Have a nice Sunday!

Politics

-- Vietnamese State President Tran Dai Quang said at an economic-trade cooperation seminar on Saturday during his ongoing visit to China that Vietnam encourages Chinese businesses, including those from Fujian Province, to invest in hi-tech projects in the Southeast Asian country.

-- A seminar addressing climate change in the Asia-Pacific region as part of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly wrapped up in Hanoi on Saturday, with attendees making strong commitments in achieving sustainable development goals.

Society

-- On Saturday, forces participating in the Pacific Partnership 2017, the annual deployment of forces from the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy, conducted a joint drill to cope with oil spills on the iconic Han River in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang.

-- The rainy season has come in southern Vietnam, with the precipitation from June to August forecast to rise by 30 percent compared to previous years, according to Vietnam's National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

-- Sixteen buffalo have died since late last month in Si Ma Cai District in the northern province of Lao Cai after grazing on grass tainted with weed-killers.

Business

-- Vietnamese cybersecurity firm Bkav has warned that the virus from the global cyberattack on May 12, which disrupted Britain's health system and infected computers in 99 countries, including Vietnam, may strike again early next week. 

-- Construction at the Cat Ba luxury resort complex, to cost more than US$3 billion, on Cat Ba Island, one of Vietnam’s UNESCO-recognized world biospheres located off the northern city of Hai Phong, began on Sunday despite grave environmental concerns.

-- Representatives of aquatic product businesses complained in a dialogue with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on Saturday that they have been burdened with stringent quality control and environmental protection standards, as well as numerous fees in recent times.

Lifestyle

-- Nearly a thousand city-dwellers and tourists gathered at Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday night for the opening of the Ho Chi Minh City Street Show.