VietNamNet Bridge - The work titled "House for Trees" from the Vo Trong Nghia Co., Ltd has won the AR House Awards 2014 in the UK, for the world’s best one-off house, over hundreds of other works submitted from around the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly on Thursday ratified the amended Marriage & Family Law, which allows surrogacy in the country. However, the issue of same-sex marriage is still out of the scope of this law.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twelve Vietnamese athletes are set to compete at the 2014 World Aerobic Gymnastics Championships and World Age Group competitions from June 23-29 in Cancun, Mexico.

 Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem failed to secure a place in the top ten players of the 2014 World Blitz and Rapid Championships in Dubai after pocketing only three points on June 18 – the final day of the rapid chess competitions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government is committed to augmenting the country’s attractiveness as a safe and hospitable investment destination with developed infrastructure facilities and a young talented workforce.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three Vietnamese piano students scooped up the top prize in three out of five categories at the Val Tidone International Music Competitions, which wrapped up in Milan on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The largest property groups in the Middle East have shown intense interest in the Vietnamese market recently, with plans to invest billions of dollars.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese VNREDSat-1 can take high-quality pictures of any location in the world, not just in Vietnam, which could prove to be useful in the current dispute with China.

 Two ranking military officers, Lieu. Col. Mac Duc Trong and Lieu. Col. Tran Nam Nhan, will join the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

 Despite the Chinese aggression in the East Sea, Vietnamese fisheries surveillance and coast guard authorities on June 19 continued to relentlessly demand China remove its drilling rig out of Vietnam’s waters and respect international law.

The latest developments in the East Sea came to the fore at a seminar held by the Sri Lanka – Vietnam Solidarity Association in Colombia on June 18.

Young Vietnamese singer Hai Chau on June 17 debuted her single “Out of control” – a joint product between Chau and Universal Music.

 Increased tensions and solutions to the territorial dispute over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos in the East Sea will be hotly debated at a seminar in Danang on June 20-21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy ministers would have to meet the highest level of foreign language standards set up by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) under a new decree currently being drafted.

 VietNamNet Bridge – About five million square meters of surface area on Vam Co River is covered with water hyacinths, an indicator of serious environmental pollution.

 Japan has banned the possession of child sex-abuse images, one of the last developed countries to do so.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Minister Dinh La Thang said that the ministry does not approve of the Vietnam Railway Corporation’s proposal to build a trans-Vietnam one-meter gauge railway, saying that the suggestion was "not new and inappropriate."

 VietNamNet Bridge - Here are unique ideas that attract the attention of foreign tourists in the three famous tourist destinations in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoi An in central Viet Nam has been recommended by the world-known travel guide Rough Guides as one of the destinations that offer the most interesting night activities.

VietNamNet Bridge - The recent development in the East Sea has become especially dangerous as China’s absurd claims of sovereignty continue, despite international law and historical practice.

 Progress on research and treatment for dementia has been "achingly slow", an expert says ahead of a London summit.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Humans of Ha Noi, the popular spin off from the original project Humans of New York, is holding its first exhibition.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese rank fourth out of five countries in Southeast Asia in English proficiency, HR consultancy JobStreet said based on its English Language Assessment results.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The city authorities in Hanoi have asked relevant agencies to develop a plan to cope with super storms, given that the weather is changing due to climate change.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many people in HCM City complain that they are nervous and screw up their eyes when travelling on Truong Chinh Street from Tham Luong Bridge to the An Suong intersection.