Vietnamese Ambassador to India, Nepal and Bhutan Ton Sinh Thanh on June 19 presented his credentials to Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, becoming the first Vietnamese ambassador to the Buddhist country.

VietNamNet Bridge - Old forests continue to “bleed” because of the rich’s hobby of collecting wooden furniture items.

VietNamNet Bridge - Sixth graders applying to study at Tran Dai Nghia School in HCM City will have to attend an English test instead of an entrance exam. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Tien Bridge looks like a ribbon crossing the Huong River, in the ancient city of Hue. It is a must-see place in Hue.

VietNamNet Bridge – American James Reelick, 54, loves Da Lat so much that he settled there, started to help out in the tourism sector and even ended up marrying a local woman.

 Despite being one of the best coastal cities in the region for second homes and tourist resorts, Danang remains littered with several delayed real estate projects.

  French photographer Rehahn, who has taken over 45,000 photos about Vietnam’s landscapes and people, has launched his gallery Ici et Ailleurs in the Old Quarter of Versailles in Paris to feature a collection of pictures about Vietnam.

Mobile network operators say they do not support the Ministry of Information and Communication’s (MIC) proposal to set limits on the numbers of SMS messages because they fear that customers will fall into OTT service providers’ hands.

 Nguyen Ngoc Dong, Deputy Minster of Transport, spoke to online news website Viet Nam plus about the need to begin a study on the feasibility of building a North-South express.

 Wood product export value set to meet annual target, Vietnamese airlines speed up with ASEAN Open Skies, Defense ministry wants 3,000 apartments in Ba Son area, Singaporean consultancy to provide services for Vietinbank

 The government has once again pledged to ensure an attractive investment climate for all foreign enterprises in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign individuals and overseas Vietnamese are not required to have temporary residence registration or permanent registration in the area where the houses for transaction are located.

 The first eco-plastic plant in Viet Nam will be built in the Mekong Delta province of Long An, said Nguyen Hoang Duy, Head of Viet Nam Plastic House Co Ltd.

 Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang talks with Thoi Bao Kinh Te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) about anti-smuggling activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient Khue Van Cac in Hanoi, the highly stylized Tram Huong tower in Nha Trang, and the Nha Rong Wharf in HCM City are among the outstanding works of these cities.

VietNamNet Bridge - The possibility of China becoming a member of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement remains open. Experts say China’s membership, to some extent, would affect Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is a network of traditional craft villages in the southern province of Binh Duong specialising in ceramics, lacquer, sculpture and bass casting.

 Many hotels at popular tourist sites such as Phan Thiet, Nha Trang and Dalat have revised down their room tariffs though the summer holiday season has just started, with a sharp increase in supply there cited as a key reason.

 More and more foreign investors are looking into the ample potential of Vietnam’s agricultural sector. However, the country will need to do more to lure investors.

 Competent agencies will be able warn of a tsunami two hours before it hits coastal provinces with the help of the tsunami warning system of 532 stations, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 Facebook's photo-sharing app Moments will not be made available in Europe due to concerns about its use of facial recognition, it has been revealed.

The cooperation between Vietnamese chip designer and Japanese CM Engineering is worth more than just a commercial contract. This is Japan’s recognition of Vietnamese hi-tech achievements.

 The event will feature Kreisleriana, Op.16 (Extract) by Schumann, Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 by Beethoven, Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 by Chopin, Piano Sonata No. 10 in C, K. 330 by Mozart....

 Farmers in the Central region are struggling to find alternative water supply for their crops and animals as an acute drought dries up their nearest sources.

A series of bailouts have been designed to rescue the real estate market, including the VND30 trillion package from the government as well as a proposed VND50 million package that remains on paper.