The third plenary session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) closed in Hanoi on June 21 after one month of sitting, making decisions on the country’s important matters. 

 HCM City has taken measures to ease traffic pressure at 37 congestion spots across the southern metropolis.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese have to buy some imported fruits at exorbitant prices, but can only export fruit at low prices. 

 Many banks have shown reluctance to give loans to fishermen in the central provinces to build new boats because of the lack of insurance after many boats have broken down despite only being constructed recently.

 Vietnam expects to record bilateral two-way trade of over 10 billion USD with China, the Republic of Korea, the US, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan (China), and Malaysia in 2017.

 Former US Secretary of State John Kerry said he wants to assist Ho Chi Minh City in attracting foreign investment at a meeting with Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan in Hanoi on June 21.

 The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee of (VFF) has launched the 13th journalism award for the Cause of Great National Unity.

 More than 50 public hospitals in Hanoi and HCM City have begun increasing hospital fees for patients who do not hold health insurance cards from this month.

The number of foreigners working in Vietnam has increased significantly over the last ten years, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs reported.

VietNamnet Bridge - Vietnamese underwear enterprises are dying slowly because they cannot compete with smuggled cheap Chinese products with false labels of origin. 

Bamboo Airways has yet to produce a financial confirmation statement as required by the current civil aviation rules, but the CAAV has proposed the Ministry of Transport ask the Prime Minister for issuing a business license for it.

By May 31, 2017, the total number of organ transplants conducted in Vietnam has reached 2,425. Among them, Vietnam has successfully performed 2,327 kidney transplants, 77 liver transplants, and 18 heart transplants.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) stated on June 20 that pilot projects of transport companies using technology applications to connect and manage transport activities have not been suspended.

 The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs announced on June 20 that nearly 18,000 people in four central provinces that were affected by the Formosa pollution disaster have gone to work abroad.

 National carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to issue more than 191 million shares to current shareholders to fund the purchase of new airplanes and other business activities.

 Feasibility, ease of implementation and transparency in information are factors that will prove decisive in attracting investment for agriculture projects, stakeholders agreed at a conference held on Monday.

 Vietnam’s development plan for the leather and footwear industry by 2025 with a vision towards 2035 needs to change, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The US is willing to support Vietnam more in responding to climate change, especially in developing clean energy, sustainable infrastructure and smart water resources management, said former US Secretary of State John Kerry.

 HCM City has signed striker Dominique Da Sylva to prepare for the second leg of the V.League 1.

 Vietnam suffered their third loss at the FIDE World Women’s Team Championship yesterday in Russia.