The Vietnamese Government will do its utmost in maintaining and bolstering the traditional friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba.

 ASEAN-China relations and the East Sea issue dominated a special meeting of foreign ministers of ASEAN and China in Kunming, in the Chinese province of Yunnan on June 14.

Boosting productivity and inclusiveness is crucial for Southeast Asian countries in the building of the ASEAN Community, said Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son while opening the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Forum.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed the new Ambassadors of Malaysia and Thailand to Vietnam during his separate receptions in Hanoi on June 14.

 Cultural cooperation has contributed to intensifying friendship and mutual understanding between the people of Vietnam and the Czech Republic.

President Tran Dai Quang arrived in Phnom Penh on the afternoon of June 14, beginning his State visit to Cambodia at the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has announced a plan to sell stakes in 120 businesses in 2016. However, the list does not include the names most wanted by investors.

VietNamNet Bridge - As only 10 teacher training establishments are under the control of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), it is difficult to control the number of teachers being trained. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors have shown strong desire to buy MobiFone’s stakes. The Vietnamese mobile network operator, after a lot of delays, will undergo equitization in 2016.

 Viet Nam is showing huge potential for franchising, with dozens of franchises having been established and more new brands expected to enter the market in the next five to 10 years, according to analysts.

With the ‘destructive power’ believed to be much bigger than the 2008 crisis, the Chinese financial storm, if it occurs, will be a big threat to Vietnam, which has close economic relations with the world’s second-largest economy, experts say.

 Vietnam’s low ranking in corporate governance could scare off investors in the stock market, says Phan Duc Hieu, deputy ​director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

VietNamNet Bridge - Con Dao Island is not only famous for beautiful large beaches and primitive forests, but recently also for beaches covered with garbage.

State-owned shipping firm Vinalines is striving to tackle a big debt owed by its subsidiary Vinashinlines through selling the infamous Lash Song Giang ship fleet, which has stopped operation for about eight years now.

 President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has asked the Norwegian side to further promote cooperation with Vietnam in fields of the North European country’s strength and Vietnam’s demand.

 The new People’s Council of Hanoi (15th tenure) convened the first session on June 14 to elect key officials who will lead the capital city from now to 2021.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc agreed to allocate VND400 billion (US$ 17.9 million) from the central government budget to support Da Nang preparations to host the 2017 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation) Summit.

 The Vietnam E-Commerce Association (VECOM) has announced they expect a strong turnout to participate in this year’s annual Mobile Commerce Day workshop on June 18 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - "Although we have the right to use the brand name Big C within 10 years after the acquisition, we have decided to rename it next year," said the CEO of Thailand’s Central Group.

VietNamNet Bridge – Because of the severe heat in the last few days, hundreds of football fans in Hanoi and HCM City watched Euro 2016 on the sidewalks.