Wood and timber products, rice, coffee, cashew nuts and vegetables and fruits, each with a value of more than US$1 billion, are top export products in the first five months of this year.

 Swedish Fashion Giant Hennes & Mauritz announced June 7 that it will make its retail debut in Vietnam with the opening of a store in the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City later this month.

VietNamNet Bridge - For most Vietnamese consumers, a house and car are two of the most valuable assets.

 The midterm Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) 2017 between the Vietnamese Government and the business community  will be held in Hanoi on June 16.

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has urged four localities affected by marine environmental incident last year to accelerate the disbursement of compensation and complete the process by June 30.

 Iran won the second Asian Cadet Taekwondo Poomsae Championships 2017, which wrapped up in Ho Chi Minh City on June 7. 

 The Government aims to reduce the number of fully State-owned enterprises (SOEs) from 137 to 103 by the end of 2020, according to a plan approved by the Prime Minister.

One of the largest resort estatedevelopers in Vietnam - Sun Group - will launch its new luxury project called SunPremier Village Kem Beach Resort in Hanoi on June 10th and in HCM City on June 11th.

 The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed district leaders to monitor preventive action taken against dengue fever and Zika as the southern region enters the rainy season.

 FLC group has, in Hanoi, worked out the finer points with its Singaporean partners about its plan to list on Singapore's stock exchange.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will speak and directly answer questions from the National Assembly’s deputies from 16:05 to 16:45pm on June 15 during the NA’s Q&A session.

 The high-level talks between Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, and the joint statement issued after the talks  has been highlighted on Japanese media.

 Ho Chi Minh City pledges to support and cooperate with new Vietnamese ambassadors and consul generals in developing cooperation with countries around the world.

 The domestic aviation market is expected to see changes in 2018 with the participation of new and big private investors, experts said.

Both employers and employees need to change their attitude and approach to improve the very low rate of social insurance coverage in the country, experts say.

 Dengue fever cases are on the rise in Hanoi, as weather has been favourable to the development of infected mosquitoes.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy delivered a speech on the third day of the UN Ocean Conference in New York on June 7, stressing that UNCLOS 1982 is a legal basis for the realisation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc assured more than 30 corporate executives in Kansai region of Japan during a dialogue on June 7 that Vietnamese localities offer all possible support to them to do business. 

A draft resolution on the settlement of bad debts at credit institutions and a bill on amendments and supplements to the Law on Credit Institutions were high on the agenda of the National Assembly (NA)’s sitting on June 7.

 Vietnam and the Czech Republic should maintain delegation exchanges at all levels and increase cooperation between their ministries, sectors, localities and businesses to carry out the signed agreements, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.