VietNamNet Bridge – With hydropower and fossil fuel potential nearing exhaustion, the development of wind and solar energy is becoming a necessity.

 With its third season about to get underway, those involved in Vietnam's national basketball league feel encouraged by the sport's growing popularity.

 The police of District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, arrested and detained the group who robbed a foreign couple just 4 hours after the robbery.

 The HCMC Department of Education and Training has just announced its plan to implement the democracy regulation in 2018 among educational institutes in the city.

Many parents in big cities are willing to shell out an astonishing amount of millions VND to keep their kids entertained over the three-month summer break.

 Hanoi’s autumn is also the season for ‘com’ or young sticky rice flakes. ‘Com’ can be eaten directly or mixed with other food ingredients to create a variety of tasty dishes, including ‘cha com’ (com paste).

 The second season of FY Film Fest has been opened to filmmakers nationwide irrespective of age.

 The recent cooling of the HCMC property market has begun hitting the apartment segment, as evidenced by the falling demand in the first five months of the year, Lao Dong newspaper reported.

 A war veteran in Vinh city, the central province of Nghe An, has spent nearly 20 years collecting photos, books and documents relating to late President Ho Chi Minh. 

 The Government has issued Resolution 76/NQ-CP on natural disaster prevention and climate change adaptation.

HCMC has petitioned the central government to give the city and neighbouring provinces full authorization to decide various important procedures, mechanism, and policies regarding the construction of its metro projects.

 Despite the harvest season with plentiful of lychees, the fruit has been sold at high prices, up to VND 32,000-35,000 per kg  and second-class lychees price was cheaper at VND 12,000-17,000 per kg.

 The Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and ManpowerGroup have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to prepare the Vietnamese workforce for the digital age.

 It is estimated that Vietnam sent approximately 60,000 workers abroad in the first six month of this year, according to Nguyen Gia Liem, deputy director of the Department of Overseas Labour.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The experimental music centre Phu Sa Lab will host a ca tru (ceremonial singing) concert of Kim Duc Ca Quan (Kim Duc Singing Troupe) on Saturday.

 The State-owned Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co Ltd (BSR), operator of Dung Quat Oil Refinery, has failed to follow through on its plan to sell a 49% stake to strategic shareholders.

 The Danang Investment Promotion Agency (IPA Danang) is calling for local and foreign companies to develop six hi-tech agriculture projects worth a total of some US$90 million, in the central coastal city, an official said.

Co To Island, a popular tourist site in the northern province of Quang Ninh, has seen electricity outages over the past three days after the power system was struck by lightning.

 The Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital received donated organs from four brain-dead patients to save 16 people in the space of a month.

 Top Vietnamese female cyclist Nguyen Thi That will likely earn a ticket to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events that will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 The Institute for International Trade under the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) listed Vietnam as one of the top five importers of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in 2017 in its report released on June 20. 

Quang Trung Industry JSC has proposed the HCMC government should install super-large water pumps on some streets and Tan Son Nhat International Airport, to get flooding under control.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 40 sketches by lacquer artist Nguyen Gia Tri will be displayed at the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum to mark his 110th birthday on June 26. 

 US President Donald Trump has bowed to public pressure and signed an executive order promising to "keep families together" in migrant detentions.