Incense smoke is as toxic as cigarette smoke, experts say, but the product is not subject to control and there is no standard for incense quality.

 The local sugar industry once again cries for more support as the sugar stockpile has kept mounting. As of the end of May it had reached an estimated 670,000 tons. 

Hanoi FC put their humiliating 5-2 defeat to Saigon FC behind them, as manager Chu Dinh Nghiem's side came from behind to taste victory over SHB Da Nang by the same score at home in the 15th round of the 2018 Nuti Café V.League on June 23.

 More than 11,600 candidates have participated in the Korean language examinations 2018 held in Hanoi and HCM City on June 23.

 Two sign agreement to work together in researching, developing and applying AI in the fintech industry.

The project on conserving Dak Lak elephants by 2020, capitalized at VND80 billion, has brought positive changes in the province. One elephant is pregnant and is expecting a baby in 12 months.

The export revenue of Vinatex increased by VND2 trillion ($88 million), while Itochu Corporation poured $47 million into the company. 

 Viettel Global, Viettel Group’s international investment arm, will be listed on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UpCOM) in July and plans to increase charter capital by VND8 trillion ($349.49 million).

 As Vietnam yearns to transform its cities into smart ones, it can learn from the experience of other smart cities around the world and seek to overcome the challenges by collaborating with numerous stakeholders.

 The recently adopted Law on Cyber Security systemizes Vietnam’s regulations and matches the Constitution as well as international treaties of which Vietnam is a member. 

 Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son paid working visits to Singapore and India from June 21-22 to augment connections with the two nations.

Training establishments confirm that they have discovered five to seven fake bachelor’s degrees a week. All types of degrees can be counterfeited, from driving licenses to foreign language certificates.

 About 1,000 small-hold farmers will take capacity enhancing training on food safety offered by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in the next three years.

 HCM City authorities plan to reduce the exploitation of groundwater from now to 2025 to prevent land subsidence and protect residents’health.

 The Carina Plaza apartment building will be repaired three months after a fire that killed 13 people on March 23, according to a representative of the building owner Hùng Thanh Ltd Company.

 A total of 925,972 students across the country entered the three-day national high school exam on June 25.

Not having a server to store films, pirated websites illegally exploit resources of Google and Facebook. With this method, the websites earn billions of dong though they have no capital.

Phu Tho is home to two UNESCO recognized intangible cultural heritages of humanity: Hung Kings worshiping and Xoan singing. The province is taking drastic measures to better preserve and promote its local heritages.

 Associate Professor Dinh Thi Bich Lan, a senior lecturer at Hue University, is the author of a number of vanguard veterinary research projects. 

Vietnam and Switzerland have signed an MoU on sharing experience in law building and enforcement, and execution of international treaties.