Several invasive alien species have entered Viet Nam, impacting the local environment and biodiversity and triggering concern among authorised agencies.

Ha Noi authorities have approved a construction waste recycling project that can replace some of the materials used in building pavements and rural roads.

 A total of 36 precious artifacts, from the Nguyen dynasty period (1802-1945), are on display at an exhibition that opened recently at Lam Dong museum in Da Lat city.

A Vietnamese representative has again stressed the important role of the UNCLOS as the Constitution of the seas and oceans which provides a comprehensive and sound legal framework for all activities carried out in the seas and oceans.

 Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will spend over VND2.11 trillion ($95.9 million) on purchasing ten Airbus A350-900XWB and 8 Boeing B787-9 aircraft this year.

Petronas Dagangan Bhd, whose deal to sell its Vietnam-based unit Thang Long LPG Company Ltd to Totalgaz Vietnam LLC fell through in January this year, has sold the LPGbottler and jetty owner to Noi Thuong Bac JSC.

 Some 81.4 per cent of 4G consumers have discussed Viettel’s 4G on social media, according to Buzzmetrics’ 4G Market Overview report, which analyzed the opinions of consumers on social media from November 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017.

 The increasing interest rates on house buying and housing repair loans at commercial banks raise worries about the liquidity of the Vietnamese economy.

Bibica Corporation may see the end of conflicts between its two big shareholders, PAN Food and Lotte Confectionery, as the former is forecasted to purchase more shares and take the helm of Bibica’s board of directors.

 Vietnam’s first 7-Eleven convenience store opened in HCM City on June 15, attracting thousands of customers.

 Experts gathered at a workshop in Hanoi on June 15 to discuss activities to adapt to climate change in the agricultural sector to implement the Paris Agreement.

 The 14th National Assembly wrapped up its second Q&A session of this tenure after three working days in Hanoi on June 15. 

 The People’s Court of northern Phu Tho province on June 15 sentenced three men to death and another to life in jail for trafficking 300 heroin bricks in the province’s largest-ever narcotics case in terms of drug quantity.

Cities and provinces around Vietnam will have new telephone area codes from June 17.

 The Ministry of Health has urged people to take actions to prevent dengue fever amid increasing infections nationwide.

 The Investment and Industrial Development Corporation (Becamex IDC) will offer a 25 per cent stake or 329.25 million shares to strategic investors at the upcoming initial public offering (IPO).

 FPT Corporation has reportedly sold its distribution business FPT Trading to US-headquartered Synnex Corp, retail sources told zing.vn.

 The head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV), Lai Xuan Thanh, denied on Thursday that his agency had rejected an operating application from Viet Bamboo Airways Company.

 The Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi will exhibit its collection of around 100 red lacquer trimmed with gold wooden artefacts from the 15th century, starting June 20.

Korean pop star Jessica Jung, ex SNSD (Girls’ Generation) member will headline the card at a concert this coming June 24 in Ho Chi Minh City.