Mel B has been named as the fourth X Factor judge in the 11th series of the ITV talent show.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s fleet of ships are incurring losses even though 80 percent of goods are carried by waterways and seaways.

Closed-source software products, mostly Microsoft’s, have been dominating Vietnam’s software market, despite the government’s encouragement to develop and use open-source software.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central coastal province of Binh Dinh is renowned for a wide selection of food and drink specialties, including Bau Da rice liquor, nem (fermented pork roll), cha (ground meat), tre and hong (pink) cake.

 VietNamNet Bridge – French adventurer Remi Camus has just completed his six-month riverboarding trip of the Mekong River, which originates in Chinese Tibet and runs through China proper, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ancient Hoi An is probably the most popular destination in the central coastal region, but getting a view of it from the Hoai River at sunset shows how little it has changed in a thousand years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese kings were once very interested in confirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly), especially Emperor Minh Mang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After acting on stage for more than 30 years, Ngoc Huyen has become one of the key members of the Youth Theatre. Also the wife of a famous comic actor, she talks to the reporter about her secrets for success,

VietNamNet Bridge – Dr. Do Minh Cao, from the East Sea Research Centre, told the English language news website dtinews.vn that China is intent on realising its ambition to illegally occupy the “nine-dotted line” in the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh lost 0-2 to Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark in the second round of the Japan Open on June 12, failing to progress further in the competition, as previously expected.

The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa hosted a seminar on the East Sea situation in the capital city of Pretoria on June 12 criticizing the illegal placement by China of the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s waters.

VietNamNet Bridge – A new generation of Vietnamese entrepreneurs show they are willing to take the risk of dropping everything else to focus on the opportunities they have spotted, and to work hard to succeed. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Thi Nhan Hau gazes at herself in the mirror. Emotion washes over her as she puts on a white dress and practices for a performance with her choir this Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee of Ha Long City has begun removing the night market, as it was blocking the view of Ha Long Bay in north-eastern Quang Ninh Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – National writing-award winners such as La Nguyen Quoc Vinh, Van Thanh Le, Pham Ba Diep and Nguyen Duong Quynh will join a cultural exchange held by the HCM City-based Tuoi Tre newspaper on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Railways Corporation has proposed the Ministry of Transport build a separate track to the current railway from Ha Noi to HCM City, to meet increasing demand for transport.

 Oil prices have risen to a nine-month high amid concerns that developments in Iraq may affect global supplies.

VietNamNet Bridge – Five young Italian artists will entertain Hanoi audiences with a concert entitled “Mezzotono, Small Orchestra without Instruments” at the Italian cultural centre “Casa Italia” on June 16.

 South Korea's president has revamped her cabinet in an apparent bid to win back public support after April's Sewol passenger ferry disaster.

 The families of passengers on the missing Malaysian passenger plane have begun to receive initial compensation payments of $50,000 (£30,000).

 VietNamNet Bridge – A weekend trip to Dong Nai’s culture and nature conservation site in Vinh Cuu District, Dong Nai Province is a good choice for travelers to discover nature, culture and history.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A victory over Thanh Hoa yesterday (June 12) helped former champions Becamex Binh Duong close in on V-League leader Ha Noi T&T.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eight banks, on Wednesday, signed agreements to provide services that help link subjects involved in construction and traffic development, local press reported.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has said that Vietnam is checking information that China is building a fake island and military base on Gac Ma Reef (Johnson South Reef) in the center of the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's U-14 girls' football team beat a dogged Singapore 3-0 in their last Group A match of the Asian Football Confederation Cup U-14 Girls' Regional Championship yesterday, June 12.