Within the agenda of the National Assembly (NA)'s 7th session, the NA deputies yesterday commented on a report about the National Assembly supervisory programme for 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is no hesitation whatsoever when fifth-grade student Nguyen Thi Nguyet is asked which is her favourite class in school, "Cheo," she says.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic universities have more opportunities than ever before to improve quality because of Viet Nam's integration with the rest of the world,

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 99 new species have been found in Viet Nam, according to a World Wildlife Fund report released last Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police from the central Ha Tinh Province's Duc Tho District on Sunday remanded into custody Dang Anh Hung, 23, for looting assets on May 14.

The National Assembly on June 9 decided to spend 16 trillion VND (752 million USD) assisting fishermen to build offshore fishing vessels and equipping fisheries surveillance and coast guard forces.

VietNamNet Bridge – The sale of Chinese products have decreased sharply in both traditional markets and supermarkets in Vietnam, forcing retailers to find alternative suppliers. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Economists have warned that if China imposes economic sanctions on Southeast Asian countries, such actions would end up being a double-edged sword.

China on June 8 published a misleading article, fabricating events and distorting the truth behind what is really happening in the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Court yesterday sentenced Nguyen Duc Kien, former vice chairman of the founding council of the Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), to 30 years imprisonment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People residing in the vicinity of the Citadel of the Ho dynasty in Thanh Hoa Province will be given cameras and taught photographic and filmmaking skills to create their own images depicting life around the World Heritage site.

  VietNamNet Bridge – “Những vì sao đen” (Black Stars) by Vietnamese poet Ngo Tu Lap is one of ten poetry collections shortlisted in the category of PEN Award for Poetry Translation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 10 per cent of the Vietnamese population, or nine million people, suffer from mental disorders - some of it blamed on the pressures of the open-door economy and the rapid growth of technology.

VietNamNet Bridge –  Though some child prodigies who were born into poor families often receive a poor education, they can still show outstanding abilities if given the chance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Van Phuc has travelled to the northern provinces of Viet Nam by motorbike with his friends many a time. However, a 15-day bicycle trip from Ha Noi to Ca Mau, the southernmost point of the country

Vietnam and Italy will increase exchange visits at all level s, including business delegations, aiming to raise two-way trade from the current US$3 billion to US$5 billion in the next two years.

Price cuts on smartphones have hurt some distributors as potential buyers have canceled purchase plans for fear that prices will drop even further.

Two Indochina tigers at Thao Cam Vien Zoo in HCM City in April safely gave birth to four small cubs with the help of workers at the zoo who are often called “midwives”.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite a ban by the State Bank, sellers are still charging customers a surcharge of 2 percent on goods purchased with credit cards.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday noted that Italian PM Matteo Renzi’s official visit to Viet Nam marked a new stage in the development of the two countries’ relations.

 Exercise can aid recovery after breast cancer but many women are not active enough, a study suggests.

The Senior Officials’ Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (SOM ARF) opened on June 9 in Yangon, Myanmar, giving much space for the East Sea issue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess champ Le Quang Liem - FIDE 2721 - has been selected as Asia’s best blitz chess player 2013 by the Asian Chess Federation (ACF).

 VietNamNet Bridge – After blatantly anchoring the HD-981 oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, China will continue to take larger steps, experts have predicted.

China on June 9 continued perverting international law by sending two more military ships to the area around rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 that is illegally placed in Vietnam’s waters.