National Assembly deputies spent yesterday morning discussing amendments to the Maritime Code of Viet Nam and to the draft Law on the Elections of Deputies to the NA and elections for People's Councils.

 Vietnam and Portugal should double their efforts to make economic, trade, and investment cooperation key pillars in their bilateral relations while promoting affiliation in marine economy, navigation, energy and tourism.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Chair of the National Assembly’s Finance & Budget Committee, Phung Quoc Hien, recently denied that Vietnamese still have to pay the highest taxes in ASEAN.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new record for the most expensive road in the world will be made when a nearly 700-metre road in Hanoi will be built at the cost of VND1,767 billion (over $84 million – nearly $120,000/1m).

 VietNamNet Bridge - Three models from the Vietnam's Next Top Model are completing procedures to be able to work for modeling agencies in Paris, New York and Milan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This month Vietnamese audiences will have a chance to enjoy 16 movies of all genres, from the US, Vietnam and China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists may feel lost in the beauty and majesty of nature when they arrive at Thac Trang (White Waterfall), one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the mountainous province of Quang Ngai.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Enterprises in Vietnam are faced with rising cyber security threats from malware and other malicious digital viruses due to the prevalence of unlicensed software use.

 Foreign investors directly investing in Vietnam for the first time through the purchase of shares or capital contribution without setting up investment projects shall face administrative penalties and obligation to establish said projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “The Diversity of Vietnam” is the theme of a collection of over 100 valuable photos depicting Vietnam’s regions in the first half of the 20th century on display at the HCMC Fine Arts Museum in District 1, HCMC.

More and more wood is being smuggled across the southwestern border. Smuggling prevention agencies said they had discovered many consignments of wood illegally imported from Laos and Cambodia across the border. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A young well-educated workforce, competitive labor cost and the strategic location of Vietnam being near global supply chains make the nation very competitive in the region,

 VietNamNet Bridge - Here are some photos of the record heat wave that occurred in Vietnam last week.

VietNamNet Bridge - The world’s billionaires have shown interest in Vietnam’s special economic zones (SEZ), but not until a legal framework is set up.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Southern Fruit Festival opened at Suoi Tien Tourist Area, HCM City on June 1 to honor the value of exotic fruits and growers in Vietnam and the southern region in particular.

VietNamNet Bridge - Unlike the North, the Central Region’s beauty is shown through majestic nature and the simple, sometimes austere definition of people while living.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The fund management company Indochina Land has recently announced the transfer of four projects in Vietnam to another partner.

 Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne will star in Harry Potter spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Warner Bros has officially confirmed.

 Children growing up in the northwest region of Vietnam most often experience harsh living conditions closer to nature – rife with hunger and discomfort.

Police seize 7,000 pirated books in Hanoi, Six cases of illegal smuggling investigated, Government inspectors uncover violations in residential zone project, Quang Ninh to move all bears to Tam Dao Rescue Centre

Three Vietnamese land stint on RoK reality TV, Free A O Show for needy children, 16 young music talents perform in HCMC

 As many as 34 contestants compete in the final round of the Miss Mekong Delta pageant 2015, scheduled to be held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from June 1-27.

 Vietnam and Russia in Moscow on June 2 signed a memorandum of understanding on human resource training for the peaceful nuclear industry under the framework of the ongoing 7th ATOMEXPO International Forum.

 Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) members will gather at a conference in Ben Tre province from June 4-6 to discuss measures to intensify coordination in water resources management.

 The Ba Son Shipyard under the General Department of Defence Industry on June 2 handed over two missile ships, designated M3 and M4 to the Vietnam People’s Navy.