PM Nguyen Tan Dung is chairing an online Government regular meeting on June 29 with all the localities to evaluate socio-economic performance in June and in the first half of this year as well as propose measures and tasks in the future.

 The European Union (EU) Delegation in Vietnam awarded prizes to five winners of the 2015 climate change competition which took place from June 18 to 24 via the delegation’s official Facebook Page. 

 Hitachi Asia Ltd. yesterday announced the university students selected to represent Vietnam at the thirteenth Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative (HYLI) which will be held in Manila, the Philippines from July 27-30, 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Newly released Farewell, Berlin Wall lacks something strong to convince local audiences despite having dramatic plot and beautiful scenes.

 Ba Be National Park, lying 240 kilometres northwest of the capital city Hanoi in the northern mountainous province of Bac Can, has absolutely stunning vistas with dense evergreen forests.

 The most respected golf instruction program in the world – the Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf – has announced plans to open its first school in Vietnam.

 Images of Big Bang, a well-known pop band from the Republic of Korea (RoK), which were set in Vietnam, have appeared on the cover of Vogue fashion magazine along with an inside photoshoot.

 Hanoi has surpassed Ho Chi Minh City to become Vietnam’s capital of expenses, as new statistics found its costs of living are up to 22% higher than other cities'.

On June 27, international friends, peace-loving people along with Vietnamese students and nationals gathered at the UN plaza in Geneva, Switzerland, to join a march and sign a letter of protest against China altering the status quo in the East Sea.

 The supervision of foreign-invested projects in Viet Nam will become tighter if a draft decree of the Ministry of Planning and Investment is approved.

 Vietnamese athletes have so far managed a successful run at the ongoing Southeast Asian Weightlifting Championship in Thailand.

  Viet Nam beat defending champions Thailand 2-1 in the final to win the Asian Football Confederation U14 Girls' Regional Championship at the Youth Football Training Centre in Ha Noi yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of bus passengers in HCM City has declined dramatically, and service quality is mostly to blame, a meeting held in HCM City to discuss issues facing public transportation heard.

 Readers of an online website, www.cntraveler.com, have selected Sao Beach on Phu Quoc Island as one of the top 10 island beaches to unplug and unwind.

 Vinmec International Hospital received JCI accreditation for its international-standard quality on June 26.

 A cultural week to mark the 250th birth anniversary of Nguyen Du, prominent Vietnamese poet and World Cultural Celebrity (1765 – 2015), will take place in northern Bac Ninh province, his mother’s homeland, in October this year.

 The Vietnam Museum of Literature officially opened in Hanoi on June 26.

 A collection of art featuring the Vietnam War from 1954-1975 is being showcased at the National University of Singapore’s Museum.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended a groundbreaking ceremony on June 26 for a 450-million-USD project to develop an infrastructure system in Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park on the outskirts of Hanoi.

 The second "Online Friday," also known as "Online Shopping Day 2015," will likely record sales worth 25 million USD, according to Vietnam E-Commerce and Information Technology Agency.

 The Prime Minister has ratified Decree 60/2015 to replace Decree 58, which included a long-awaited regulation on removing limits on foreign ownership in listed companies.

 Vietnam and Laos signed an agreement on bilateral border trade in the central province of Nghe An on June 27.

 Basic content of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence for Foreigners in Vietnam was introduced to travel agencies during a conference in Hanoi on June 26.

 The use of illicit, synthetic substances is increasing in Vietnam, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs, Nguyen Trong Dam told a meeting of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Hanoi on June 26.

 The design for a restroom fused with a garden, constructed in the northern province of Cao Bang by Hanoi-based H&P Architects, won the Social Good Award at the 2015 AZ Awards hosted by the Canadian architecture magazine Azure.