VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided to levy a VND8 million ($400) fine on several websites for posting songs with vulgar lyrics which go against the habits, customs and cultural traditions of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On Wednesday morning, Highway 31 in Bac Giang province became seriously congested when thousands of trucks carrying litchi were headed to Luc Ngan Market.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Shipping Lines Corporation (Vinalines), Mr. Vu Khac Tu, has been suspended from work for 15 days to to explain his role in the corruption case of three officials of the Quang Ninh Port.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information & Communications is expected to complete the equitization plan for Mobifone – one of the three largest mobile networks in Vietnam – and submit it to the Government in the fourth quarter.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On Wednesday morning the People’s Council of Ba Ria-Vung Tau held an extraordinary session to elect a new chair to replace chair Tran Minh Sanh who suffered a stroke.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Regional budget airlines are incurring losses in Vietnam, but Vietnamese airlines continue their plans to expand their fleets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The pipe carrying safe water from Da River to Hanoi’s city center broke again on Tuesday night for the seventh time, affecting hundreds of thousands of Hanoians. However, repair was completed within one day.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ambassador to Chile Ha Thi Ngoc Ha on June 11 informed Chilean congressmen of the latest developments in the East Sea, several weeks after China illegally towed its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou – 981 to Vietnam’s waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some students go to the countryside. Others attend music and arts classes. Others have a “working holiday” when they spend time attending private tutoring classes to prepare for exams.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cash deposits and withdrawals at credit institutions will be charged a fee if the central bank's new draft rule on cash transactions gets approved.

 The Republic of Seychelles opened its consular office in Hanoi on June 18 and appointed Le Thanh Thao, director of Asia Sun Travel, as its honorary consular.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The city authorities will close part of the $48.8 million Phuoc Hiep solid waste treatment complex in Cu Chi District because of pollution.

 One June 18, three Chinese aircraft flew above the site where Chinese oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 is standing illegally in Vietnamese waters, the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Force reported.

 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.

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