VietNamNet Bridge – A short animated cartoon making contest was launched for amateur and professional filmmakers by the South Korean Cultural Centre yesterday, June 1.

 The foreign exchange market has stabilised after fluctuations caused by the State Bank's recent decision to devalue the Vietnamese dong by 1%, according to independent market analysts.

 The second Vietnam-Republic of Korea cartoon festival to take place in Hanoi from June 13-16, according to the Korean Cultural Centre in Vietnam.

 The celebration for the first International Day of Yoga will be held at Hanoi’s Quan Ngua Sports Complex on June 21.

 For the first four months of this year, 3,249 small enterprises have closed their business, and 19,000 others temporarily stopped operations, a survey conducted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has found.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmalek Sellal, said during their talks in Algiers on June 1 that they were determined to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The French School of Asian Studies (Ecole Francais d'Extreme Orient - EFEO) and the Museum of Fine Arts of HCM City are jointly holding the exhibition Viet Nam Through a Lens consisting of 100 photographs

VietNamNet Bride - The Prime Minister’s instruction not to license construction works in coastal areas has been applauded by experts and travel firms. Millions of people in coastal provinces are awaiting the revival of the beaches.

 Danish Ambassador to Vietnam John Nielsen, in a late May visit to HCM City, introduced a new documentary that will provide the public with information on preventive measures against natural disasters.

The Day of Vesak - or the day of Buddha's birth - was celebrated at Quan Su Pagoda in the capital city yesterday by the Viet Nam Buddhist Sangha (Order of Monks).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Northern Hai Phong City's People's Committee has decided to close Tam Bac Coach Station from the middle of this month to develop a park there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People in the southern and central provinces of Viet Nam are not only suffering from the scorching weather, they are afraid it could lead to forest fires and destroy fields of sugar-cane.

 President welcomes US Secretary of Defence, Party chief reiterates Vietnam’s stance on ties with US, Draft law on government organisation examined, Congratulations to Chilean Socialist Party’s new president

 Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh held talks with visiting US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter in Hanoi on June 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s newly-signed free trade agreement with the Republic of Korea is expected to provide significant economic benefits— but for rice and other agricultural exports the impact will not be felt in the short term.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bach Moc Luong Tu range which is 3,046m above the sea level has become an attraction to many adventurous tourists because of its primary and breathtaking beauty.

VietNamNet Bridge - The natural forests in Huong Lam and Huong Xuan Communes of Huong Khe District in the central province of Ha Tinh have been seriously devastated, turned into bare hills just within one month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the big shareholders of both Southern Bank and Sacombank, the family of Mr. Tram Be is a "unique" case in the Vietnamese banking sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has appeared on the radar of Indian-backed Quatrro Global Services Pvt. Ltd., which provides payment processing and IT-managed services, as a strategic business location.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Phu Thanh, a farmer from the southern province of Dong Thap, has created a system regulated via mobile phones which compounds pesticide and sprays chemicals.

 A Vietnamese movie about childhood will be distributed abroad under deal signed between HCM City-based Galaxy Studio and Fortissimo Films, an Amsterdam-and Hong Kong-based organisation involved in film, television and videos sales and distribution.

Long Thanh Airport site checked, Aditya Birla Group mulls investment in Vietnam textile industry, Thai Nguyen seeks $2.6 billion in FDI, Local firm wins contract for expanding Tan Son Nhat airport, Thai new Vietcombank vice director

 Vietnam is to launch a tourism promotion programme in Singapore on June 4 and introduce a tour of Son Doong cave to ASEAN tourists who attend the upcoming 28 SEA Games.

 Vietnam table tennis stars Tuan Quynh and Anh Vu on June 1 cruised to a 3-1 victory over their Malaysian rivals in the men’s double event at the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games ongoing in Singapore.

 An 132-year-old Bodhi tree in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak was certificated as a heritage tree at a ceremony held on June 1.