Vietnamese spent an average of 24.7 hours a week on the Internet, up nine hours from 2014, according to a 2015 cross-platform insights report released by Nielsen.

 The Mekong Delta suffered losses worth more than VNĐ4.7 trillion (US$215 million) due to the severe and prolonged drought and saltwater intrusion last dry season, the Southwest Region Steering Committee has reported.

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has directed universities to make English the second language on campus.

 Director of the HCM City Cadre Institute, Tran Hoang Ngan, speaks about tasks facing the new government in achieving a high GDP rate.

Multi-level marketing companies must submit reports on their business activities in first half of this year to the Vietnam Competition Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade before July 15.

 The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has requested that the total number of State officials be reduced by 5,433 in the first phase this year.

Hanoi’s Old Quarter has long been famous for its architecture and traditional crafts, many of which have been lost to rapid urbanization. Hung is the last practitioner of his family’s traditional craft of iron forging, in Lo Ren (blacksmith) street.

Terms for special bonds issued by the Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) to buy non-performing loans (NPLs) from credit institutions will be extended to ten years in some cases, according to a State Bank of Viet Nam newly-issued regulation.

The 2016 Mekong Delta Forum entitled “Committed to a Prosperous and Climate Resilient Mekong Delta” will be held in HCM City on June 27 and 28 to discuss solutions for the critical challenges posed to the region by climate change.

 HCM City People’s Committee has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to repair four kilometres of old water drainage systems in central districts.

Four crew members were seriously injured and three fishermen remain missing after an explosion occurred on a fishing boat offshore the southwestern province of Kien Giang.

 Two different awards, the Vietnam ICT Top 5 and Gold Medal Award, have been given to enterprises in the information and communication technologies sector to recognise their outstanding achievements.

  Forest destruction, especially in the Central Highlands, remains a major headache. Deforestation has taken a heavy toll on the ecosystem and the environment, which is evident in serious land erosion, animal habitat reduction, landslides and flooding.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Under the plan, the entire AAE-1 undersea optical cable route will be completed and put into use by the end of 2016.

 Chinese dealers are dominating the market for dragon fruit, manipulating supply and prices in Binh Thuan Province, provincial authorities have said.

North-central Ha Tinh province has denied reports it has agreed in principle to a Taiwanese investor building a port and livestock complex worth $2.5 billion.

VietNamNet Bridge – A Saigon man named Quang has invested a lot of money to import a special chicken species from the US to breed in Vietnam. He now runs three chicken farms in HCM City and Dong Thap Province.

The Hanoi municipal People’s Committee has announced a detailed master plan for the Nhat Tan – Noi Bai route, also known as Vo Nguyen Giap Road, with an aim of driving development in localities surrounding the Red River north of Hanoi.

 The International Tennis Federation on June 23 unveiled that Ho Chi Minh City has been selected to host its 2017 Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) from August 1-4, inclusive.

 The Vietnam national women’s football team will participate in a short training session in Prague, Czech Republic to prepare for the AFF Women’s Football Championships in Myanmar, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.