Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sought support from former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama for cooperation in application of information technology (IT), during a meeting in Hanoi on June 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has achieved some of the Millennium Development Goals, such as the goal of gender equality and the advancement of women,

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese education consumers have suddenly realized that university degrees can no longer be a guarantee for labor force quality and cannot ensure good jobs for degree holders.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam National University Integrated Circuit Design Research and Education Center (ICDREC) can provide chips to satisfy domestic demand, but it has to take a detour to reach that end.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are 10 ministries in charge of environment management, but the environment remains seriously polluted, damaging people’s health.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Supreme People's Procuracy of Viet Nam has started prosecution procedures against six officials of Viet Nam Railways for "abusing power while on duty".

Heavy rain from typhoon Kujira raised river water levels and caused flash floods in Son La on June 24, claiming at least three lives, including a four-year-old child, the provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control reported.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese stock market, with its small scale, is unable to absorb large amounts of shares to be sold by equitized state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are many people who are still healthy at the age of 90-100 in Vietnam, but Mrs. Le Thi is the most special because she still paints, writes books, reads news on the web and Facebook.

 VietNamNet Bridge - While Thailand has drawn a roadmap to the World Cup 2018 and Olympics 2016, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) is busy with denouncements and quarrels.

 A man is fighting for his life after apparently surviving stowing away in the undercarriage of a 5,600-mile (9,000km) flight to London. Given extremely low temperatures and a lack of oxygen, how was he able to survive the journey?

 VietNamNet Bridge - Luxembourg has two investment projects in the field of information and communications in Vietnam with total capital of $1.02 billion USD, taking the lead in this area among foreign investors in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Chu B’Luk volcano system in Buon Choah Commune, Krong No District, Dak Nong Province is a must-visit destination for those loving to explore caves and especially, volcanoes.

Up to 50% of marine resources depend on coral reefs. China’s illegal renovation of the reefs in the East Sea will damage them, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tac An, former director of the Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography, has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi used to be surrounded by romantic rivers, but now the heavily polluted rivers are threatening the lives and health of people.

Since Vietnam joined WTO on January 11 2007, it has been permissible for foreign investors to cooperate and invest with Vietnamese enterprises operating in advertising services through joint venture establishment or Business Cooperation Contract.

 China companies want farm trade centre in Vietnam, European businesses encourage Vietnam to develop clean energy, Central EZ hoped to become major trading hub, Vietnam to create a strategy for developing cultural industry

 The continuing Ebola epidemic in Guinea has set back the country's fight against malaria, say experts.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) established in Vietnam have helped their holding companies commit trade fraud.

 Director James Cameron has paid tribute to composer James Horner, calling his death in a plane crash on Monday "sad and shocking" and "such a waste".

 The death toll from a heatwave in Pakistan's southern Sindh province has passed 800, hospital officials say, as mortuaries reached capacity.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Safety is one of the factors that attract tourists. According to the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2015, released on June 17, Vietnam ranks 56th.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of Hanoi have submitted a proposal to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to establish an information technology park in Long Bien District, at a cost of VND10.5 trillion (over $480 million).

 Students enjoy wildlife summer camp, Typhoon brings rain, saving crops from drought, 32 seamen of capsized vessel rescued, Police detain youth for swindling people, PM to supply province 500 tonnes of rice

 Local designer unveils renovated ao dai collection, Hoi An holds int’l archaeology training course, Colourful running event to be held in Da Nang, Rare antiques discovered in Thanh Hoa, Book of cartoons lampoon corruption