Cambodia awarded the army-general-level order for nine Vietnamese at a ceremony in northern Thai Nguyen province on June 12.

A strong whirlwind hit the capital city of Hanoi on the afternoon of June 13, killing one and injuring three others.

VietNamNet Bridge - The battle among the big players in the coffee market has not gone the way people have predicted. All of them have been winners.

 Polish researchers, politicians and reporters as well as overseas Vietnamese in Poland gathered in a seminar in Warsaw on June 11 to discuss issues related to recent developments in the East Sea.

Vietnam has underlined the significant role of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in creating legal frameworks for promoting the exploitation of seas and oceans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Com tam (broken rice), hu tieu (pork noodle soup), bun thit nuong (noodles with grilled pork), goi cuoi (spring rolls), and che (sweet soup-like dessert) are suggested by foreign tourists as the must-eat foods in HCM City.

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) uses the cell alive system (CAS) and the Japanese advanced technology to preserve farm produce, but provincial authorities know nothing about the technology and farmers continue throwing fruit away.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Brothers Tran Kim Thanh and Tran Le Nguyen have been at the two top posts in Kinh Do Corporation since the company’s establishment.

Recent reports released by state management agencies have repeatedly warned about the increasingly high unemployment rate of university graduates. However, for most high school graduates, higher education is their priority.

VietNamNet Bridge - Most of the water supply plants in Hanoi which exploit underground water use outdated filtration technology which cannot eliminate toxic substances.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Art troupes in HCM City are asking the HCM City authority to invest in upgrading and building theatres to meet audiences' demand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) is drafting a decree to create a State subsidy for people joining the voluntary social insurance programme.

VietNamNet Bridge - Major US investors are following through on their previous statements about relocating their production bases. 

Beautiful photos taken from a height of more than 200 m can be seen of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, National Assembly Building, Hanoi Flag Tower, The Huc Bridge, Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) and city squares in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mining operations in Viet Nam are mired in serious problems including wastage, corruption, environmental damage and inadequate contribution to the State Budget, officials say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Well into the autumn of their lives, ethnic minority artists in Tuyen Quang Province are tireless when it comes to preserving and promoting the cultural and traditional values that are specific to their communities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second annual ASEAN Pride music festival will be held in Hanoi in June by the US Embassy and CAMA Vietnam to raise awareness about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only 39 per cent of Vietnamese adults saw opportunities in doing business, while 58 per cent of the people thought they had the capacity to do business.

Half of the married women in Viet Nam experience domestic violence and sexual abuse at some point of their lives. Nguyen Minh Huong finds that most cases of violence against women are not investigated, let alone effectively prosecuted. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Trang Tien, Dinh Le, Le Thai To streets are areas with so-called golden land plots valued at billions of dollars in Hanoi’s city centre. But the premium real estate has yet to result in sales for retail shops. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is becoming a hotspot for many foreign education and training investors, who are making great contributions to the government’s efforts in improving the quality of the nation’s human resources.

Located only 90 minutes from Hanoi, Emeralda Resort Ninh Binh has boasting the charming beauty that never fails to impress holiday makers which is definitely a desire destination for corporate summer getaway. 

Vietnam’s animal feed industry is likely to achieve stable production in 2015 but transnational companies are driving domestic producers out of the business, leaving many industry leaders to call for tighter regulations by the government.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Smoke from burning stacks of straw and waste in fields on the outskirts of Ha Noi occurs annually, causing risks to people's health and traffic safety after every rice harvest.

Last year when Samsung Electronics announced plans to create a new US$3bn smartphone factory in the north-eastern province of Thai Nguyen, close to the capital city of Hanoi, many industry insiders were ecstatic.