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Sun Group launches another luxury project in Phu Quoc

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.

HCM City authorities wary of dengue, Zika as rains begin

 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 to list on Singapore exchange

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

PM to directly answer questions at NA’s Q&A session

 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.

Japanese media highlights Vietnam-Japan high-level talks

 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.

HCM City vows to support diplomats in promoting foreign relations

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

Vietnam's aviation market attracts private firms

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

Social insurance coverage remains very low in Vietnam

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 rises in Hanoi

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

Vietnam highlights UNCLOS’s role in Goal 14 realisation

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.

PM assures support for Japanese enterprises

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. 

National Assembly discusses credit institutions-related issues

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.

VN leaders urge stronger collaboration between Vietnam, Czech

 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.

Ninth graders’ smart garbage bin operates without electrical power

VietNamNet Bridge - Hoang Bao Nhat Long and Nguyen Dang Khoa, two students from Hue City, have invented an automatic garbage bin which doesn’t need batteries or electricity.

Lao Cai households near hydropower dam have no electricity

More than 40 households in Giang Tru hamlet of Nam Khanh commune in Bac Ha district still cannot use electricity from the national grid, though they live next to the 36 MW Nam Phang hydropower plant.

Should FIEs provide outbound tours? Domestic travel firms say no

VietNamNet Bridge - Some travel firms have expressed disappointment about the latest draft version of the amended Tourism Law, which removes the regulation on allowing foreign-invested enterprises to organize outbound tours.

Graduates' jobless rate due to low qualifications, high expectations

VietNamNet Bridge - Many new graduates are too demanding, are hesitant to work overtime, and lack soft skills and foreign language skills, recruiters say.

High-tech, clean agriculture: investment trends for powerful capitalists

VietNamNet Bridge - Injecting money into agricultural production has become popular among large conglomerates with powerful financial capability. Most of them are targeting organic agriculture projects.

Why have big firms still not listed their shares on foreign bourses?

VietNamNet Bridge - Both Vietjet and VNG have said they want to be the first Vietnamese enterprises to list shares on foreign bourses. Other firms have tried to do so in the past. 

Vietnam, Cuba enhance defence partnership

 The ongoing visit to Cuba by a high-level Vietnamese military delegation from June 1-7 is a chance for the two countries to strengthen ties in various fields, including defence.