Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong received on June 20 President of the Senate of Haiti Youri Latortue, who said he considers Vietnam’s development as an example of economic reforms for his country.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 20 for former US Secretary of State John Kerry, asking him to convey a message to President Donald Trump that there is no confrontation about trade between Vietnam and the US.

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese plan to set up an underwater observation system under the East Sea, according to experts, with the aim of showing that it is becoming an ocean power.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi Education & Training Department has released a decision that all schools in the city, state-owned and non-state owned, enroll students from July 1 to July 15.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign fast food chains in Vietnam are some of the most famous in the world, but many of them have had to leave or close some of their shops in the country. 

Why does Laos insist on building more hydroelectric dams when Vietnam and many other countries believe that it is not the optimal solution for energy, environmental and societal development?

 Eximbank’s restructuring process has been anything but straightforward.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told President of the Senate of Haiti Youri Latortue during a reception in Hanoi on June 20 that the Vietnamese Government wishes to push forward practical and effective ties with the Haitian Government. 

 PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) is preparing to implement the construction of nine gas-fired power plants with total output of 5,250MW, PV Power general director Nguyen Xuan Hoa said.

 The delivery of 5,000 tonnes of Vietnamese rice to Cuba as a gift took place at the headquarters of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment (MINCEX) on June 19.

 With yes votes of 434 deputies, or 88.39 percent, the 14th National Assembly on June 20 adopted the Law on Amendments and Supplements to some articles of the 2015 Penal Code.

The second plenary session of the Vietnam Private Sector Forum 2017 will take place in Hanoi at the end of July, chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Deputies voted to approve the draft revised Law on State compensation liability and the revised Law on legal aid during the third session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 20.

Steel manufacturers are facing bigger barriers, trade remedies and measures to restrict imports from major markets. However, exports are expected to reach $3 billion this year.

 Market research firm MarketIntello has forecast that Vietnam’s inflation may fall to below 3 percent, lower than the rate of 3.8 percent it predicted last month.

 The average cost of a kilometer of expressway in Vietnam is about US$12 million, far higher than in other countries.

Many electricity companies and projects invested by the Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) will be privatized, as the State will maintain majority stakes in certain primary businesses in the sector.

 HCM City has implemented lot of projects to solve flooding, traffic jam and overloading for Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Still they are unlikely to radically tackle the issues due to rapid mechanical population increase.

Dr Bui Hung Thang Thang has the strong belief that Vietnam will catch up to the world in new research directions such as carbon nanotubes.

 Not everyone is pleased with talk of raising the retirement age.