VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese diva My Linh is set to embark on her first concert tour, 12 years after her My Linh Tour 06 in 2006.

 Harley-Davidson plans to shift some motorcycle production away from the US to avoid the "substantial" burden of European Union tariffs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) thrashed Quang Ninh Coal 4-0 in the 16th round of the V-League yesterday.

 Vietnamese artist Tran Thi Thanh Nhan, better known as Ly Nha Ky, was named the Honorary Consul of Romania in Ho Chi Minh City at a ceremony held in the city on June 26.

 A person with the influenza virus A/H1N1 recently died after two days of treatment at the Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, becoming the second fatality of swine flu at the hospital and the third in the city. 

SMS campaign launched to support AO/dioxin victims, HCM City, Finland discuss smart urban development, International organisations help Vietnam in tobacco prevention, Multi-million dollar plan to prevent child drownings

Violating copyright is a challenge to the development of the country’s music industry. Composer Dinh Trung Can, general director of the Viet Nam Centre for Protecting Music Copyright (VCPMC), 

 Seagate Technology on Monday announced a partnership with CyArk, to digitally preserve Tu Duc Tomb and An Dinh Palace in the Complex of Hue Monuments in central Hue City.

VietNamNet Bridge - While Vietnamese banks are trying to collect fee from clients, e-wallet service providers are not charging fees, or collecting low fees to lure more users, analysts say.

 Vietnamese shares fell yesterday after two consecutive rising sessions as investors worried about a potential trade war between China and the US, which shook global markets.

 PV Power will shift its listing from the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) to the HCM Stock Exchange by the end of this year, the company announced in its first shareholders’ meeting on Tuesday in Ha Noi.

 Yeah1 Group Corporation listed more than 27.36 million of its shares on the HCM Stock Exchange on June 26, becoming the first ever entertainment company to list.

 Viet Nam’s total import and export turnover this year reached an estimated US$204.72 billion by June 15, up 13.2 per cent over the same period last year, the General Department of Customs reported.

A delegation from the National Assembly’s economic committee on Jun 25 inspected parts of HCM City’s Metro Line No. 1 construction project to examine why costs have increased in recent years 

 Vietnam and Saint Lucia have agreed to establish diplomatic ties at the ambassador level and apply the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations to their ties. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and other countries located near Southeast Asia’s notorious ’Golden Triangle’ are facing numerous challenges in the fight against drug trafficking.

The World Bank (WB) will continue to help Vietnam achieve its development goals, WB Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva told Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue during their meeting in Washington on June 26.  

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on June 26 as part of his ongoing visit to the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many construction works in HCM City designed to check soil erosion are running well behind schedule due to land acquisition and resettlement delays.

 The State Bank of Vietnam last week sent a document to the Republic of Korea’s Woori Bank allowing it to open five branches and a transaction office in Vietnam.

 Passenger traffic through airports in Vietnam hit 52.8 million in the first half of this year, a surge of 14 percent year on year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam reported.

 Flash floods and landslides triggered by downpours in the past days had left 19 dead, 11 missing and 12 injured in the northern mountainous provinces of Lai Chau and Ha Giang by 16:00 on June 26.

 Café Saigon, a contemporary dance featuring HCM City’s lifestyle in the mid-20th century, will premiere at the city’s Opera House on June 30.

A programme honouring UNESCO recognised Chau Van ritual singing of the Red river delta region has been held in Hanoi. 

An exhibition on Hue’s traditional cakes is taking place in the former imperial city of Hue to introduce the diversity of the locality’s cuisine, especially cakes.