VietNamNet Bridge - “Good night honey, see you in five years at the court,” Kevin Tran, a Vietnamese Australian, told his bride after walking out from their wedding party at a restaurant in New South Wales, Australia.

GM Vietnam recalls 10,350 Chevrolet Captivas; Intel Capital invests in Vietnam for first time; Dong depreciates against US dollar; Oil and gas exploitation up 5.9 percent in five months; 70 percent of workers to be trained by 2020;

State Bank of Viet Nam Governor Nguyen Van Binh will announce this month new rules governing the restructuring of the banking sector.

The Department of Planning and Architecture in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday presented a project to the People’s Committee for the restoration and preservation of the historic Cho Lon ancient quarter.

The majority of National Assembly deputies yesterday agreed that while public investment in agriculture and rural areas had gained achievements and contributed to the country's development, there were still shortcomings that needed to be solved.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nine new sea and island-related records have been recognized by the Vietnam Record Book Center, including:

Donor representatives dicsussed poverty reduction and natural disaster mitigation in central Vietnam during the mid-year Consultative Group (CG) meeting opened in Quang Tri province on June 5.  

VietNamNet Bridge – During a five-day joint patrol, the Vietnamese and Chinese navies will together go the rounds in the joint fishing area and practice an anti-pirate maneuver.

VietNamNet Bridge – The fourth European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival will take place in Ha Noi and Da Nang starting on Friday, with screenings to continue until June 24. This will mark the first time that Da Nang has co-hosted the festival.

VietNamNet Bridge – A meeting was held in coastal Vung Tau City on June 5 to mark Vietnam’s Sea and Islands Week, World Environment Day (June 5) and World Oceans Day (June 8).

VietNamNet Bridge – On the evening of June 4, partial lunar eclipse occurred. The eclipse was more special because the moon was bigger than other times. Bellow are pictures taken by members of the HCM City Amateur Astronomy Club.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will officially deregulate the power market on July 1 to boost competition and reduce the monopoly of the Viet Nam Electricity Corporation (EVN).

Petrol stations fined for trading violations; 70 percent of workers to be trained by 2020; Education planning course begins; The elderly need eye care services

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi needs up to VND18.7 trillion (US$896 million) to build nine waste water treatment plants and prevent the pollution of lakes in the inner city by 2015, the municipal People's Committee has said.

VietNamNet Bridge – South Korea’s Allkpop website recently reported that Bao Thy, a Vietnamese pop singer, copied the concept of Korean teenage singer HyunA’s “Bubble Pop” clip.

VietNamNet Bridge – A section of Saigon River is wrapped by coal dust. Whenever vessels run through, coal dust flies in all directions.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Nguyen Van Chien, 85, in the southern province of Tien Giang has not cut his hair for more than 70 years. His hair is now 4m long and weighs 2 kilos.

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists from the Union of Scientific and Technological Associations (UIA) and the Institute for Criminal Science said that it is highly possible that fires at the home of the ‘supernatural girl’ were caused by humans.

VietNamNet Bridge – A terrifying accident occurred on June 5 in the central province of Ha Tinh. A small truck crashed into the back of a heavy truck, killing three people on the spot.

The World Bank Group on Tuesday released its Environment Strategy for 2012-2022, aimed at supporting countries to pursue sustainable development pathways that are green, inclusive, efficient and affordable.

VietNamNet Bridge –  Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh told correspondents on June 5 that Denmark does not officially cut ODA grants yet, but only suspends ODA for three projects during investigative time.

People only want to be certified as ‘poor households’ because they are given houses, free hospital coverage and do not have to pay power charges, said deputy Nguyen Ngoc Phuong at the National Assembly (NA) yesterday, June 5.

Despite the disadvantageous conditions of the stock market, a lot of enterprises still have decided to issue shares to call for capital to satisfy their thirst for capital, though they know they do not have high hopes of fulfilling the task.

Representatives from the Vietnamese government and the country’s power generators are visiting the 2012 AtomExpo International Forum and Exhibition in Moscow from June 4-6.

VietNamNet Bridge – 2012 has been a difficult year to raise funds for the 16 major transport infrastructure development projects being carried out in HCM City, officials say.