Hue yesterday held a grand ritual ceremony to remember the victims of a French massacre on the day the citadel of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) fell into the hands of French colonists in 1885.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese architecture companies won special mention by the International Union of Architects (UIA) for their "Friendly and Inclusive Spaces".

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam beat Charles Roberts of Thailand in the first round of the Thailand F3 Futures tennis tournament yesterday.

Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to hold a media event in New York City to unveil its next Galaxy Note smartphone sometime in the second half of August, 

Vietjet Air to offer promotional tickets on Vietnam-Myanmar flights, Ho Chi Minh City’s economy grows 7.76 percent in six months, Policies key to attracting foreign investment, Hanoi tax department publishes debtors

Steel manufacturers are facing bigger barriers, trade remedies and measures to restrict imports from major markets. However, exports are expected to reach $3 billion this year.

 First national press award on children launched, WB-funded agriculture project emphasizes on real-life effectiveness, Order restored on 116 downtown streets, IFEZ to support HCM City to become smart city

 Market research firm MarketIntello has forecast that Vietnam’s inflation may fall to below 3 percent, lower than the rate of 3.8 percent it predicted last month.

 The average cost of a kilometer of expressway in Vietnam is about US$12 million, far higher than in other countries.

Many electricity companies and projects invested by the Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) will be privatized, as the State will maintain majority stakes in certain primary businesses in the sector.

 Medical tourism services in HCMC have yet to fully match potential despite an increasingly huge number of foreign tourists to the city for medical and examination treatment.

The pristine beauty and peaceful atmosphere of Hon Nghe Islet in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang are what that first strike tourists upon arrival there for the first time.

 HCM City has implemented lot of projects to solve flooding, traffic jam and overloading for Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Still they are unlikely to radically tackle the issues due to rapid mechanical population increase.

 German DJ and producer Alex Bau will give a performance at The Observatory in Ho Chi Minh City on June 23.

 In a bid to improve English skill amongst Vietnamese students, education managers in Ho Chi Minh have decided to expand Content and Language Integrated Learning program in many primary, secondary schools and senior high schools.

The noreastern province of Tuyen Quang has a forest coverage of nearly 85 percent of its land area, and 8,000 hectares of lakes with poetic landscapes.

Dr Bui Hung Thang Thang has the strong belief that Vietnam will catch up to the world in new research directions such as carbon nanotubes.

Flourishing during the 13th-17th centuries, Chu Dau pottery later waned in popularity but thanks to the tireless efforts of scientists, related authorities, the local pottery has been revitalised.

 An art road, with a total length of 1.5 kilometres, is displaying 111 painting works on boats at Tam Thanh commune, Quang Nam province. 

 Not everyone is pleased with talk of raising the retirement age.