VietNamNet Bridge - While more and more foreign giants are coming to Vietnam, domestic plastics companies are still fumbling for a way to control supply sources.

 More than 2,000 foreign businesses from 16 countries and territories worldwide have invested some 15.75 trillion USD in Vietnam’s garment and textile sector so far, according to Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association.

Vietnam’s first field hospital has been all set for the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

 Sales of fast moving consumer goods have slowed down this year in both urban and rural areas, according to Kantar Worldpanel, a global expert in shoppers’ behaviour.

 The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been advised to amend some regulations so as to have 100 percent of people living with HIV covered by health insurance by 2020.

 The National Assembly is expected to adopt the draft law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law on Sports and Physical Training and the bill on Measurement and Map on June 14.

 The Van Don International Airport in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh is scheduled to receive the first flight in December this year, according to the investor – Sun Group. 

 The VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) gained 9.77 points to stay at 1,030.53 points on June 13 after losing more than 18 points on the previous day.

 Authorities on June 13 discovered methamphetamine drugs hidden in a parcel transported from the Netherlands to Vietnam.

 Nguyen Thanh Liem, Director of the Stem Cell and Gene Technology Institute at Vinmec Times City International Hospital, has become the first Vietnamese doctor to receive the 2018 Nikkei Asia Prize in the science and technology category.

 The interest rates were kept stable in the first six months of 2018 while the lending rates for priority fields have decreased.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a document answering a question of National Assembly deputy Le Cong Dinh regarding measures to foster regional connectivity.

 Vietnamese boxer Tran Van Thao has jumped 51 spots from 91 to 40 in the rankings of World Boxing Confederation in the men’s 52kg category.

Grocery owners have begun feeling the pressure of ‘Jack Ma’s retail empire’ which has entered Vietnam through Lazada. They are upgrading their stores in an aim to be more professional in the digital era.

VietNamNet Bridge - The PhotoSolver app was created by GotIt!, founded by its CEO Tran Viet Hung.

VietNamNet Bridge - The plan on inspecting motor vehicle emissions, approved by the Prime Minister eight years ago, has yet to be implemented because agencies have not set detailed plans. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Data, algorithms and a good workforce are the three prerequisites that will determine the quality of AI products, according to experts.

 2018 World Cup donning jerseys and caps of their favourite teams crowded the Noi Bai international airport on June 13 morning, waiting to board their planes to Russia, where the 2018 World Cup will be kicked off on June 14.

 The freshly-passed Law on Cyber Security will not hinder activities of people and businesses, affirmed Major General Nguyen Minh Duc, Director of the Institute of Police Science under the People’s Police Academy.

 The seafood companies should work closer with various ministries such as trade and industry and foreign affairs to overcome trade barriers that hinder Vietnamese seafood exports, a top agriculture official said.