The Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) exchanged a credit contract worth $200 million to fund renewable energy projects in Vietnam.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc proposed an initiative to form a global network on sharing data on oceans and sea, towards a global framework on preventing marine plastic waste at a discussion on climate and environment within G20 Summit framework.

Pilots of new-age Vietjet Air have had some restrictions on their working hours lifted, however, they were requested to satisfy a number of conditions issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam

Hong Kong topped the list of 95 countries and territories investing in Vietnam in the January-June period, with a total investment of $5.3 billion, making up 28.7 percent of the new FDI inflow into the country.

Disbursement of official development assistance (ODA) hit over VND1.6 trillion in the first five months of this year.

The People’s Court of Hanoi on June 25 sentenced three members of a drug gang to death for the illegal trade and trafficking of drugs.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City announced on June 25 that it will use an e-Cabinet paperless meeting system and a smart reminder application to save administrative time and costs.

Covered warrants (CWs) will be officially listed and traded on the Vietnamese stock market from June 28, according to the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the first government meeting via e-Cabinet system that debuted in Hanoi on June 24.

The e-cabinet system, to be launched on June 24, will be a stride forward in Vietnam’s efforts to build the e-government, said Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.

More than 700 Japanese candidates on June 23 registered for the third Vietnamese-language proficiency test held by the Japan College of Foreign Languages in Tokyo.

The real estate market in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh is booming this year, in line with previous forecasts.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has proposed raising the number of players in each team of the men’s football at the coming 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) to 23, according to VFF Vice President Tran Quoc Tuan.

Vietnam spent $1.1 billion importing mobile phones and spare parts in May, up 36.2 percent from the same period last year.

The Vietnamese real estate market has high development potential thanks to positive economic prospects, a strong foreign direct investment flow and suitable monetary policies, according to a research of Savills Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a working session with his Lao and Cambodian counterparts Thongloun Sisoulith and Samdech Techo Hun Sen in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 23 on the sidelines of the 34th ASEAN Summit.

Foreign ministers of ASEAN member countries agreed to launch a joint bid to host the World Cup 2034 - the biggest sporting event on the planet.

A special exhibition featuring national names and the capital cities, along with the associated ancient artefacts during Vietnam’s establishment and development, is open to the public.

Over the past more than five decades, the ASEAN has grown into a high-profile organisation in the region and the world with more and more deepened cooperation obtaining enormous achievements.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung paid a working visit to the EU and Belgium on June 20-21 to speed up the signing of the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement.