The Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and ManpowerGroup have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to prepare the Vietnamese workforce for the digital age.

 It is estimated that Vietnam sent approximately 60,000 workers abroad in the first six month of this year, according to Nguyen Gia Liem, deputy director of the Department of Overseas Labour.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The experimental music centre Phu Sa Lab will host a ca tru (ceremonial singing) concert of Kim Duc Ca Quan (Kim Duc Singing Troupe) on Saturday.

 The State-owned Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co Ltd (BSR), operator of Dung Quat Oil Refinery, has failed to follow through on its plan to sell a 49% stake to strategic shareholders.

 The Danang Investment Promotion Agency (IPA Danang) is calling for local and foreign companies to develop six hi-tech agriculture projects worth a total of some US$90 million, in the central coastal city, an official said.

Co To Island, a popular tourist site in the northern province of Quang Ninh, has seen electricity outages over the past three days after the power system was struck by lightning.

 The Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital received donated organs from four brain-dead patients to save 16 people in the space of a month.

 Top Vietnamese female cyclist Nguyen Thi That will likely earn a ticket to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events that will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 The Institute for International Trade under the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) listed Vietnam as one of the top five importers of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in 2017 in its report released on June 20. 

Quang Trung Industry JSC has proposed the HCMC government should install super-large water pumps on some streets and Tan Son Nhat International Airport, to get flooding under control.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 40 sketches by lacquer artist Nguyen Gia Tri will be displayed at the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum to mark his 110th birthday on June 26. 

Ninh Thuan will compile a dossier on the Cham people’s traditional craft of pottery to apply for UNESCO recognition as an intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.

 The Government Inspectorate has announced the inspection of overseas trips during 2012-2016 period from several ministries and localities.

 A large number of cashew companies in Vietnam have ceased operations after failing to compete with bigger competitors from in and outside the country according to the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas).

The draft decree on managing the distribution industry stipulates that supermarkets and shopping malls must reserve at least 30 percent of stalls for products from Vietnam’s small and medium enterprises.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two new hydropower projects, including Lao Pak Beng and Cambodian Sambor, on the upper course of the Mekong River have increased the risks for Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese are no longer buying locked iPhones, while smartphone shops do not want to sell this item.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is building up a plan on removing the governing mechanism to be applied on a trial basis at three universities. 

Vietnamese representative Nguyen Thi Chi is busy with various activities at the ongoing Miss Asia World 2018 pageant in Lebanon.