HCMC will publicize its development policies, administrative procedures and zoning plans for sectors and land use from now until 2020 as a measure to further improve the investment environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It wasn’t until recent food safety concerns that the market recognised a huge demand among Vietnamese customers for food of clear original, and enterprises were quick to jump in the high-potential agriculture sector

 Up to 39 standards are scheduled to be laid down for the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) in July, which will conform with international criteria.

 Kazakh Ambassador to Vietnam Bakytzhan Zhumagulov has suggested Kazakhstan and Vietnam team up in railway transportation at a press conference in Hanoi on June 23.

 Two Lao drug traffickers with nearly 11kg of heroin have been detained by anti-drug forces of the central province of Thanh Hoa and the neighbouring Lao province of Houaphan.

 Two more bodies, likely to be CASA 212 crewmembers, were found at the scene where the rescue aircraft crashed near Bach Long Vi island of northern Hai Phong city on the morning of June 24.

 The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations in New York has been canvassing for votes for Vietnamese Ambassador to Kuwait Nguyen Hong Thao to join the UN’s International Law Commission (ILC).

 Vietnam and Poland should continue expanding cooperation in fields of their strength and those they have demand for like tourism, education, food processing, and climate change response, as they have yet to fully tap their cooperation potential.

 Illegal activities that have been continuously deployed by China cannot change the fact that Vietnam has sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh on June 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Toyota Mekong Club Championship 2016 is scheduled to kick off from November to January next year, according to the event’s organisers.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Dr. Phan Toan Thang is honored as the father of the technique of grafting stem cells from the umbilical cord to heal wounds caused by burns, diabetes and many other diseases.

Miss Southeast Asia 2014 Vu Tran Trieu Thu had to temporarily close her Facebook page after many fans made critical comments about her poor English performance at a beauty pageant held in the Philippines last December, where Thu was a judge.

VietNamNet Bridge - The odd incident occurred in Hanoi when a dog would not allow anyone to move a drunken man sleeping in the middle of the road.

VietNamNet Bridge – A pregnant woman was in a taxi on the way to the hospital when she suddenly began labor. The taxi driver had to stop the car and carried out a delivery in his car. 

VietNamNet Bridge - With a value of VND2.4 trillion, the deal between Vietnam Airlines and ANA Holdings is expected to make big changes to the aviation market. The airline sold 8.771 percent to the Japanese-owned ANA. 

 Russian oil and gas firm Rosneft has clinched a contract to supply 96 million tons of oil to PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PV Oil), a member of Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN).

 European plane maker Airbus, the manufacturer of the Vietnam Marine Police’s missing sea patrol plane CASA-212, will coordinate with Vietnamese authorities to investigate the incident.

 VietNamNet Bridge – VietGangz Brotherhood Coffee in District 3, HCMC is known as a venue for motorcycle lovers.

VietNamNet Bridge – A new theatre offering traditional shows aimed at visitors will be built in downtown HCM City next month. 

Ha Tinh authorities have agreed in principal to license Taiwanese Wei Yu Engineering Company to develop an agricultural and a wharf construction project in Vung Ang Economic Zone with the total investment capital of $2.5 billion.