Turkey's long-standing leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won the country's presidential poll in the first round, the election authority chief says.

Phu Tho is home to two UNESCO recognized intangible cultural heritages of humanity: Hung Kings worshiping and Xoan singing. The province is taking drastic measures to better preserve and promote its local heritages.

 Associate Professor Dinh Thi Bich Lan, a senior lecturer at Hue University, is the author of a number of vanguard veterinary research projects. 

Vietnam and Switzerland have signed an MoU on sharing experience in law building and enforcement, and execution of international treaties.

 With its earth heritage and unique culture of ethnic minority groups, the Dong Van Karst Plateau is one of the most spectacular destinations in Vietnam. 

 Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue, head of the Steering Committee for international economic integration, will pay official visits to the U.S., Brazil and Chile from June 25-July 6.

 Authorities in Hanoi have decided to cut water and power services to an apartment building as it violates fire safety regulations.

 Nam Long serves traditional Vietnamese food. Something you can make and have at home, but the food, decoration and service was at restaurant level.

 “You may not be tall, but others have to look up to see you.” The saying seems to apply aptly to Đinh Thị Lý, an IT engineer based in HCM City.

 The 12th Hanh Quan Xanh (Green Operation) volunteer campaign 2018 was launched on June 24 by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) of Ho Chi Minh City.

 The number of passengers riding buses in Hanoi has risen since late 2016, the municipal Department of Transport said, but the system still faces major challenges as it seeks to attract more riders.

 Police in Song Ma district of the northern border province of Son La on June 22 caught two suspects who were smuggling a large amount of drugs.

 The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed to temporarily halt the import of bitcoin mining machines to improve the management of bitcoin and cryptocurrency transactions.

 High-school students across the country on June 24 finalised all procedures to get ready for the three-day national high school exam that will begin on June 25.

 Researchers in the former imperial capital city of Hue have voiced their concerns over the new list of 27 prominent ’Indochinese colonial-style’ architectural buildings in the city.

 The outlook for Vietnam’s economic growth in 2018 is quite bright thanks to positive economic performance in the first quarter, said Tran Quoc Phuong, Director of the Ministry of Planning and Investment's National Economic Issues Department. 

 Border guards of the northern province of Lao Cai have arrested a suspect who was illegally transporting two bricks of heroin (nearly 0.7 kg) in Na Loc 4 village, Ban Lau commune, Muong Khuong district.

 The number of casualties in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau caused by flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains on June 23 and 24 continued to rise, local officials said.

 Renowned historian Phan Huy Lê passed away in a hospital this afternoon (June 23) after being admitted with a heart problem last week. He was 84.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investments from the US and EU bring modern technologies and high economic efficiency as their projects are in the fields of renewable energy, IT, education, healthcare, service, finance & banking, transport and tourism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A resident of Hanoi’s outer district of Chuong My has been providing ambulance services for his neighbours and strangers for the past 20 years.

 In Vietnam, drums are a traditional instrument at festivals and weddings. They are also used to announce arrivals to the community, signal when school starts or ends, and accompany musical performances.

Banks cut short-term interest amid good liquidity, TPBank earns US$97mn by issuing private shares, DATC targets highest debt settlement since 2015, FPT, Điện Quang to develop smart electrical equipment     

VietNamNet Bridge - The economic performance in recent months, especially in May, shows that the national economy may not maintain the high growth rate seen in the first quarter.

 UnionPay International (UPI), a subsidiary of China UnionPay, said that it has signed a cooperation agreement on payment by QR code with VNPAY - the biggest QR code payment firm in Vietnam.