Microsoft has officially launched its first Microsoft Store in Hanoi, which will provide customers with the best Microsoft products including the most popular Lumia Window Phone.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Along with bringing home the bronze medal from the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore, U23 Viet Nam's football team will also receive a reward of VND3 billion (US$142,000).

 VietNamNet Bridge – At an exhibition of Southeast Asian artists in Ha Noi, visitors are invited to be part of the performance. Singaporean artist Amanda Heng's Let's Chat asks the audience to sit down for a chat with the artist,

VietNamNet Bridge - The math and literature questions raised at the high school entrance exam were viewed as being within students’ capacity to answer. Students said they could finish the tests before the deadline.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of cave-ins have been reported along river banks and the seafront in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The successful television series Tuoi Thanh Xuan (Forever Young) will be aired on South Korean cable channel Story On at 7pm between Tuesday and Thursday from June 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi will purchase helicopters for firefighting and other rescue operations at a relevant time, said an officer from the Ha Noi Police for Fire Prevention and Fighting (PFPF).

VietNamNet Bridge - Infrastructure and conditions in Vietnam are still not sufficient to apply the market-based electricity pricing mechanism, experts say.

 Vietnam and Denmark have reached a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on energy conservation and renewable energy industries, spanning five priority fields across 10 cooperative forms.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to install surveillance cameras to prevent sexual harassment and theft on buses, according to the city's Public Transport Management and Operations Centre.

 Lawmakers have urged for careful consideration before shifting tuition fees and hospital fees to a service price mechanism, saying that they closely effected people's lives.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is on a working visit to Beijing from June 17-19 to attend the eighth meeting of the Vietnam-China Steering Committee on Bilateral Cooperation.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted a reception for outgoing Danish Ambassador to Vietnam John Nielsen, during which he stated that Vietnam wishes to work with Denmark to expand bilateral ties for the interest of both peoples.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has told outgoing ADB Country Director in Vietnam Tomoyuki Kimura that Vietnam highly values ADB’s support over the past years.

 The power sector has become increasingly attractive to foreign investors with a large number of foreign-invested projects taking shape nationwide, the Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – Located inside Yang Bay eco-tourism site covering 570 hectares in Khanh Vinh, a mountainous district around 600 meters above sea level in Khanh Hoa Province, Yang Bay Waterfall tourist area is a true heaven

 Six genetically modified (GM) corn varieties are being trialed in a midland commune in northern Phu Tho Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Climate experts have proposed using text messages to warn people about storms to limit losses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While many moguls are pouring huge amounts in agriculture, some investors are quietly retreating from the field.

Hue and Danang have long been recognised as having high tourism potential, but real estate and resort projects have been abandoned for many years, wasting land and opportunities for investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese film- ‘Quyen’, – directed by Nguyen Phan Quang Binh premiered at Kino International Theatre in Berlin on June 16, attended by overseas Vietnamese and German audiences.

VietNamNet Bridge - The walrus fish (Odobenus rosmarus), a species originating from South America, was unable to reproduce in Vietnam until a farmer in Tay Ninh province proved the reverse.

Health Ministry removes sub-quality cosmetics products from markets, Fishermen rescued after boat sinks off Spratly Islands, Five regional forensic medicine centres to be established, 784,000 labourers find jobs in first two quarters

Maritime Bank gets nod to acquire finance firm, Danang’s tourism industry badly affected by MERS-CoV, Wartchdog warns of TV shopping risks, Binh Duong sees $21.5b in foreign direct investment

 Foreigners can buy a home in Vietnam, but inconsistent regulations make it hard for expatriates to realise their dream of living in or retiring to Vietnam, and discourage foreign property investors choosing the country as a venue for development.