There is nothing more fascinating than wallowing in the picturesque and delicate aroma of lotus bulbs, spreading in the breezes in the heart of the capital city of Hanoi during sweltering summer days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When they agreed to join the UN Peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, 73 Vietnamese officers knew they would have to leave behind their families to travel to the war-ravaged country. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal scrap importers are about to get their comeuppance, according to customs officials.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists agree that Vietnam may obtain 7.02 percent GDP growth rate this year, but there are challenges to overcome.

European firms remain optimistic about the business environment in Vietnam, according to EuroCham’s latest Business Climate Index (BCI).

Two passenger buses crashed on a highway in Krong Pak District in the Tay Nguyen Central Highlands of Dak Lak on Monday, sending one plunging into a ditch and many passengers were injured.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Due to natural disasters in the first six months of 2018, seventy-five people have been killed or remain unaccounted for, while 48 others suffered injuries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 200 cases of measles have been reported in Hanoi since the start of the year compared to just 60 cases that were recorded for the whole of last year, 

After two months postponing the increase in service fees for ATM cash withdrawals as required by the central bank, some commercial banks have now resumed the plan, announcing that a new service fee framework will apply from the middle of this month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young Vietnamese tennis talent Nguyen Van Phuong won the men’s doubles of the TC Bakkum Dutch Junior Open in the Netherlands yesterday.

Le Ngoc Tu’s record-breaking performance led the Hanoi Buffaloes to a 72-65 victory over the Saigon Heat in the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League on Sunday at CIS Arena in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam triumphed at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Age Group Swimming Championships which wrapped up on Sunday in Laguna, the Philippines.

VietNamNet Bridge - A ‘hotel road’ has taken shape in Da Nang as investors are taking advantage of the strong rise of the local tourism industry.

A floral designer from Liti Florist, Nguyen Thy Nga, has been through the elimination round to represent Vietnam in the professional category of the 11th International FDSS Cup Floral Designing Competition.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents of the former imperial city of Hue will light incense and offer food this week to remember the victims of a French massacre in 1885.

 With England's next World Cup match only a matter of hours away, plenty of fans have already bought their inflatable hands, red-and-white bunting and supplies of beer.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Court yesterday handed down the death sentence to Nguyen Huu Tinh, 18, after he admitted to murdering five members of a family in Binh Tan District last February.

 At least 126 people are now known to have died in floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain in western Japan, 

 Divers are preparing to resume a high-risk rescue operation to free the last five members of a group who became trapped in a vast cave system in northern Thailand last month.

 In Vietnam, hand embroidery is a long-standing traditional craft and a unique cultural characteristic of the country.