Residents living around the Hoang Cau Lake in Dong Da District were greeted to the ghastly sight of a large number of dead fish in the lake on Thursday afternoon.

Viet Nam’s Truong Thi Phuong pocketed another gold medal at the International Canoe Federation Women’s Canoe Cup, which ended on Thursday (June 8) in Szeged City, Hungary.

Residents and urban planning experts have expressed their support for a proposal put forward earlier this week by the Department of Transport in HCM City to lease pavements for commercial operations.

The HCM City Department of Education has announced that it does not plan to hike tuition fees at public schools next year and has sought the People’s Committee’s approval for it.

Pork without clear origins will not be allowed to be sold in HCM City’s two main wholesale markets--Hoc Mon and Binh Dien--starting next month, 

The Hai Phong City’s People’s Committee has decided to limit groundwater extraction as signs of groundwater pollution have appeared in some inner city areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An event titled Doi Thoai (Conversation) featuring rock music and painting will be held this Sunday at 36 Cat Linh Street, Ha Noi.

Around 72 kids from primary and junior secondary schools in Da Nang are taking part in a painting workshop. The event started yesterday and will last until June 26th.

There is no evidence to show that northern Viet Nam’s recent record-breaking hot weather--the hottest in 45 years--will repeat again this summer, 

The Viet Nam Football Federation has invited the South Korean K.League All Star team to compete in a friendly match against the national U22 squad next month.

The electronic visa (e-visa) pilot scheme has had a positive impacts on Viet Nam’s tourism industry since it was implemented at the beginning of the year.

Several major hospital construction projects that would have provided residents of the capital and its surroundings with thousands of beds have been abandoned over the past decade.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famed Vietnamese and foreign artists and music bands will perform at the 8th Hennessy Artistry concert to be held on June 9 in Da Nang City. 

Viet Nam duo Truong Thi Phuong and Nguyen Thi Tuyet passed their Chinese rival to win a gold medal at the International Canoe Federation Women’s Canoe Cup,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first death caused by rabies in HCM City since 2010 has occurred in Go Vap District, according to the Department of Health.

The VND3.3 trillion (US$143.5 million) Cai Lon-Cai Be dual sluice project aims to control saline intrusion and adapt to climate change in Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Province of Kien Giang. 

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam won his singles and doubles matches at the Singapore F3 Men’s Futures yesterday.

The director of the biggest hospital in Hoa Binh Province, where eight patients died after having dialysis last week, has been suspended till investigations into the incident are over.

Mexican pianist Gustavo Romero and South Korean pianist Eun Young Joo will present The Pianist of Passion concert at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two exhibitions by six young artists from HCM City will open at the Factory Contemporary Art Centre from June 9 to July 23.