The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on climate change response toward sustainability will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from June 18-20.

Cafes and restaurants which are popular places for football fans in Vietnam were shocked after Vietnam Television announced at a short notice that they must ask permission for broadcasting World Cup.

 It is of no surprise to see state officials in Vietnam own lots of land and houses. It is of no surprise either to see they always report nothing in their asset declarations. 

 Authorities in Danang City have seized a restaurant and wharf project invested by arrested real estate tycoon Phan Van Anh Vu.   

Attracting $31 billion worth of FDI (foreign direct investment), Binh Duong Province is the workplace for thousands of foreign specialists. However, their homes are not in Binh Duong, but in HCM City.

The incident happened on Quan Su Street on the evening of June 14, injuring five passers-by on two motorbikes, including two children.    

Thousands of containers containing recyclable and used materials are piling up at seaports in the localities of Hai Phong, HCM City and Ba Ria–Vung Tau, reducing the productivity and efficiency of ports’ operations and negatively affecting

 The runways of the two largest airports in the country need VND4trn (USD176m) in repairs.    

A farming museum with farm and fishing tools located near the Thanh Toan bridge features the life of Thanh Thuy Chanh commune, 8km southeast of Hue City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the central province of Ninh Thuan are planning to compile a dossier on the Cham people’s pottery heritage in a bid to secure UNESCO recognition.

 UK-based travel site Rough Guides has named Viet Nam’s iconic noodle soup, phở, among the world’s 15 best foods that are easy on a globetrotter’s pocket.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Van Mien was sentenced to four years of imprisonment on Wednesday for wildlife trafficking, 

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has unveiled a plan to allow Vietnamese gamblers to play at a casino in the southern province of Kien Giang.

 Authorities in central Quang Tri Province have initiated moves to build Quang Tri Airport through a public-private-partnership (PPP).

 V.League 1’s club Nam Dinh have signed their contract with striker Alex Rafael da Silva Antonio of Brazil to improve their rankings in the league.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly (NA) deputies on June 14 approved the restructuring of the public security apparatus while discussing the draft revision of the Law on the People’s Public Security Force.

The National Assembly on Thursday morning passed the Law on Sports and Physical Training, with the majority voting yes to the controversial bill.

 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on June 14 launched a parenting website, bringing fathers together to share their parenthood experiences.

 The first ever Hanoi International Marathon will take place on April 14 next year, its organising board announced during a press conference in the capital city on June 14. 

 DJ Fontana, the last surviving member of Elvis Presley's band, has died at the age of 87.