Vietnamese archers have left for South Korea for training sessions under coach Lee Hang-yong in Incheon.

Craig Thomas Gallery will host group exhibition ‘Coming of Age’, an eclectic mix of painting, sculpture and installation works, on June 19 to celebrate its fifth anniversary.

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 As many as 38 Chinese fishing vessels and a Chinese coast guard ship coded 46102 on June 16 made a line to block and violently disturb Vietnamese fishing boats operating normally in Vietnam’s waters.

 Young pianist Nguyen Quang Hong An of Viet Nam has received an Honourable Mention prize at the 15th annual San Jose International Piano Competition (SJIPC) held in the United States.

Citing a need to respond to important infectious disease threats in South East Asia, public health officials from Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia agreed today to actively collaborate on a new study on sepsis.

 Four men suspected of stealing dogs and causing the death of three pursuers after shooting at them with electric stun guns have turned themselves in at Cu Chi District Police Station in HCM City.

 Young Vietnamese track and field star Nguyen Thi Oanh has taken first place in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase at the recent 16th Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Taipei, China.

 Russian scientists have announced the discovery of two new spotted toad species after conducting a research in Bao Loc district, Lam Dong province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – U19 Vietnam plan to play at the U22 Southeast Asia Championships 2014 in Brunei from August 9-23 after their current training in Japan.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte have agreed to set up a strategic partnership on sustainable agriculture and food security at their talks in Hanoi on June 16.

 National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has told Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that Vietnam wants the Netherlands to further promote investment and trade.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Contrary to investors’ expectations, the State Securities Commission’s (SSC) plan to lift the ceiling on foreign ownership ratio in listed companies to over 49 percent has not been approved.

 China’s illegal placement of its oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf will be discussed at an annual dialogue on bilateral partnership this week, Foreign Ministry’s Spokesman Le Hai Binh has said.

Vietnam had adequate evidence to prove that its vessels had never deliberately rammed Chinese ships, as the Chinese media has claimed, in fact the truth was the other way around, said Ha Le, deputy head of the Fishing Surveillance Department.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The education sector in the capital city is trying to cope with a sudden increase in the number of students entering secondary school this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi police will tighten inspection of ferries and waterway vessels from next week to improve safety during the coming stormy season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tucked away down a bustling small street not far from the Vung Tau waterfront, local eatery Banh Khot Goc Vu Sua goes about its business as the area’s king of banh khot.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of the southern province of Binh Duong are shutting down all 142 brick kilns using outdated technology this month to prevent air pollution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Intel products Vietnam has revealed that it plans to double locally-sourced material value within this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government will help the deep-sea fishing industry build a high-capacity fleet of fishing boats, deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh said at talks on a draft decree on aquatic production on Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is growing concern about increased tension in the East Sea after China illegally placed its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in the sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) has voiced its strong support for a Vietnamese born French national’s lawsuit against US chemical firms.

Parental awareness of child sexual abuse and its consequences is very low, especially in rural areas, Ngo Thanh Thuan of the Can Tho Family Planning Association, said at a seminar yesterday in HCM City.

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