Vietnamese and Japanese members of parliament have discussed ways to promote the CPTPP and strengthen exchanges between the two countries’ parliamentarians at all levels.

 The Binh Thuan Investigation Police Agency decided to launch legal proceedings against and detain eight suspects for investigation of their allegedly involvement in social disturbance, property destruction and resisting on-duty officers. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc clarified concerns over the draft Law on Special Administrative – Economic Units and the draft Law on Cyber Security during a meeting with voters in Tien Lang district, Hai Phong on June 18. 

 Real estate tycoon Phan Van Anh Vu faces a life sentence after being charged with abusing his position to appropriate property in Dong A Bank case.

 Food delivery services are blooming in Hanoi for hungry late night TV watching football fans.

 Vietnam’s airports served a total of 43.3 million passengers and handled over 603,000 tonnes of goods in the first five months of this year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

 Police of Binh Tan district in Ho Chi Minh City on June 18 began criminal proceedings against a man and a woman for “resisting on-duty officers."

 Cases that workers stop working and gather in cities and provinces have decreased gradually and by June 16, most of the protesting workers resumed their work, said an official of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour.

 Many state officials have tried to appoint and promote as many people as possible just before their retirement no matter if the position is full or not.

A project to build a USD4-billion so-called smart city in Hanoi will start in the outlying district of Dong Anh in October this year.

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in May rose by 0.55% against the previous month, the largest monthly increase in the last six years, according to the General Statistics Office.

 Prosecutors have demanded the death penalty for a man accused of killing a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. 

 The border guard force of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on June 18 afternoon handed over three traffickers of crystal meth to the provincial police. 

 Vietnam and France signed many cooperation agreements in health during a working visit to France by Vietnamese Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien from June 13-17 at the invitation of French Minister of Solidarities and Health Agnès Buzyn. 

 The northern and central region of Vietnam is forecasted to experience a new hot spell from today, June 19.

The models of the gold World Cup trophy are meticulously made by the artisans of Bat Trang ceramic village in Hanoi, and have been impressing many visitors including foreign tourists.

Lobster farming models in Phan Rang - Thap Cham city, the southern central province of Ninh Thuan has brought high economic value for local farmers.

The State Bank of Vietnam has decided to push ahead with restructuring the banking system, applying stricter measures to effectively prevent cross-ownership at commercial banks.

VietNamNet Bridge - High inflation may put pressure on the exchange rate and prompt foreign investors to withdraw capital from Vietnam’s stock market, analysts say.

 Vietnam, together with Bangladesh and the Philippines, will deliver a draft solution on women’s rights amidst climate change at the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on June 18.