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Vietnam supports dialogue measure to solve DPRK’s nuclear issue

“Vietnam’s consistent viewpoint is supporting the settlement of all disagreements about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s nuclear issue through dialogue,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said.

Vietnam fosters multilateral ties with Australia

 Vietnam wishes to foster all-out ties with Australia, including politics, trade, investment, culture and education, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Japanese personnel official welcomed in Hanoi

 Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed that Vietnam considers Japan a key partner in human resources development.

Honda tries to keep market share as motorbike sales fall

VietNamNet Bridge - Honda, the largest motorbike manufacturer in Vietnam, in a recent report, said the motorbike market would not see growth next year. 

Man misdiagnosed with HIV for 19 years

 A man in Binh Thuan Province has requested the provincial health sector to issue a public apology and provide compensation after a mistaken diagnosis for HIV/AIDS 19 years ago. During the time, he has had to live with discriminations.

Why is Vietnam not among the 140 countries with Apple SIM?

 VietNamNet Bridge - Apple SIM services are available in 140 countries, including in the Southeast Asian region, except for Vietnam because partners of Apple have not cooperated with local networks.

Aircraft accident outcomes announced

The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence announced the initial outcomes of the search and rescue operations for the SU30 MK2 and CASA 212 aircraft yesterday.

Vietnam exports more processed products to the U.S

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is now exporting more high value products instead of raw materials to the U.S. market.

Rapid bus link plan for HCM City's first metro line

 The southern province of Binh Duong has proposed developing a rapid bus link with HCM City’s first metro line.

Change in approach needed in vocational education management

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) is proposing the government transfer the management of vocational training systems, currently managed by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, to MoET.

Vietnamese couples raise "mistaken babies" for four years

VietNamNet Bridge - The two couples took home babies who were not their natural children and the mistake was discovered four years later. The incident occurred at the Thanh Hoa Province Obstetrics Hospital.

Vietnam’s 9X students at Harvard

Vietnamese students who were born in the 1990s at Harvard are passionate, confident and dynamic. They aspire to confirm their intelligence and personality and long to dedicate themselves to the community and their hometown.

Proposed Vinh Son 2 hydropower project causes public controversy

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists, Gia Lai provincial authorities, local residents and managers of Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve oppose the project on building a hydropower plant in the sanctuary.  

HCM City to publicize development policies, zoning plans

 HCMC will publicize its development policies, administrative procedures and zoning plans for sectors and land use from now until 2020 as a measure to further improve the investment environment.

VN State Audit to follow new standards in July

 Up to 39 standards are scheduled to be laid down for the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) in July, which will conform with international criteria.

Vietnam – bridge linking EEU and ASEAN: Kazakh ambassador

 Kazakh Ambassador to Vietnam Bakytzhan Zhumagulov has suggested Kazakhstan and Vietnam team up in railway transportation at a press conference in Hanoi on June 23.

Anti-drug forces arrest two Lao traffickers, seize 11kg of heroin

 Two Lao drug traffickers with nearly 11kg of heroin have been detained by anti-drug forces of the central province of Thanh Hoa and the neighbouring Lao province of Houaphan.

Two more bodies found at CASA 212 crash scene

 Two more bodies, likely to be CASA 212 crewmembers, were found at the scene where the rescue aircraft crashed near Bach Long Vi island of northern Hai Phong city on the morning of June 24.

Vietnamese ambassador runs for membership in int’l law commission

 The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations in New York has been canvassing for votes for Vietnamese Ambassador to Kuwait Nguyen Hong Thao to join the UN’s International Law Commission (ILC).

Vietnam, Poland asked to expand cooperation in strong fields

 Vietnam and Poland should continue expanding cooperation in fields of their strength and those they have demand for like tourism, education, food processing, and climate change response, as they have yet to fully tap their cooperation potential.