Saudi Arabia's death toll from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus has surged to 282 after recalculations, the Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – A representative office for Vietnamese travel firms was opened on June 4 by the Vietnam Tourism Association in Tokyo, the first such office to open by Vietnam. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Nguyen Duc Thang of People's Police team yesterday (June 3) received a one-year ban for vulgar display of dissent against a referee during a Second Division match against Tien Giang last month.

VietNamNet Bridge – The finals of the Miss Asia Pacific World 2014 took place on May 31. The Vietnamese representative in this year's contest - Jenny Nguyen – won “The Best Artist” title.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chief Judge of the Slovakian Supreme Court Stefan Harabin has said that the training of Vietnamese court staff under existing co-operation agreements would continue smoothly.

Only a modest percentage of new graduates can find satisfactory jobs, while the majority either are unemployed,  work blue-collar jobs, or accept low-paying jobs or in fields in which they are not trained.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s U19 football squad will fly from Ho Chi Minh City to Japan on June 8 to begin a training camp and compete in six friendly matches.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A string of new policies on electricity retail prices, early termination of financial contracts, preferential loans for detoxified drug abusers and ceiling prices for milk products will take force in June 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fewer visitors are arriving at the roof-tiled Thanh Toan Bridge – a sister of the Japanese-style bridge in Hoi An – that serves as a favourite rural gateway during hot summer days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court sentenced a 19-year-old babysitter to 18 years in jail for brutalizing a 18-month-old baby to death last year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economists have urged the government to take actions to ensure Vietnam’s energy security in case tensions escalate in the East Sea, stressing that this is the biggest danger to the country if the situation gets worse.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Van Binh said that the SBV and Vietnamese commercial banks will disburse a total VND10 trillion (USD476 million) in support of local fishermen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has expressed hope to be eligible for supplying technology to Vietnam’s nuclear power plants.   

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 200 Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Canada on May 31, mainly students, participated in a nonviolent march demonstrating their opposition to China’s illegal and brutal actions in the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 25-year-old mother from HCM City's Binh Thanh District was unsure about what to do when she became pregnant as she had contracted the immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from her husband, who had once been a user of recreational drugs.

 The Viet Nam Football Federation's Disciplinary Board yesterday moved to suspend four players related to the scuffle between Ha Noi T&T and Hai Phong in the V-League's round 17 on Sunday.

Vietnamese and South Korean agencies have signed a memorandum of understanding under which the latter will provide technical know-how for copyright protection in the music industry.

Japan is appreciative of Vietnam’s rapid response and strict settlement of those involved in the alleged graft scandal of the Japan Transportation Consultants, Inc. (JTC).

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City's waterways were once filled with refuse and surrounded by slums, but a recent transformation made them colourful landscapes where community residents are happy to gather.

 Fire crews are tackling a blaze at a Shell chemical plant in the Netherlands following a series of explosions.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi T&T built on the top spot and Becamex Binh Duong ended their winning streak; these are two of the five highlights of the 2014 V-League 17th Round, which concluded last weekend.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign airlines are eager to open air routes for cargo in VIetnam, while domestic carriers have yet to enter the business.

 Japan will not suspend its official development assistance (ODA)-funded projects in Vietnam, a Vietnamese official has reported.

A large number of Chinese ships stationed around the HD-981 oil rig, which is illegally placed in Vietnam’s waters, formed groups of up to 40 and aggressively barred Vietnamese law enforcement authority vessels from approaching.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists to Bau Trang Lake, one of the most-visited places in Phan Thiet City, can see beautiful lotus blossom.