Born in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, songwriter Nguyen Cuong is most famous for his songs about the Central Highlands region. The 75-year-old has just released his debut album entitled Tung Duong Sings Songs by Nguyen Cuong.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc proposed a score of measures to improve the effectiveness of ACMECS cooperation.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Vietnam is ready to contribute to cooperation in the framework of the Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam (CLMV) mechanism and proposed specific support for the countries.

 The Asia America Gateway (AAG) undersea cable suffered from a breakdown, cutting off all international connections through the AAG-SH1 branch of the line, an internet service provider in Vietnam confirmed on June 16 afternoon.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The painting by Luu Tuyen leaves a strong impression. It shows a young girl embracing a doll that looks exactly like her. Their eyes are opening and gazing hauntingly at us. 

 Here are some suggestions around Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to dine out:

VietNamNet Bridge - The pharmaceutical industry is expected to see big changes this year thanks to investments from both Vietnamese and foreign companies.

 The adoption of the Law on Cyber Security at the recent fifth sitting of the 14th National Assembly of Vietnam is essential, according to Professor Vladimir Kolotov, director of Ho Chi Minh Institute under the St Petersburg University.

 The capital city of Hanoi will change the 11-digit telephone numbers to 10-digit ones from September 15, stated the municipal Department of Information and Communications on June 14.

 Police in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien caught red handed a man trafficking three bricks of heroin (equivalent to 1 kilogramme) to the locality on June 14.

 The 14th National Assembly completed its working agenda of the fifth session with numerous important issues under discussion during 21 days, said NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan at the closing ceremony in Hanoi on June 15.

 A military delegation of Russia led by Lieut. Gen. Kuralenko Sergey Vasilievich, Deputy Commander-in-chief for Peacekeeping Operations of the Russian Ground Forces, visited the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department (VPD) in Hanoi on June 15.

 The Investigation Police Agency of Binh Thuan province’s Police on June 15 decided to start legal proceedings against people involved in disturbances in Phan Ri Cua town in Tuy Phong district, and Phan Thiet city on June 10-11. 

 The construction of a sheep wool factory kicked off at the Phat Chi industrial complex in Da Lat city of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on June 15.

 Each Vietnamese citizen will have an electronic medical record in late 2019, as heard at an event by the Electronic Health Administration of Vietnam to kick off the national electronic health record project in Hanoi on June 14.

 After losing up to 15 points on June 14, the VN-Index of the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) struggled to regain lost ground, ending up just nearly 1 point from the previous day. 

 The 14th National Assembly (NA)’s fifth session showed a strong shift from presentation to debate, winning applaud from the public, NA officials said at a press conference following the session’s closing in Hanoi on June 15.

 Many cashew nut processing plants have halted operations due to a lack of materials, the Vietnam Cashew Nut Association told a meeting in HCMC on June 15 to review the sector’s performance in the first half of 2018. 

 A modest bango made from an aluminium basin was used in art performances during the resistance war against the French that encouraged the soldiers’ morale.

 Remains of 25 volunteer soldiers and experts reburied in Dien Bien, Gathering marks Cuba’s Moncada Barracks attack, Literacy toolkit benefits 4,000 ethnic minority children, More efforts required to fight cigar smuggling

 The use of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) in Vietnam in the first half of 2018 grew 6.54 percent, lifting the usage rate of IPv6 in the country to 14.43 percent.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn reviewed the development of bilateral ties during their talks in Hanoi on June 15. 

 The investigation agency of Ho Chi Minh City public security force on June 15 issued decisions on bringing prosecution against and detaining two men for disturbing social order.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A video clip featuring a teacher in a secondary school in HCM City giving cash rewards to students has gone viral. 

 The 8th Tourism Promotion Organization for Asian-Pacific Cities (TPO) Forum will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on June 21-22, said the municipal Department of Tourism on June 15.