The working groups’ seventh round of talks on the sea area beyond the mouth of the Gulf of Tokin and cooperation in less sensitive maritime issues between Vietnam and China took place in Hanoi from June 3-4.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung joined his Portuguese counterpart, Pedro Passos Coelho, at the opening ceremony of the Lisbon Blue Business Forum on June 4 as part of his official visit to Portugal.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Sofia capital on early June 5 to commence first ever official visit as head of the Vietnamese Government to Bulgaria at the invitation of his counterpart, Boico Borisov.

 Four ministers will directly answer questions put by National Assembly (NA) deputies at the parliament’s ongoing ninth sitting, clearing up issues that attract much public interest, said Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Head of Viet Nam Register, Nguyen Huu Tri, speaks to Viet Nam News about the move to inspect motorbike exhaust fumes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Through time and war, Gio An Commune in Gio Linh District of the central province of Quang Tri still preserves a relic system created in the late 12th century by Cham people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of playground means a hard summer holiday for city children.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Owning more than 55% of shares with a value of VND15,000 billion, the family of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Nhu Loan holds control of Quoc Cuong Gia Lai Corporation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Along with a remarkable rebound, the country’s real estate sector continues to enjoy foreign direct investment (FDI) flows.

 Believed to have been cast in the ancient city of Hue from 1405-1585, an ancient colossal bell regarded as one of the most prized cultural relics of its time will be sold to the highest bidder on June 7-8 in Paris, France.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Classical pieces of Beethoven and Schumann will be performed at the “Beethoven & Schumann Vol. 81” concert by the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, to be held on June 10-11 at the Hanoi Opera House.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many joint ventures with foreign partners become wholly foreign owned businesses after long periods of taking losses. This could occur with K+, a joint venture between Vietnam Television (VTV) and French Canal Plus.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government of HCMC has told Hochiminh City Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Co. (CII) to finish the expansion and upgrade of Hanoi Highway no later than June next year to facilitate traffic on this key route.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement is expected to add 30 per cent to Vietnam's GDP over the next 10 years,

 Hollywood filmmaker David Hardberger has joined a comedy film project directed by Vietnamese director Phan Minh.

 PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (ticker GAS), engaged in the oil and gas refining and marketing industry, was ranked number one on Forbes top 50 Vietnamese companies list.

 Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has called on ASEM member countries to join hands in sharing experience in the management and sustainable utilization of water resources.

  A strong whirlwind hit HCM City yesterday, causing severe damage to property.

 Authorities in the central provinces yesterday warned farmers and outdoor manual labourers of the dangers of lightning and heat, which have claimed the lives of some workers.

 The Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre under the Ministry of Defence (MOD) began the construction of its headquarters in Thach That district, Hanoi on June 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – From tough beginnings, Vietnam has transformed itself into one of the region’s sporting powerhouses at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

VietNamNet Bridge - Sugar production – the industry which now enjoys the highest protection level from the State – is expected to ‘die’ when Vietnam cuts the sugar import tariff to five percent in 2018 as committed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mobile broadband subscribers in Viet Nam are expected to reach 90 million by 2020, given the increasing affordability of smartphones.

 A solar-powered plane that is attempting a record-breaking flight around the world has been damaged after making an unscheduled stop in Japan.

 SkyScanner, the world’s travel search engine, has listed Danang among top 10 inexpensive summer holiday ideas across the world.