VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam recorded as many as 11,179 traffic accidents in six months, from last December 16 to June 15, which killed 4,478 people and injuring 10,149 others,

 A conference took place in Hanoi on June 24 to promote the upcoming International Techmart Vietnam 2015, which is expected to be the largest technology fair held in Vietnam in the last decade.

 Hundreds of artefacts dating back to the 10th century have been discovered in Vinh Long commune, Vinh Loc district in the central province of Thanh Hoa, about 1 km to the southeast of the Ho Dynasty Citadel.

 Central Highlands provinces have undertaken various measures in a bid to preserve and uphold values of the cultural space of gongs – part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.

 The General Statistics Office (GSO) on June 24 announced for the first time the Production Price Index (PPI), the Export-Import Price Index, and the Terms of Trade (ToT).

VietNamNet Bridge - The chocolate industry had 52,000 new consuming households in Vietnam in 2014 and the demand is expected to increase until 2020, according to a report.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Swinging on a rope through the forest and walking on a 6m high cable are memorable experiences for adventurous travelers in the ancient capital city in central Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam hopes to co-operate with countries and international organisations to protect endangered wildlife species,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Van Tai Em, the former national midfielder, scored a hattrick in Dong Tam Long An 4-2 win over Dong Nai during the National Cup quarter-finals yesterday, June 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam beat the Philippines 3-0 in their opening match at the Asian Football Confederation Girls' U14 Regional Championship for the ASEAN zone on June 23 in Ha Noi.

Vietnam posted a 0.55 percent increase in CPI in the first six months of 2015 compared to late 2014, making this year’s CPI increase target between 5-7 percent set by the National Assembly achievable.

 The Mekong Delta Rice Research Institute has estimated that summer-autumn crops of the region would generate 9 million tonnes of rice this year, up 120,000 tonnes from the same period last year, despite the reduction in cultivated area.

 Mongolian Ambassador to Vietnam D.Enkhbat said he is pleased with regular high-level visits and exchanges by Vietnamese and Mongolia leaders at a press meeting in Hanoi on June 24.

Pham Sanh Chau, Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium from 2011-2014, has been presented with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of the Kingdom of Belgium.

 A majority of deputies voted to pass the revised Law on State Audit at the ongoing ninth session of the 13th legislature in Hanoi on June 24.

 Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Secretary Pham Quang Nghi visited France from June 21-24 to foster ties between Hanoi and French localities as well as the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

 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.