The head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV), Lai Xuan Thanh, denied on Thursday that his agency had rejected an operating application from Viet Bamboo Airways Company.

 The north and the northern part of central region is likely to see rainstorms of varying degrees this weekend, the weather office says.

 Vietnam pocketed a silver medal at the 23rd Southeast Asia Junior & Cadet Table Tennis Championships in Singapore.

Vietnam wishes to develop friendship with all nations involved in the wars in the country, including the Republic of Korea (RoK), the Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said in a regular press conference in Hanoi on June 15. 

 President of the Senate of the Republic of Haiti Youri Latortue and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam from June 17-22 at the invitation of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on June 15 provided the latest information about Vietnamese citizens in Qatar, where political tension remains, noting that their situation is stable.

China needs to act responsibly and constructively in the maintenance of peace and stability in the region as well as in the East Sea on the basis of complying with international law, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said. 

 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.