Ho Chi Minh City is planning to spend over VND1 trillion ($43.8 million) to build a tunnel in An Phu intersection in District 2 to tackle traffic congestion, announced the Department of Transport in HCMC yesterday.

 The 12th round of the 2018 V.League is expected to give fans a lot of thrills, as the leaders Hanoi FC and fourth-placed Hoang Anh Gia Lai will play away to reigning champions Quang Nam FC and second-placed Quang Ninh Coal, respectively.

 JupViec.vn, a household service start-up connecting domestic workers and customers via mobile phone apps, has received an undisclosed investment from San Francisco-based investment fund Patamar Capital.

 Vietnam’s low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific has been approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) to implement online submission of flight plans based on the 4.0 technology platform at all 16 domestic airports it operates.

 Authorities in southern Binh Duong Province have discovered that a company had been illegally dumping untreated industrial waste in the Tan Uyen Commune.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has drafted a Government decree that encourages supermarkets to stay open for up to 22 hours a day, Thanh Nien newspaper reports.

 A lawmaker on June 7 proposed the National Assembly (NA) delay a vote on the draft Law on Special Administrative and Economic Units, also known as special economic zones (SEZ), until the next session of the NA.

 Vietnam’s economic situation in the first five months of the year has seen firms’ confidence increasingly strengthen, with industrial production climbing to the highest level seen in the period since 2012.

 Vietnam Television (VTV) claims to have almost finalised negotiations with Infront Sports & Media for buying broadcasting rights of the upcoming World Cup 2018.

 The attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the G7 Outreach Summit and his visit to Canada as invited by his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau is expected to expand the cooperation between the two countries, according to Donald Bobiash.

 Leading Swiss carrier Edelweiss has announced the start of a bi-weekly service between HCM City and Zurich starting on November 15 this year.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 7 held a reception for Speaker Wesley W. Simina of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia, who was leading a high-ranking delegation on an official visit to Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thirteen provinces will participate in the third Central Ethnic Culture Festival on August 15 in the central province of Quang Nam. 

 The Ministry of Finance will streamline regulations on Government bonds (G-bonds) issuance and simplify procedures for granting transaction codes to attract foreign investments in the country’s G-bond market, officials said.

 The price of tra fish (pangasius) in the Mekong Delta is increasing amid shortages of breeding fish in the past five months, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

 The processing and manufacturing industry has been the most attractive sector for foreign investors this year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 The draft amended Law on National Defence sailed through the National Assembly on June 8 with 88.3 percent of votes in favour. 

Human traffickers are getting more sophisticated – using high tech methods such as mobile phones and social media accounts to target young girls in remote mountainous areas leaving enforcements agencies

 Fitch Ratings on Wednesday assigned Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) a long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) of ’BB’ with a stable outlook.

 Viet Nam needs to focus on developing the wind power industry and implementing transparent policies on granting investment licences to wind power projects.