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.

 The Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine cable was broken at 16:00pm on June 20, affecting Internet connection in Vietnam, especially for users in central localities.

 The outcomes of the third session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) were announced at a press conference in Hanoi on June 21 afternoon after the sitting wrapped up earlier the same day.

 The Vietnam National Satellite Centre and the Israel Space Agency inked an agreement on cooperation in science and technology and peaceful use of outer space, in Hanoi on June 21.

 A Ministry of Health (MoH) pilot programme to combine tuberculosis and HIV treatments for TB/HIV co-infected patients in medical centres at district and commune levels has yielded positive results, experts said.

 The first patient who had successfully underwent a heart transplant in the southern region was discharged from Ho Chi Minh City-based Cho Ray Hospital on June 21, just 22 days after the surgery.

 President Tran Dai Quang on June 21 handed over appointment decisions to new deputy chief judges and judges of the Supreme People’s Court.

VietNamNet Bridge - As state and local budgets are limited, calling for private investment in waste water treatment is considered the most feasible solution for now. 

The number of students in the 2017-2018 academic year will reach a record high, especially at preschool and primary education, raising concerns about the lack of teachers and classrooms.

VietNamNet Bridge - Cavico had to delist 10 years ago, an indication that it can be difficult for companies to enter foreign bourses.

VietNamNet Bridge - The content industry is expected to control the OTT game, and content producers will design the rules of the game, experts believe.  

Is ANZ Vietnam’s sale of its retail banking segment to Shinhan Bank Vietnam part of the bank’s new strategy or an indication of declining fortunes for foreign banks in the segment?

More than 100 amateur cyclists will partake in the Son Tra Mountain race on Sunday (June 25) promoting the protection of the red-shanked douc langur in the Son Tra Nature Reserve.

 As many as 13,422 Facebook account holders are conducting trading activities through this social network, the Ha Noi Taxation Department announced on June 20.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has suggested the Ministry of Information and Telecommunication and the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Laos continue enhancing cooperation to implement agreements reached between the two sides.