Head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Mai has assured President of the Communist Party of Bangladesh Mujahidul Islam Selim that Vietnam always treasure friendship with the CPB. 

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and President of the Senate of Haiti Youri Latortue have agreed to soon establish a bilateral friendship parliamentary group in order to step up legislative ties between Vietnam and Haiti. 

 The Vietnamese sports team is due to compete in 32 out of 38 evens at the 29th SEA Games (SEA Games 29) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in August. 

 Vietnam’s industry has gained significant achievements over the past decade with industrial production value increasing 3.5 times, contributing approximately 32 percent to the country’s GDP. However, the development pace has slowed in recent years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Encouraged by the government’s promise to give support in land and capital, especially the VND100 trillion credit package announced in early 2017, many investors want to pour money into hi-tech agriculture. 

If it opens direct air routes to the US by 2018 as planned, Vietnam Airlines may bear a loss of up to $50 million per annum.

 Vietnam hopes to strengthen trust with China, improving the two countries’ cooperation across the fields while sustaining peace and stability in the East Sea based on respect for each other’s interests and international law.

 Indonesia beat Chinese Taipei 11-0 in the last-round match to win the International U15 Football Tournament, which concluded in Da Nang on June 18.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has reiterated to Chinese Politburo member and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Fan Changlong that Vietnam attaches importance to developing its good neighbourliness with China.

 Nearly 300 tonnes of oil carried by the foreign vessel Chemroad Journey stranded near Phu Quy Island off Binh Thuan province, were pumped into its aft tanks to lighten it and raise the bow section of its grounded tanks on June 18.

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of renewable energy plants capitalized at VND1.2-1.4 trillion has been increasing rapidly.

VietNamNet Bridge - Rapid-fire news about state divestment from 10 profitable state-owned enterprises emerged in 2016, but no further news has been reported this year.

In 2013, MOIT decided to remove 400 small-scale hydropower projects out of the hydropower development program. But many projects were then carried out in the mountainous provinces of Ha Giang and Cao Bang.

VietNamNet Bridge - Under a plan drawn up by MOET, teachers will no longer be civil servants and will work under labor contracts.

 Viet Nam grabbed one win and one loss after the first two matches at the ongoing FIDE Women’s Team Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

 Tired of Tinder? A new app in Viet Nam looks to attract the more discerning dater, putting users through a strict vetting process before matching them with potential suitors. 

 24 coastal areas in the Mekong Delta with a total length of 147 km have recorded landslide and soil erosion.

 The Law on Children took effect on June 1, making it illegal for parents to post their child’s photo online.

 After years of difficulties caused by high fuel prices and a changing global political climate, the world aviation industry has recovered and is expected to prosper this year.

 Farmers, already hit by record low pork prices, are facing a fresh blow with prices for many other agricultural products in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang dropping.