The Vietnam government on June 28 ceremoniously established diplomatic ties with the west African nation of Liberia.

 The Russian Federation Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) have signed an MoU on expanding cooperation in outer space, Roscommos’ press service announced on June 27.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Dao Xuan Hoang, 34, won the first prize for an education app at the Global Innovation through Science and Technology Competition 2016 in the US.

Last week a clean-up day in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh province, organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and a local cruise firm, attracted over 100 Vietnamese and foreign volunteers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The head of obstetrics ward of Ha Trung Hospital in Thanh Hoa Province has been suspended following a serious mistake after a baby girl was nearly buried alive two months ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of big trees along HCM City street fell yesterday afternoon after unexpected rainstorms which injured at least three people. Traffic congestion occurred on some roads.

  Hue City in the central province of Thue Thien - Hue was honoured as the National Green City 2016 under a vote campaign initiated by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) at a ceremony in the central city on June 28.

 President Tran Dai Quang has hoped that Japanese businesses will increase investment in Vietnam, especially in developing hi-quality infrastructure and support industry.

 Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested four Chinese tourists for swindling on June 27.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese economists have said that Brexit will have an impact on Vietnam trade, but it will not be significant. 

 The Ministry of Education and Training on June 27 announced that 887,396 students have registered for the national high school graduation exam, which will be held from June 30 to July 4.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has asked agencies in Hau Giang Province to inspect a Hong Kong-invested paper plant after concerns were raised that it will pollute the Hau River.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi on Monday confirmed the completion of procedures for setting up the Chinese consulate general in Da Nang.

An interagency inspection team consisted of the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Culture-Sports-Tourism recently launched a series of raids across the country, targeting companies suspected of using unlicensed software.

 The Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Dinh La Thang, on June 27 hosted a reception for Rena Bitter, US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City who came to bid farewell at the end of her tenure.

 Growing cooperation between the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) and the Parliament of the Federation Wallonie-Brussels, along with the Belgian Federal Parliament, has contributed to the two countries’ overall relations.

Senior Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 27 for a visiting delegation from Japan’s Self Defence Force.  

 Ho Chi Minh City needs a particular mechanism in order to fulfil its role as an economic locomotive of the country, Politburo member and Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Dinh La Thang has said.

 The total foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in Vietnam in the first half of the year reached more than 11.2 billion USD, the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) said.

 Hundreds of Asian openbill storks, which are listed as an especially rare species in Vietnam’s Red Book, are making their home at the historical relic site of Dien Bien Phu battlefield this season, greatly delighting tourists.