A flood control and prevention project proposal for downtown HCM City, worth VNĐ20 trillion (US$900 million), has been rejected by municipal leaders and irrigation experts.

 The Prime Minister has approved a project to develop pedagogic schools, which seeks to improve capacity for teachers and management staff in general education facilities.

 Dredging and filling activities during China’s illegal construction and reinforcement of man-made islands in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago have caused considerable losses of and irreversible damage to the ecosystem here.

 Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to fully and effectively actualise protocols on defence cooperation in order to enhance mutual understanding and trust, ensure a peaceful and stable environment.

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted receptions in Hanoi on June 1 for Cuban Ambassador Herminio Lopez Diaz, and Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam Bruno Angelet.

Events in Vietnam's major cities from June 1-15. Daily updated

On Monday evening, a hair fashion show called “Senses” by British hairstylist Michael Barnes took place at a hotel in HCM City, with the participation of top models in Vietnam like Kha My Van, Ha Anh and Hang Nguyen.

Short and long-term exposure to air pollution from vehicle exhaust or burning coal is associated with high blood pressure, according to a review of 17 studies. 

 Hanoi to have five public parks of world standards, Worker dies at new Ghenh bridge construction site, HCM City pilots electricity-powered bus routes, Son La: Floods kill three people, Vietnam attends Pacific international tourism expo

VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of Quang Binh Province have allowed tourists to walk inside the cave of Thien Duong (Paradise) up to two to eight kilometers.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Headhunterz will join Vietnamese French musician Florian Picasso to stir up the music festival in Da Nang this June.

 Vietnamese American model Mindy Ngoc Minh Tran will take part in Miss Vietnam Global Heritage 2016 with the aim of earning money to help orphaned children.

 The Group 7 (G7) industrialized nations recently issued a joint statement on maritime security, denouncing China’s reclamation of islands in the East Sea.

 Vietnam and Brunei have expanded their defence cooperation across levels, as viewed by the two countries’ officers at the 55th founding anniversary of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces. 

 Hanoi-based food processor Vietfoods has said a wrong claim about sausage safety by the Hanoi market monitoring authority has delivered a heavy blow to the company.

The Government has proposed the National Assembly (NA) reduce the personal income tax by 50% for workers in the information technology sector.

A fourth-level public service to issue international driving licenses on the Internet was launched at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 31.

 A 150 metre-high pagoda tower which is expected to be one of the world's tallest of its kind, will be built at the Nui Coc Lake tourism site in the northern province of Thai Nguyen according to the investor.

 Despite the best efforts by Hanoi authorities to curb the constructions of super tiny houses, many of such houses have appeared on a newly-opened road.

 Endangered Asian openbill storks, which are listed as especially rare in Vietnam’s Red Book, have been spotted in paddies in Ban Qua and Ban Vuoc communes in Bat Xat, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

 The URC Vietnam Company in Hanoi was fined VND5.8 billion (US$ 259,144) for violating food safety and hygiene regulation, said the Ministry of Health’s Deputy Chief Inspector Nguyen Van Nhien on May 31.

 Top 30 candidates from the Southern regional qualifying round of Miss Vietnam beauty contest 2016 will take part in pageant final exam on June 6- 12 at Hoa Binh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Mr. Mauro Petriccione, Deputy Director General at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Trade and the European Union (EU)’s chief negotiator of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement is visiting Vietnam this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will face challenges in implementing policies and laws on environmental protection, especially in industries seeing strong growth, said Nick Thorpe from the People and Nature Reconciliation centre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In addition to Son Doong Cave tour, domestic and foreign adventurers will have more chance to discover stalactites and stalagmites at Hang Va and Nuoc Nut caves through a new route launched