The 14th National Assembly (NA)’s fifth session showed a strong shift from presentation to debate, winning applaud from the public, NA officials said at a press conference following the session’s closing in Hanoi on June 15.

 Many cashew nut processing plants have halted operations due to a lack of materials, the Vietnam Cashew Nut Association told a meeting in HCMC on June 15 to review the sector’s performance in the first half of 2018. 

 A modest bango made from an aluminium basin was used in art performances during the resistance war against the French that encouraged the soldiers’ morale.

 Remains of 25 volunteer soldiers and experts reburied in Dien Bien, Gathering marks Cuba’s Moncada Barracks attack, Literacy toolkit benefits 4,000 ethnic minority children, More efforts required to fight cigar smuggling

 The use of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) in Vietnam in the first half of 2018 grew 6.54 percent, lifting the usage rate of IPv6 in the country to 14.43 percent.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn reviewed the development of bilateral ties during their talks in Hanoi on June 15. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A video clip featuring a teacher in a secondary school in HCM City giving cash rewards to students has gone viral. 

 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with his Lao and Thai counterpartson the sidelines of the eighth Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit in Bangkok yesterday. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – When Nguyen Quoc Huy was small, he loved wandering around the scrap pile, searching for the materials he needed for his self-made miniature machines.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Bank of Vietnam says that outstanding consumer loans exceeded VND1,000 trillion in 2017.

Inspired from her passion for Hang Trong folk painting, Trinh Thu Trang established S-River and launched ‘Hoa Sac Viet’ project with the aim of stimulating a revival of public interest in the old traditional folk genre.

Pham Thi Thu Huong, deputy director of the Personnel Department from Viet Nam Customs talks to Hai quan Cuoi tuan (Customs Weekend) on her department’s efforts to improve their work efficiency with fewer staff.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As in other big cities across the country, Hanoi’s residents are suffering from serious noise pollution, reported Kinh Te & Do Thi (Economy and City) newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Professor Dr Le Xuan Truong, a senior lecturer of tax in the Accademy of Finance, speaks to the Hai quan (Customs) newspaper on various ways to prevent losses in the State budget.

 Vietnam’s policy on tightening car import regulations under Decree 116 may be the main reason behind foreign car makers' decision to expand production in Vietnam.

 Partnerships with insurance firms are expected to bring in a huge amount of cash for Vietnamese banks, who want to diversify their non-interest income.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People living in the capital city of Hanoi will have access to more clean water by 2020, thanks to six new projects.

 Vietnam has full legal foundation and historical evidence of its sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes, which are in line with international law.

The Thang Long Project Management Board sent the fesibility study report of the 64km-highway connecting northern Ninh Binh Province and central Thanh Hoa Province to the transport ministry for approval.

The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on climate change response toward sustainability will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from June 18-20.