The academic year is coming to an end. Phoenix flowers shed their bright orange red blooms on the boulevards of Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City.

The rain blessing ceremony is one of 7 annual festivals of the Ha Nhi. It takes place at the end of the summer when rice and maize are maturing. Rituals at the rainy season festival are typical of people dependent on agriculture.

  Visitors who used to go to Hanoi will eagerly seek a chance to enjoy West Lake shrimp fried pancake, a speciality of this place, which can make a great impression.

A supervision group of the National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Commission this week worked with HCMC to estimate state budget condition in the first half this year, implementation of the law against waste and corruption last year.

 Ly Van Hai was an unlucky thief.

VietNamNet Bridge - Cuc Phuong, Nam Cat Tien and U Minh are the ideal eco-tourist destinations for families or groups of young people on the weekends.

VietNamNet Bridge - InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will be in charge of managing the first hotel with brand Holiday Inn & Suites Saigon Airport in HCM City, IHG announced on June 8.

 Vietnam is facing serious marine pollution with mass fish deaths in some central provinces last April the latest incident recorded.

The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) and central regions are expanding areas to breed livestock as well as other animals like sheep, ostriches, goats, honeybees and silkworms.

Final results of the election for the 14th National Assembly and People’s Councils have been announced. The May 22 election was assessed as democratic and lawful.

Despite some bumps, Vietnam-Thailand economic relations are looking up, said Mr SananAngubolkul, President of the Thailand-Vietnam Business Council (TVBC) during a recent interview with a VOV reporter.

V.League 1 defending champions Bình Dương have signed a six-month contract with striker Ivan Firer who was sacked by FLC Thanh Hóa.

The Việt Nam Amateur Open will tee off at Sacom Golf Resort at TuyềnLâm Lake, ĐàLạt City, LâmĐồng Province on June 23, according to the Việt Nam Golf Association (VGA), the tournament organiser.

Top DJs and singers will perform tonight at the Đà Nẵng Electronic Carnival at Đà Nẵng’s seaside East Sea Park.

French-Vietnamese author Anna Moi will interact with readers on June 13 at the French Culture Centre L’Espace HàNội, on 24 Tràng Tiền St, Hoàn Kiếm Dist, in Hà Nội.

 Central Quang Ngai province is competing with nearby Quang Nam province in seeking approval from authorities to secure an Exxon Mobil gas and power plant project.

Veteran artist Lê Huy Tiếp, a pioneer in printmaking in Việt Nam, recently showed his work at an exhibition at the Wedeman Art Gallery in Newton, Massachusetts.

The administration of the southern ĐồngNai Province promised on June 10 to remove obstacles facing Japanese companies.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade wants petroleum products from the Dung Quất Oil Refinery consumed domestically and not exported.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc is urging the media to serve as a bridge linking the country’s businesses and the State.

Sand has been clogging many seaports in the central province of QuảngBình, posing difficulties for thousands of local fishermen.

The Secretary of HCM City Party Committee Đinh La Thăng has asked the Department of Transport to adjust roads that have been built at levels higher than the ground floor of houses. 

The city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment has decided to crack down on investors who delay the issuance of land use certificates, known as "red books", to home buyers.

Vice President ĐặngThị NgọcThịnh affirmed women’s important role in national development in a speech delivered at the opening ceremony of the 26th Global Summit of Women in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday.

The urgent need for an international co-operation mechanism on marine security and safety in East Asia was highlighted at an international workshop in the northern province of QuảngNinh that concluded June 10.