VietNamNet Bridge - In the MasterCard Index of Global Destination Cities, HCM City ranks 10th of 132 cities worldwide.

Vietnam always treasures the traditional solidarity, friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodia, and will do her utmost together with the neighbouring country to promote the ties on the basis of agreed principles and orientations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nha Rong wharf is a popular tourist destination in Ho Chi Minh City. This was the place where President Ho Chi Minh embarked in 1911 to seek a path to national salvation.

 Scientists in Austria have created an artificial leg which allows the amputee to feel lifelike sensations from their foot.

This is the second article in a series written Hoang Huong during her trip to Hawaii, China, the Philippines and Singapore with journalists from 14 countries in the Asia-Pacific region to discuss the East Sea conflict.

 SBV: Deposit rates stable, Techcombank acquires VCFC, India probes wood panel imports from Vietnam, Da Nang airport draws domestic investors, 1.9 million shares of Thuong Dinh footwear bought, Japan grows kaoliang in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – For artist Ly Truc Son, paint-ings are the medium through which he can portray all the innermost passions in his life.

VietNamNet Bridge - Reports released recently by Vietnamese and international institutions all show that Chinese have conducted large-scale cyberattacks targeting Vietnam and countries in the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The city's dyke system has been seriously compromised by encroachment by householders and damaged by the continued use of overloaded sand and soil trucks, Tin Tuc (News) newspaper reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 85 per cent of Vietnamese children between the age of 6 and 8 have primary tooth decay, while 68.6 per cent in the 15-17 age group have permanent tooth decay.

 The competitiveness of Vietnamese agricultural and aquatic products is weakening compared to that of foreign counterparts in the global market, leading to a dramatic fall in these commodities’ exports so far.

VietNamNet Bridge - State-owned enterprises (SOEs) should disinvest from real estate projects if their products are located in central areas and have high value, the HCM City People’s Committee has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Amid rapid urbanization, the capital city of Vietnam still has green areas such as Kim Ma and Thanh Nien.

 There is no scientific evidence that eating the placenta after childbirth can protect women against depression and boost energy, US research suggests.

For years, a group of scientists from the Vietnam Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Hungary and Canada has collected data about bat species in Laos and Vietnam. They have identified a new vesper bat species, the hypsugo dolichodon.

 VietNamNet Bridge –Art troupes and cultural houses in HCM City are offering summer courses in traditional Vietnamese music and theatre in an attempt to lure children away from online games and films on their Ipads and smart-phones.

 Master plan on Phong Nha-Ke Bang Park receives green light, Vietnam House in Canada welcomes visitors, Japan-technology waste treatment plant operated in Hanoi, Marine police seize 700,000 tonnes of smuggled oil

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fisheries resources and ecosystem in the southern province of Tay Ninh is in danger as fishermen here increasingly resort to electric shocks to kill fishes.

 A spiritual festival honouring the holy lady of Mount Sam in Chau Doc city, in the Mekong Delta of An Giang was certified as national intangible heritage on June 8.

 Truong Thi Phuong dominated the women’s C1-200m event to win the first gold medal for Vietnam in canoeing at the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

 Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan is on a working visit to France from June 4-9 with a hope of enhancing bilateral cooperation in the field.

 The Chamber of Commerce and Industry from the Russian province of Primorye plans to open its representative office in the central port city of Da Nang in 2015, the chamber’s President Boris Stupnitsky has told Business Forum.

 The visit to Vietnam by Slovakia Defence Minister Martin Glavac will help consolidate and elevate the traditional friendship ties between the two armies and two countries.

 Nguyen Thi Anh Vien has broken five Southeast Asian Games records in just two days to make a perfect start on the path to her record six gold medals.

 HCM City to host 19th Vietnam Film Festival, Designer Chung to judge Atlantic City pageant, RoK ensemble to tune up for HCM City, Mountainous Lang Son moves to preserve festivals, Vietnam named Environmental Photographer of the Year 2015