The 17th Shangri-La Dialogue closed in Singapore on June 3 after three days of sitting, featuring five plenary meetings and four simultaneous sessions. 

 The CPI in May was at the highest level in the past six years, but the Government affirmed its capacity of controlling inflation, as heard at a press conference on the monthly cabinet meeting.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It was Mark Twain who inimitably said: “Buy land, they are not making it anymore.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travellers who want to enjoy idyllic country scenes in Vietnam are recommended five spots along the central coast.

With his years of experience in the hotel and restaurant business, New Yorker Neal Bermas founded an NGO called STREETS international to provide vocational training to at-risk children in Hoi An.

Favourable environment sought for social organisations, Portal on World Technopolis Association events launched, Quang Ninh: Management board of undersea tunnel through Ha Long Bay set up

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MIP) to update quarterly growth scenarios for each sector during the monthly government meeting in Hanoi on June 2. 

HCM City has an abundance of tiny houses. Huynh Thi Tuyet’s house in Go Vap District is one of those houses. In a total area of 8sq.m, the 65-year-old woman lives with her 15 children and grandchildren.

 Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung has stated that the Japan visit by President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse from May 29 – June 2 has been successful with diverse activities. 

Dr. Do Duc Dinh, from the Ha Noi Institute for Socio Economic Studies, speaks on the need to cut the current number of civil servants in half to free up funds to better pay for good quality employees.

 Independence, self-reliance, promotion of cooperation and observance of international laws are fundamental to security, peace and development, said Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich at the 17th Asia Security Summit or Shangri-La Dialogue.

 President Tran Dai Quang, his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation concluded a five-day State visit to Japan on June 2.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), in its latest report on global trade and the impact on Vietnam, mentioned the possibility of a trade war and the risks of protectionism.

 China’s increasing military presence in the East Sea via the placement of advanced weapon systems in the waters aims to intimidate and coerce its neighbours, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said.

Online shopping website Tiki, said in the next three to five years, the company would decide whether to conduct initial public offering (IPO) or be acquired by another company. 

 The risk of the deadly Ebola virus spreading in Viet Nam in future is low, said the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre under the Ministry of Health.

 Summer is here, but it’s not all sunshine and good times for parents, who struggle to entertain their children during the school break.

 An increasing number of Vietnamese people have opted to claim a lump-sum social security payment, withdrawing themselves from the national security system as authorities are striving for universal coverage.

 The Giang brothers are through to the final of the popular UK television show, Britain’s Got Talent.

 As people rush to swimming pools to escape summer heat, experts and officials are worried that the poor quality of water at the pools could cause and spread infectious diseases.