The Party, State and people of Vietnam pursue a consistent policy of treasuring the friendship and cooperation with China , Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has said.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on June 18 hosted a reception for visiting Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi who is in Hanoi for a meeting between the Chairs of the Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation between the two countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A proposal to use UNESCO-recognised Don ca tai tu music to attract tourists has given rise to conflicting opinions, with some veteran musicians warning that commercialisation could devalue a cultural heritage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When the FIFA World Cup 2014 opened, illegal betting has mushroomed. Coffee shops and foreign betting websites are the "business centers" for gamblers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Ngoc Bao Tran from the HCM City Technology University plans to use citronella essential oil to make a mosquito repellant cream.

 Scientists say they have devised a helmet that can quickly determine whether a patient has had a stroke.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prior to 1909, Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes were administrative units of the Nguyen Dynasty, and were strictly organized and managed by the central government.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Austrian National Library holds materials proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, a scholar from the University of Vienna’s Institute for East Asian Studies confirmed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With the football World Cup around the corner, retailers, electronics stores, and supermarkets have kicked off a slew of promotions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A cultural collaboration with a series of artist talks and experimental arts performances by Singaporean artists from The Observatory and Norwegian artist MoE will take place at ZeroStation on June 28.

A new effort is being made to overcome Viet Nam's record as the country with the highest rate of child deaths from drowning in Southeast Asia.

 Netherlands backs Mekong region; Eurocham upbeat about Vietnam’s business climate; Top 50 businesses in Vietnam named; Vietnam’s FDI attraction eyes prospective increase; Ford Vietnam reports best-ever performance in May

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Investigators from Ha Noi's Department of Information and Communications have found that Viet Hong Technology Company Limited has illegally accessed smartphones to take control and steal private information.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign State Secretary Markus Ederer on June 17 voiced Germany’s support for peaceful settlement of disputes in the East Sea in accordance with international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seven members of a family were poisoned after consuming green-spored parasol mushroom (Chlorophyllum molybdites) in the northern mountainous Dien Bien Province's Tan Thanh Ward last Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly members yesterday (June 17) agreed that the Law on Vietnamese Nationality should be amended to allow overseas Vietnamese more flexibility in retaining their citizenship.

 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Argentina's legal defeat in its fight against hedge fund investors may have wider implications.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Catfish exporters, who strongly oppose a newly released decree on catfish export management, say they hope the watchdog agency will rethink its policy. The decree is to take effect on June 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Two of Vietnam's sovereignty steles on the islands of Nam Yet and Song Tu Tay, built by the Republic of Vietnam in 1956, have been honored as national monuments.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoi An and the UNESCO office in Ha Noi plan to develop a tourist card to replace entrance-tickets used to enter the old section of the ancient city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese economists are trying to calculate the damage to the national economy in case China stops trade and investment activities with Vietnam.

The Subscription Concert vol.71 of Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will take place at Hanoi Opera House on June 25 and 26 under baton of Famous Italian conductor Andrea Pestalozza.

 Nguyen Anh Tuan and Nguyen Khanh Hoang will represent Viet Nam at the World 9-ball Pool Championships in Doha, Qatar, from June 20-28.

 Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki has fired senior officers for failing to halt a sweeping advance by Sunni Islamist rebels.