Five young masters from Vietnam grabbed gold medals in the blitz chess event at the ongoing Eastern Asian Youth Chess Championships underway in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a working session with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen in the southern province of Binh Duong on June 22 to discuss measures to further boost the two countries’ relations.

VietNamNet Bridge - Private Vietnamese air carriers are the leading corporations in the field of tourism and resort real estate. Sovico Holdings has Vietjet, Thien Minh Group has Hai Au, and FLC is moving ahead with Bamboo Airways project. 

 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.