The outlook for Vietnam’s economic growth in 2018 is quite bright thanks to positive economic performance in the first quarter, said Tran Quoc Phuong, Director of the Ministry of Planning and Investment's National Economic Issues Department. 

 Border guards of the northern province of Lao Cai have arrested a suspect who was illegally transporting two bricks of heroin (nearly 0.7 kg) in Na Loc 4 village, Ban Lau commune, Muong Khuong district.

 The number of casualties in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau caused by flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains on June 23 and 24 continued to rise, local officials said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investments from the US and EU bring modern technologies and high economic efficiency as their projects are in the fields of renewable energy, IT, education, healthcare, service, finance & banking, transport and tourism.

VietNamNet Bridge - The economic performance in recent months, especially in May, shows that the national economy may not maintain the high growth rate seen in the first quarter.

 UnionPay International (UPI), a subsidiary of China UnionPay, said that it has signed a cooperation agreement on payment by QR code with VNPAY - the biggest QR code payment firm in Vietnam.

 The Solar Experience Space model of Bach Khoa Energy Corporate has been named ‘Outstanding Project’ in the Smart Renewable Energy category at the Smarter Energy Awards 2018 in Munich, Germany.

 Cashew nut processing plants have halted operation due to a lack of raw materials, the Vietnam Cashew Nut Association (Vinacas) has said.

 Cashew nut processing plants have halted operation due to a lack of raw materials, the Vietnam Cashew Nut Association (Vinacas) has said, urging processors to stay calm in the face of price fluctuations on the world cashew market.

 A Vietnamese beauty queen has brought a bit of Vietnamese flavour to the World Cup in Russia.

 The Viet Nam Textile and Apparel Association, Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and TAL Group have decided to introduce the application of HIGG index in the textile and garment industry.

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked Binh Thuan Province to closely supervise titanium mining activities, which were supposed to have been halted years ago due to the serious impact on the environment.

 An excessive amount of rubbish and litter is blocking drains and sewers in HCM City, worsening flooding in the rainy season.

 Demands for manual labour is rising Ho Chi Minh City, accounting for 50% of the recruitment, but young people prefer better jobs.

 The images of hundreds of people rushing to shove food onto their plates at a free buffet event at a restaurant in Can Tho Province have been shocking.

 A patient with end-stage kidney failure has died of swine at Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City flu, the hospital announced on Saturday (June 23).

 With Vietnam signing many multilateral and bilateral trade agreements and attracting more and more foreign investment, it is hard to avoid grievances and disputes, a workshop heard in HCM City yesterday (June 22).

 Four persons, including two executives, at the State-owned oil and gas group PetroVietnam (PVN) were detained yesterday on charges of abusing power to misappropriate assets.

 Vietnam and Switzerland agreed to bolster experience exchange in law building and enforcement, and execution of international treaties under a freshly inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

 Ambassador of Vietnam to the US Pham Quang Vinh and US Congressman Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, talked about increasing parliamentary exchanges during their meeting on June 20.