Agencies and ministries in Vietnam have wasted huge amounts of public money on excessive numbers of new cars.

 The Ministry of Health set up an inspection team to test food safety on products made by Coca Cola Vietnam, said inspectorate chief Dang Van Chinh on June 19.

Thai investments are expected to continue growing across Vietnam thanks to the country’s improved business climate and new trade bloc windfalls.

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs confirmed that it would comply with any government decision to transfer the management of the vocational training system to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Vietnamese marketing experts commented that US President Obama gave Habevo a golden opportunity to advertise its Bia Ha Noi (Hanoi beer) brand. But Habeco still cannot take full advantage of the opportunity.

 Starbucks Corp has opened its fifth store in Hanoi, expanding its presence in Vietnam, one of the world's largest coffee-growing countries.

 Nguyen Thi Huyen is Vietnam's second track-and-field athlete to be named as a member of the Vietnam national team to compete at the Rio Olympics this summer.

 The Asian Tour will return to Vietnam next summer at The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, according to the organisers.

Analysts have noted that equitized SOEs tend to choose  conglomerates with powerful financial capability - real estate developers or financiers - which do not have relations to their core business fields, as their strategic shareholders. 

 The Prime Minister has signed a decision to establish a 39-member National Financial and Monetary Policy Consultation Council led by Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

 Russia’s biggest truck producer KAMAZ plans to increase its export to Vietnam from 700 trucks in 2015 to 1,000 ones this year.

 The delivery of 5,000 tonnes of Vietnamese rice to Cuba as a donation took place at the headquarters of the Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Ministry (MINCEX) on June 16.

 The Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) delineated Vietnam’s territory spanning from the mainland to sea and islands, and continuously exercised the country’s maritime sovereignty.

VietNamNet Bridge - The increase in the number of big farms which do outsourcing for CP Group has contributed to serious pollution in many localities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite high tuition, private schools continue to attract Hanoi parents and their children because of their education quality. 

More and more Vietnamese consumers are using smartphones to search information about products, order goods and make payments, according to Nguyen Phi Hung, director of DKT Media, Google’s main partner in Vietnam. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Though some problems still exist in the legal framework, more and more foreigners are registering to buy houses in Vietnam.

Ratings agency identifies limitations facing Vietnam Asset Management Company in its work to handle non-performing loans.

The HCMC Department of Transport expects a smart transport operation center to be in place in 2020 to integrate all traffic monitoring equipment and transport infrastructure management facilities to better manage traffic in the city. 

 The Ministry of Science and Technology said it is finding ways to spur growth of startups following the Government’s approval last month of a national scheme to support an innovative startup ecosystem.