A project to build a USD4-billion so-called smart city in Hanoi will start in the outlying district of Dong Anh in October this year.

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in May rose by 0.55% against the previous month, the largest monthly increase in the last six years, according to the General Statistics Office.

 Prosecutors have demanded the death penalty for a man accused of killing a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. 

 The border guard force of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on June 18 afternoon handed over three traffickers of crystal meth to the provincial police. 

 The Vietnamese government has urged tightened controls over waste imports in the context of the flooding of abandoned waste containers at local sea ports.

 Vietnam and France signed many cooperation agreements in health during a working visit to France by Vietnamese Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien from June 13-17 at the invitation of French Minister of Solidarities and Health Agnès Buzyn. 

 The northern and central region of Vietnam is forecasted to experience a new hot spell from today, June 19.

The models of the gold World Cup trophy are meticulously made by the artisans of Bat Trang ceramic village in Hanoi, and have been impressing many visitors including foreign tourists.

Lobster farming models in Phan Rang - Thap Cham city, the southern central province of Ninh Thuan has brought high economic value for local farmers.

The State Bank of Vietnam has decided to push ahead with restructuring the banking system, applying stricter measures to effectively prevent cross-ownership at commercial banks.

 Internationally acclaimed conductor Honna Tetsuji will lead a concert featuring works by Czech composer Antonin Dvorak at the HCM City Opera House on June 19 night.

 A map of landslides and erosions along riverbanks and coasts in the Mekong Delta was introduced at a conference held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in Hanoi on June 18. 

VietNamNet Bridge - High inflation may put pressure on the exchange rate and prompt foreign investors to withdraw capital from Vietnam’s stock market, analysts say.

The Vietnamese celebrate the Doan Ngo festival on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month - this year, the Doan Ngo festival falls on June 9. This is an important festive occasion in the year, second only to the Lunar New Year festival.

 The first festival to honour the Vietnamese brocade culture will be held from December 27 to 30 in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong. 

 Vietnam, together with Bangladesh and the Philippines, will deliver a draft solution on women’s rights amidst climate change at the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on June 18.

 The Philadephia Boys Choir & Chorale (PBCC) will perform the Vietnamese folk song Trong Com (The Cylindrical Drum) at the Vietnam Youth Theatre on July 15. 

 Bright prospect predicted for agricultural products’ export, Hanoi licenses $5.4 billion worth of FDI projects, Vietnam sees more global hotel brands, Da Lat to launch $50-m sheep wool yarn spinning plant

The US Federal Reserve plans to raise the prime interest rate of the dollar once more, while the 10-year term US government bond interest rate has exceeded the 3 percent per annum threshold.

VietNamNet Bridge - SCTV and K+ are planning to stop broadcasting foreign TV channels and replace them with cheaper ones. The move has faced strong opposition from subscribers.