The South African recipient of the world's first penile transplant is to become a father, a surgeon who performed the operation has told the BBC.

 There was a shortage of imported vaccines in Viet Nam's immunisation services when there was an outbreak of disease, a conference was told in Ha Noi last week.

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese and Vietnamese agencies have released conflicting figures on import turnover from China that differ by US$20 million, according to the Vietnam Economics Institute which quoted a report from a Chinese statistical agency.

 Another patient has died in South Korea amid an outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), bringing total fatalities to 16.

 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc confirmed that the fight against corruption remained a priority in the Government's agenda during the National Assembly's question and answer session on Saturday.

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 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has issued a decree for ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies and the chairman of cities' and provinces' People's Committees to hold dialogues with the public.

 Vietnam has listed among top ten countries for solo travelers, according to Travel + Leisure.

 Korean actress Yoo In-Na is set to arrive in Vietnam on June 20 for judging debut films by local youth from Toto Film Making Class 2015, said a statement on the program’s website at totofilmmakingclass.vn.

 The Notre Dame Cathedral in downtown Ho Chi Minh City will undergo its first renovation since it was built in 1887.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam won eight gold medals yesterday (June 14) and ensured their target of being in the top three at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore.

ROSATOM has announced that the country’s universities are to enroll 80 Vietnamese students this year as part of the Vietnam-Russia cooperation plan on human resource training for the nuclear industry.

 The 1st Asian Undergraduate Summit (AUS) bringing together undergraduate students of diverse disciplines and providing them with the opportunity to engage in meaningful academic, cultural, and social exchange is held on June 14-19 in HCM City.

 Nearly 700 new polluters have been identified in HCM City, according to figures released by the city Department of Mineral Resources and Environment at a meeting with the city People's Council last week.

 The Management of Son Tra Peninsula and Tourism Beaches in Da Nang and the Son Tra Forest Protection Division are carrying out a survey to start tours of the peninsula to shoot pictures of gray-shanked douc langurs starting early next month.

 A Vietnameses tourist has won a free trip to Thailand on June 13 as a luckiest visitor award organised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

 Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong plans to organise a slew of events to attract local and foreign tourists in summer, the country's high season for tourism.

 A master plan to conserve the environment and build infrastructure in Quang Binh province's Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park by 2030 has just been announced in Dong Hoi city.

 Tran Dac Phu, head of the Preventive Medicine Department, announced a range of activities in response to ASEAN Dengue Day (June 15), at a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on June 12.

The Minister of Science and Technology underlined measures to build a technology market and promote the application of science-technology in agriculture and increase labour productivity and competitiveness at the Q&A session on June 12.

 Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee launched the city’s website as part of the Government’s e-portal at a ceremony on June 14.

 Vietnam secured 72 gold medals at the 28th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 28) by 4:30pm (Vietnam time) of June 14, surpassing its set goal of 70 gold medals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tuong Xu Quang (Quang Nam classic drama region) art performance has been recognised as a National Intangible Heritage.

Vietnam’s General Department of Energy and the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) inked an agreement on June 12 to implement a joint project to scale up wind power in Vietnam.

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