A total of 23,065 automobiles were sold in the domestic market in May, up 9 percent against the previous month, reported the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA).

 The National Assembly passed a resolution approving the State budget balance in 2016 and another on the NA’s supervision programme for 2019 during its sitting in the morning of June 12. 

 The Cybersecurity Law was passed this morning of June 12 by the National Assembly, with 86.86% of NA deputies voting for the legislation.

Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh expressed his delight at the strong development of the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership while meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tadamori Oshima.

 Three Lao nationals were caught red-handed trafficking 10 bricks of heroin, 31,000 meth pills, 2 kg of opium and four guns near the shared border with Vietnam on June 11.

 The first-ever Thanh Ha litchi festival took place in the northern province of Hai Duong to promote the local specialty fruit.

 The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada has published on its website an interview with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the conclusion of the 44th G7 summit held on June 8–9, 2018, in Quebec. 

 The National Assembly is slated to adopt two resolutions and three laws during its morning sitting on June 12, part of the on-going fifth session. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi on June 11, concluding his trip to Canada to attend the G7 Outreach Summit from June 8-10 and for a visit of Canada at the invitation of his Canadian counterpart Justine Trudeau. 

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Many types of insects and reptiles that cost thousands to several million dong, or even tens of millions of dong, are sold online and in stores. State agencies have rejected the licensing of such imports.

The 2017-2018 academic year has just finished and it’s time for Vietnamese parents to show off their children’s learning achievements by posting credits on social networks. 

 Vietnam has witnessed numerous merger and acquisitions (M&A) deals with foreign partners completed in recent years, with many more in the pipeline.

 One of the most urgent requirements of public health is to protect people from the risks of smoking as tobacco-related diseases claim more than 40,000 lives in Vietnam every year.

 Vietnam Television (VTV) announced on June 10 that it has signed contracts with Viettel, FPT and VNPT for the transmission of intact signals of the matches and companion programmes related to the World Cup 2018 that will be broadcast on VTV channels.

 Around 80 delegates from foreign missions, Vietnamese agencies, and academics gathered at the third Ocean Dialogue, to discuss the international law on the East Sea, which opened in Hanoi on June 11.

 A new application for vehicle hiring called ABER was officially launched in Vietnam yesterday. Aiming to offer passengers more options, ABER is born based on a German foundation and is modified to better suit the Vietnamese’s demands.

 Due to the affection of the southwestern monsoon, the region in the middle and south of the east sea (including Truong Sa archipelago) experiences strong wind, rough sea.

 The domestic market has seen the demand for TV sets skyrocketing these days and is poised to accelerate further in the coming time as the national broadcaster Vietnam Television has won 2018 World Cup broadcasting rights.