The General Electric Corporation 3 under the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Group plans to invest in building Long Son thermal power plant with a total capital of 4.39 billion USD in southern Ba Ria–Vung Tau province.

 Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh took the floor at the Q&A session of the 14th National Assembly’s ongoing third session in Hanoi on June 15. 

 Ambassador of Israel to Vietnam Meirav Eilon Shahar has stated that Israel, as a start-up nation, is willing to share experience as well as projects in start-up with Vietnam.

 Vietnam ranks 47th among 127 economies in the Global Innovation Index 2017 announced on June 15, climbing 12 places compared to last year.

 National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has underscored the need for high resolve and breakthrough solutions to problems mentioned at questions and answer (Q&A) sessions over the last few days.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hekate AI, a chatbot created by Nguyen Van Minh Duc, 26, Pham Quoc Huy, 26, and Duong Van Phuoc Thien, 25, is the first of its kind in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Because of Vietnam’s cross-border trade policy, domestic businesses are targeting short-term benefits and are not pursuing long-term business strategies in doing business with China. 

After a 13-year-old boy in Tho Xuan district of Thanh Hoa province was clawed by a tiger raised at a tiger farm, wildlife conservationists urged better control over development of tiger breeding facilities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has the highest number of child drowning cases with thousands of deaths every year. 

 The VND/USD exchange rates saw little changes this morning although the US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised interest rates on Wednesday on the confidence in a growing economy and strengthening job market in the world’s biggest economy.

 The Nikkei Asian Review on Thursday released its second annual Asia300 Power Performers Ranking, a compilation of the most powerful and valuable listed companies in Asia.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the Ministry of Public Security to  revoke 516 privileged blue number plates given to cars owned by private companies without further delay.

 Viet Nam’s last representative at the Thailand F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament, Trịnh Linh Giang, lost his quarter-finals match yesterday.

 Vietnam will host the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship from June 28 to July 6 in the northern provinces of Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh, which draws 13 top teams in Asia, according to the Vietnam Sports Administration.

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more hybrid real estate products have been marketed in recent years. Together with condotel and officetel, hometels are now being launched by real estate firms. 

 An official in HCM City's District 1 said it was difficult to persuade street vendors to change jobs as working on the pavement is a lucrative job that is not bound by countless regulations.

HCM City canal has been largely encroached upon by real estate projects while the local authorities have claimed they were unaware of the situation.

 The flagship branch of Inditex group, Zara has announced it will make its retail debut in Hanoi with the opening of a store at Vincom Center Ba Trieu in Hanoi in October, reports VN Economy.

 HCMC will cooperate with a global financial group to build large financial centers in a move to attract foreign investment capital into key projects in the city, said city vice chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen.

  Indonesia overtook Thailand as Vietnam’s biggest exporter of cars under nine seats in May, said the General Department of Vietnam Customs.