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Car owners to be fined for wedding photo shoot on highway

The police said they would fine the owners of 30 cars which illegally parked on the Hanoi-Hai Phong Highway to take wedding photos on June 7.

40-year Vietnam-Turkey diplomatic ties: cooperation for development

 Vietnam and Turkey will cooperate further for mutual development, thanks to their existing potential and the resolve of their leaders and people.

RoK continues leading foreign investors in Vietnam

 The Republic of Korea (RoK) has been the biggest investor among 86 countries and territories investing Vietnam so far this year, with total investment of 2.63 billion USD.

PVP Land case: court maintains charges against defendants

  The High-Level People’s Court in Hanoi on June 8 decided to uphold the charge of “asset embezzlement” given to defendants in the asset embezzlement case at PetroVietnam Power Land JSC (PVP Land).

Asian volleyball champs to kicks off in Bac Ninh this weekend

The Asian Women’s U19 Volleyball Championship will kick off in northern Bac Ninh province on June 10. 

Deputy chief judge of Supreme People’s Court appointed

 President Tran Dai Quang on June 8 handed over an appointment decision to new deputy chief judge of the Supreme People’s Court.

Blockchain technology creates new strides in building digital economy

 Blockchain could play an important role in building the digital economy and improving the efficiency of some fields that Vietnam is still weak such as logistics services and product origin trace.

Highlights of VN-Canada relationship

The new framework of the Viet Nam-Canada relationship encompasses seven areas ranging from politics and diplomacy to peope-to-people exchanges.

Tisco and MCC still unable to close EPC dispute

 The fate of the long-delayed Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Plant remains uncertain due to the unfinished negotiations of the new EPC package between Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel JSC (Tisco) and the Chinese constractor MCC.

Despite Infront confirmation, VTV denies owning World Cup TV rights

 VTV has once again denied owning the 2018 World Cup’s TV rights, despite the announcement made by Infront Sport & Media AG at 11 PM yesterday to agree to sell the rights.

Big difficulties discourage agriculture startups

VietNamNet Bridge - Loss, inability to access bank loans, unreasonable policies and investors’ indifference all are putting pressure on the CEO of agriculture startups.

Technological contest in HCMC aiming at building smart city

 The new season of the biannual technological creations contest titled solutions and technologies to build a smart city has been launched in HCMC.

US$43 million to be spent for tunnel to ease traffic jam in HCM City

 Ho Chi Minh City is planning to spend over VND1 trillion ($43.8 million) to build a tunnel in An Phu intersection in District 2 to tackle traffic congestion, announced the Department of Transport in HCMC yesterday.

V.League Preview: Thrilling matches expected between frontrunners

 The 12th round of the 2018 V.League is expected to give fans a lot of thrills, as the leaders Hanoi FC and fourth-placed Hoang Anh Gia Lai will play away to reigning champions Quang Nam FC and second-placed Quang Ninh Coal, respectively.

Startup jupviec.vn secures funding from US fund

 JupViec.vn, a household service start-up connecting domestic workers and customers via mobile phone apps, has received an undisclosed investment from San Francisco-based investment fund Patamar Capital.

Jetstar Pacific has all flight plans submitted online

 Vietnam’s low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific has been approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) to implement online submission of flight plans based on the 4.0 technology platform at all 16 domestic airports it operates.

Supermarkets in VN may be open up to 22 hours a day

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has drafted a Government decree that encourages supermarkets to stay open for up to 22 hours a day, Thanh Nien newspaper reports.

Lawmaker suggests delaying vote on draft SEZ law

 A lawmaker on June 7 proposed the National Assembly (NA) delay a vote on the draft Law on Special Administrative and Economic Units, also known as special economic zones (SEZ), until the next session of the NA.

VN economy blooms in first five months

 Vietnam’s economic situation in the first five months of the year has seen firms’ confidence increasingly strengthen, with industrial production climbing to the highest level seen in the period since 2012.

VTV almost reaches deal for World Cup 2018 broadcasting rights

 Vietnam Television (VTV) claims to have almost finalised negotiations with Infront Sports & Media for buying broadcasting rights of the upcoming World Cup 2018.