Police in HCM City have confiscated 1.2 tonnes of khat leaves imported from Africa and one case re-exported to the US. The leaves, which contain the stimulant cathinone, are banned in Vietnam.

Nearly 70 percent of German companies in Vietnam are pleased with their business results, while more than half of German investors consider increasing their investment in Vietnam next year, the AHK World Business Outlook Survey 2016 has found.  

 State-owned enterprises sold shares worth more than 2.08 trillion VND (93.2 million USD) in book value for 4.17 trillion VND (186.3 million USD) in the first five months of 2016, said the Ministry of Finance on June 6.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong welcomed a high-level delegation from the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) in Hanoi on June 6.

 Japan topped the medal table of the Asian Junior Athletics Championships, which concluded on June 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Experts are urging the building of a master plan on preserving marine biodiversity in its true sense to improve the efficiency of the work in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge - By 2020, 80% of Vietnam's population will use mobile phones and thr number of online business will increase 40%. 

 Viet Nam finished top at the second Asian Pencak Silat Championship which closed at the Bedok Sports Hall in Singapore on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japan will provide Vietnam with 166.124 billion yen (US$1.5 billion) in official development assistance (ODA) loans to support the latter’s implemention of three major projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nine out of 13 prizes for the most outstanding performances at the International Circus Festival 2016 were awarded to Vietnamese teams.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for a long-term plan to promote domestic tourism, particularly in the central provinces

Air carriers have rushed to buy airplanes to expand their fleets, a reflection of the high growth rate of the Vietnamese aviation market, but this flurry of purchases has raised worries about overloading infrastructure.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There have been more instances of soil erosion along the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta’s many rivers and canals after the season’s first rains in recent days.

Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has completed the bid to sell its floating dock 83M for VND38.5 billion ($1.71 million), according to newswire Tienphong.vn.

The Ministry of Education and Training, Microsoft Vietnam and Vietnet Information Technology and Communication Center today jointly organised the launch of the “YouthSpark Digital Inclusion” projec.

 Hanoi granted investment licenses and certificates of investment registration to 23 projects on June 4, with a total value of VND36 trillion ($1.7 billion).

A series of polices on road maintenance, investments from the social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance funds will come into effect from June.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won a bronze medal at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis in the US yesterday, June 6.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam International Challenge winners Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang will represent Vietnam at the Xiamenair Australian Badminton Open which will start today in Sydney.

As a result of existing overload at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat airport and the rapidly growing travel demand, Vietnam is working on the expansion plan of Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, which has been referred to as “the other controversial Long Thanh airport”.