The violations of the endangered species act in Vietnam will face higher punishments as prescribed in the 2015 revised Penal Code, which is scheduled to take effect from July 1, 2016, said an officer from the Ministry of Public Security.

 Managing Director of the German Association of the Toy Industry (DVSI) Ulrich Brobeil has met with Vietnamese diplomats to discuss the association investing in Vietnam.

  Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang has highlighted his city’s desire to enhance cooperation with Phnom Penh and other Cambodian localities during his working visit to Cambodia.

 Vietnam wishes to learn from London’s experience in building a municipal council, the roles played by the municipal council and administration as well as links between them, said National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 1 for Governor Le Van Hieu and Premier Jay Weatherill of South Australia.

 The Vietnamese Government supports the cooperation between the Vietnamese and Lao Ministries of Justice, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Logistics and supply chain management have significantly improved in recent years thanks to the Government's policies as well as the perception of entrepreneurs, according to the Viet Nam Logistics Business Association.

Swarms of bo dau den, an insect shaped like black bean, have invaded residents’ homes in Village 3, Hung Phuoc Commune, Bu Dop District in Binh Phuoc Province.

Around 460 establishments cause environmental pollution, with 40 of them causing serious levels of pollution in HCM City, according to the City's Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

VietNamNet Bridge - A survey conducted of nearly 1,000 students from secondary schools and Hanoi University showed that 15.2 percent have sent erotic messages and images to others through phones, called ‘sexting’.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many enterprises have reported unsatisfactory business results for 2015, with shares remaining attractive in investors’ eyes.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Viet Dung, CEO of Viettel Telecom, noted that it is small firms, such as Zalo, not large mobile network operators like Viettel, which are now leading the OTT (over the top) market. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Natural disasters in the central region and the Mekong Delta of Vietnam this year have been unprecedented, causing great damage to agriculture and the economy in general.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign motorbike manufacturers have earned billions of dollars in Vietnam, a market with 90 million people and 45 million motorbikes.

 Drunk driving or refusal to comply with a police ordered alcohol and drug test will now attract penalties of up to VNĐ18 million (US$800).

 Multidisciplinary conglomerate Vingroup signed cooperation contracts with nearly 250 local firms in 7 industries yesterday under its programme to support and promote domestic production.

 The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will not divest State-owned investment capital from Viet Nam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company, known as Vinamilk, this year as planned.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem regained his top position in the men’s category at the ongoing Asian Individual Chess Championship in Uzbekistan.

 The HCM City Preventive Medicine Centre today confirmed the first fatality caused by meningitis since the beginning of this year.

 A flood control and prevention project proposal for downtown HCM City, worth VNĐ20 trillion (US$900 million), has been rejected by municipal leaders and irrigation experts.