Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) on June 25 announced the results of the 2019 annual market classification review for 85 markets, in which Vietnam failed to make its way to the watch list for reclassification.

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.

Outgoing Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick was presented with a Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State at a ceremony in Hanoi on June 26.

Foreign investors registered to pour US$1.73 billion into Viet Nam in June, bringing the total amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) committed to the country in the first six months of the year to $18.47 billion, down 9.2 per cent year on year.

Deputy Minister of Defence, Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh and Secretary General of the Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence Vice Admiral Agus Setiadji co-chaired the first Vietnam-Indonesia Defence Policy Dialogue in Hanoi.

Ambassador Duong Chi Dung attended the 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which opened on June 24 in Geneva.

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.

Visitors have an array of picturesque winding roads to explore along the nation’s coastal roads from north to the south.

The Da Nang International Firework Festival 2019 has always drawn a large crowd of locals and visitors. To help the city clean, many locals have voluntary collected garbage after each show.

The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia will work together to intensify the training of senior officials for Vietnam.

Many kids in big cities are opting for farms in rural areas as venue for their summer holidays. This is a chance to immerse themselves in the nature and experience environmental protection activities.

June 16 has been chosen as “Cashless payment day”. Aiming at a non-cash payment society, many attractive promotions are offered to create a habit of not using cash for Vietnamese people.

Startups in Vietnam have been trending to adopt the technology of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to gain market success amid mounting competition.

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

ASEAN must actively respond to its members’ calls on the East Sea issues.

Unlawful behaviors in the sea require ASEAN`s better role in dealing with.

In the context of a tense global trade war, while a new wave of investment inflow into Vietnam has yet to unleash, risks facing Vietnamese enterprises as well as the entire economy have surfaced.

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.

Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc had separate meetings with Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, and Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong on the sidelines of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok on June 22.