Test results of five water samples in the area around the Dong Thanh garbage dump in Hoc Mon District revealed high nitrate and ammonium levels, according to the city’s Health Department.

 The Airports Corporation of Vietnam will pour over VNĐ 26.2 trillion (US$1.17 billion) for the upgradation of airports to meet travel demands and socio-economic development by 2018.

 K-pop music sensation Rain from the Republic of Korea will make an appearance alongside the dazzling contestants at this year’s Miss Vietnam pageant this August in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Ho Chi Minh City expects Heads of the Vietnamese diplomatic missions abroad to help broaden its collaboration, friendship and understanding with and other countries.

 Paradox comes as more international carriers see the attraction of flying into and out of Vietnam.

 Vietnam is looking for stronger cooperation with Germany across trade, environmental technology, ecology, processing technology and human resources training, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Doan Xuan Hung.

 Vietnam attaches importance to its time-honoured friendship and cooperation with Poland, affirmed Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh at her meeting with Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo in Warsaw, on June 9.

The Ministry of Science and Technology today held a review of the “One-month campaign commemorating World Intellectual Property Day towards integration”.

The National Election Council yesterday held a press conference to announce results of the 14th National Assembly election in which leaders of Communist Party, Government and National Assembly garnered the highest number of votes.

 The Government has issued a resolution on its May meeting, requesting ministries, agencies and localities to be determined in actions to achieve the set targets.

 Vietnamese football fans are anxiously waiting for the 2016 European Football Championship, which will open in France on June 10.

 Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh affirmed women’s important role in national development in her speech delivered at the opening ceremony of the 26th Global Summit of Women in Warsaw, Poland, on June 9.

 Vietnam topped the medal table of the Jiu-Jitsu Regional Championships for South East and East Asia which was recently concluded in the My Dinh Indoor Athletics Gymnasium in Hanoi.

 Vietnam’s U14 Boys National Football Team will gather for training from June 12 to prepare for the AFC Under-14 Regional Festival of Football for the Southeast Asia which is scheduled in July in Brunei.

 US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius described the recent historical visit to Vietnam by President Barack Obama a great success during a discussion at the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington D.C on June 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is calling on all East Sea claimants to urgently join forces in tackling the environmental degradation offshore before it’s too late, said a deputy minister yesterday, June 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – V.League 1’s Thanh Hoa side have presented four recruits as they aim to win the title this year.

 As the lotus flower season arrives, many young women in Hanoi are flocking to capture the best moments with the blossoms in lotus ponds near West Lake.

 European countries can be forced to cull olive trees to stop the spread of a deadly bacterium, the European Union ruled on Thursday, sparking concern in a grove-dotted region of Italy.

VietNamNet Bridge - Fifty-four polled investors said they hope they can complete two to three investment deals in the next 12 months.

Jonathan Garber, an American tourist, spent 10 days exploring Vietnam with his friends. This was part of his journey around Southeast Asia that began in 2008, after he finished his studies in China.

 The World Health Organization is advising women living in areas where the Zika virus is being transmitted to delay getting pregnant, advice already given by several countries where the virus is in widespread transmission.

 U.S. President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton's White House bid on Thursday and called for Democrats to unite behind her after a protracted battle with Bernie Sanders for the party nomination.

Ocean Group refocuses real estate investments, Vietnam-RoK policy dialogue on ODA held in Hanoi, Steel firms need import safeguards, Credit predicted to grow at faster pace, HNX trading picks up in early 2016

 National Assembly Secretary General Nguyen Hanh Phuc has declared that the election of deputies to the 14th NA and People’s Councils at all levels for 2016-2021 has been a success with a 99.35 percent turnout.