The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh Province faces severe threat of pollution as only 20% of domestic wastewater is treated before being discharged into the bay.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Facebook fixed a map wrongfully depicting Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelagoes as Chinese territory after the Vietnamese Government complained about the error on Sunday.

 Thousands of households in Lai Chau Province's Muong Te District are still isolated a week after the devastating floods and landslides that caused severe damage to the area, while food supply is becoming difficult.

 Vietnam Airlines will continue raising flight prices following Vietjet Air and Jetstar Pacific, doubling overall ticket prices after taxes and increased fees.

 Patients, staff and visitors in Hanoi’s Bach Mai Hospital are suffering as the temperature reaches nearly 40 degrees Celsius.

VietNamNet Bridge - Dong Ky once had the highest number of billionaires and cars in Bac Ninh province, but its heyday is over. 

 The local packaging industry has held an important position in the economy in recent years, and in many cases plays a crucial role in preserving products and promoting trade. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The play Khoang Troi Con Gai (Girl’s Sky) will be performed at Dong Loc T-junction on July 12th to commemorate 10 young female volunteers as part of the 50th anniversary of the Dong Loc Victory.

There were no seats left in St. Joseph’s Cathedral on June 29th, when people packed the pews for the latest concert organised by Maestoso, a new initiative by talented young classical musicians ...

 The local tourism industry witnessed a 27.2% upsurge of international arrivals during the first half of 2018, though it was noted that the inbound tourism segment remains heavily reliant upon the two source markets of China and South Korea.

 Despite being (possibly) the world's cuddliest creature, the super-sweet koala is also one of the unluckiest animals on the planet.

With nine points higher than in the last quarter of 2017, the Vietnam consumer confidence index in the first quarter of 2018 was at its highest in a decade.

 Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province has seen multiple investment projects suspended and no new projects launched in the first six months of 2018, VietnamPlus reported.

 The HCMC Public Traffic Management Center has announced 18 additional high-standard bus lines from July 1, taking the total number of such quality bus lines to 21. This is an effort to attract more people to use public transportation.

 PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PV Oil) announced on June 28 its decision to suspend the divestment of State capital until the corporation completes its conversion into a joint stock company (JSC).

Miss Vietnam 2010, Ngoc Han, now a fashion designer, recently introduced her new Ao dai collection entitled ‘Vietnamese Fairy Tales’ as a way to support a charity fund-raising program.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a single year, more than 60 public officials and servants working for ward-level agencies of southern Vung Tau City have quit their jobs, mostly because they say they aren’t making enough to survive.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Recent hot weather caused fires in Son Tien Commune, in the central province of Ha Tinh, which then spread to the neighbouring province of Nghe An, leaving damage in Khanh Son Commune.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Painter Nguyen Thu Thuy received the silver trophy at the International A’ Design Awards on June 30 for her artwork at the Mirror House in downtown Hanoi’s Thong Nhat Park.

Phu Tan craft village in Tuy An district in the South Central Coastal province of Phu Yen has been famous as the home of artisan weavers of sedge mats for hundreds of years.