VietNamNet Bridge - The General Statistics Office (GSO) says it is unreasonable to attribute the $20 billion gap in figures about Vietnam-China trade released by Vietnamese and Chinese agencies to smuggling.

 Well-known Korean actress Yoo In-Na received a warm welcome on June 19 at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City from a large crowd of bystanders and her loyal Vietnamese fan club.

 Transport Minister Dinh La Thang met with airport authorities this week to discuss a multitude of thefts from baggage at Vietnam's airports.

 Real estate developer Vingroup inaugurated its Vinmec international general hospital on June 19 in Phu Quoc Island in southern Kien Giang province.

 The photo titled “Sac mau que huong” (Colour of Homeland) by Vu Ngoc Hoang won the first prize at the award ceremony of the photo contest “Tan huong ban sac Viet” (Savour Vietnam) on June 19 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 28th Southeast Asian Games officially wrapped up after 11 official days of action in Singapore, concluding a successful Games in terms of both organisation and management work.

 The Ministry of Construction (MoC) has requested localities examine issues related to social housing projects and report them to the ministry before June 30.

 The Vietnam Fisheries Trade Union has condemned China’s attacks on Vietnamese fishing vessels and fishermen in Vietnamese waters.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday asked concerned officials to discuss specifics on how best to use the US$12 billion in preferential loans that the Republic of Korea (RoK) has committed to Viet Nam.

 The third session of the Vietnam-South Africa inter-governmental partnership forum on economics, trade, science, technology and culture is being held in Hanoi on June 18 and 19.

 The National Assembly adopted the Law on Government Organisation (revised), the Law on Organisation of Local Governments, the Law on Military Service (revised) and the Law on Veterinary at a plenary session on June 19.

 The Party and State vow to create all possible conditions to help the Vietnamese revolutionary press to grow vigorously, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asserted.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Bru-Van Kieu residing in high mountainous areas of Quang Binh Province have created several singing genres, dances, and musical instruments.

  Viet Nam's men's football team will convene on September 2 in Ha Noi to prepare for the 2018 World Cup qualifying round, the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) has announced.

 Metro Cash and Carry Vietnam has not submitted a file to the HCMC Department of Planning and Investment for transferring its wholesale chain to Thailand’s Berli Jucker Public Company Limited (BJC).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Upon arrival at Ba Moi Vineyard in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan, we felt as if all discomfort brought by sizzlingly hot summer had disappeared.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sweating it out on parallel bars in Thong Nhat Park, Pham Bao Trung, an IT professional in Ha Noi, says the park is like a close friend to him.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Visiting the old villages of a few hundred years old, you will enjoy the quiet spaces of the countryside and discover the traditional architecture of Vietnam.

 The Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs has once again rejected the international business community’s proposals to extend factory workers’ overtime cap.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Golfer Tran Bui Quang Huy will represent Viet Nam in the 2015 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open this July 9-12.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A special concert will be organized at the Grand Concert Hall of the Vietnam National Academy of Music, 77 Hao Nam, Hanoi on the evening of July 4.

The tuition exemption policy at pedagogical school students can no longer help attract good students to education schools. The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) suggested new solutions but they were refused by the National Assembly. 

Foreign vehicle management regulations modified, Counterfeit flooring material seized, Central province receives rice aid, Drug Administration orders recall of three Kingphar products, Auto driving course to launch, Fund wasting to be fined

PVcomBank to sell bad debt to VAMC, January-May auto sales grow strongly, Minister Hoang: Underground economy does exist, MoIT optimistic on trade with Japan, Popular consumer goods see Q1 growth, Vietnam fails in Philippine rice tender

 VietNamNet Bridge - Dozens of old trees on the streets of Le Hong Phong, An Duong Vuong, Tran Phu in District 10, HCM City have been seriously damaged by illegally built houses.