The UK's Telegraph has published wonderful photos of Son Doong, the world's biggest cave that houses its own rainforest and river.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite tensions in the East Sea, renowned investment consultant Marc Faber still believes Vietnam is an ideal place for investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although Vietnam is among the countries with the most vibrant coral reefs, many species existing in this biosphere are on the verge of extinction as a result of over exploitation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Thien Minh travel group has announced that it will offer seaplane tours this September, becoming the first supplier of this kind of tourism service in the country.

 Thach Kim Tuan beats world records in Kazan; Vien shines at regional swimming meet; Quan overcomes rivals to take first place at amateur competition; T&T return to top of the V-League following thrilling encounter

Insurance companies on June 22 made advance payment of compensation worth VND39.65 billion in total to 35 enterprises affected by the recent incident in the southern province of Dong Nai.

A special collection "Desire for Peace" by designer Thuan Viet will be introduced in France and Belgium to celebrate Vietnam Days from June 23 to July 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Engineers have warned against the use of Chinese-made engines in steel fishing boats that are to be built under a VND10 trillion national program.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The General Department of Taxation has said that tax payment procedures in Vietnam are not as bad as assessed by the World Bank (WB), although taxpayers complain they are worse than ever.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ninety-nine percent of students passed the high school final exam, which has pleased the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) but raised concern among National Assembly deputies.

On the sidelines of the international conference on Hoang Sa (Paracel), Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands in Da Nang on June 20-21, domestic and foreign scholars expressed their concerns over China's deployment of more oil rigs in the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After 40 years, the rarest and most complete collection by the late painter Nguyen Kao Thuong is on display in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Irish boy band singer Shane Filan will perform in HCM City on September 19, as part of his Asia tour called You and Me.

The Vietnam Registration Agency has disciplined the six officers of the vehicle registration bureau No. 6 in HCM City for granting the operation certification for hydrofoil Vina Express 01 even though the vessel had defects and then caught fire.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A flight of budget air carrier Vietjet Air was scheduled to go to Da Lat but it ended up at the Cam Ranh airport in Khanh Hoa province.

 VietNamNet Bridge - An estimated 100 hectares of forest at the forest of Ba Na - Nui Chua in the central city of Da Nang was burned down as local residents cleared their fields for the new crop.

 South Korean troops have cornered a soldier who shot dead five colleagues and fled his post near North Korea's border, sparking a massive manhunt.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 200 households are continuing to struggle with water shortages in a Ghenh Rang Ward fishing village in central coastal Binh Dinh Province.

 Vietnam hopes to get further support from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Secretariat in preparation for the 132nd IPU General Assembly, which will be held in the country in 2015.

 China on June 22 mobilised up to 137 ships, including five military ships, to protect its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 that is illegally standing in Vietnam’s waters, according to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department.

 Hundreds of Vietnamese nationals, students and international friends marched along the streets of the Swiss capital Bern, on June 21, opposing China’s escalating violations in the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in a report on green growth and fossil fuel fiscal policy in Vietnam proposes the nation remove subsidies for fossil fuel prices.

 Professor Jerome Cohen from New York University’s School of Law says China should enter negotiations  and settle the current territorial dispute peacefully or it will make things difficult for itself.

 The domestic media has done a good job of covering the latest developments in the East Sea, especially since China towed its illegal oil rig Haiyang Shiyou – 981 in Vietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone in early May.

 Professor Renato DeCastro from Manila-based De La Salle University has said that by deploying the second oil rig [Nanhai 9] to the East Sea, China has put the Philippines and Vietnam in the same boat.