A tropical low pressure the East Sea on June 11 grew into a tropical storm – the first in the sea this year, according to the National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre.

 Although Vietnam’s livestock industry is thriving, its export potential has yet to be tapped. Most of the country’s livestock products only serve domestic markets.

 Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific has cancelled and delayed about 15.4 percent of 568 flights it operated in a week, according to the latest report released by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAA).

“Idioms and proverbs of Vietnam” is among very few books that introduce idioms and proverbs with eye-catching illustrations. In its first publication, the book has won reader’s love with thousands of editions sold. 

 Since its inception in May 2014, Vietnam has sent officers to the United Nations peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and the Central African Republic. 

 Monsoon Music Festival (MMF), Vietnam’s biggest music event, will now be celebrated annually as part of an ambitious plan to develop culture in the capital through 2020, with a vision to 2030. 

While Vietnamese smartphone brands such as Hi-Mobile, BlueFone, F-Mobile, Avio and Zik 3G have left the market, others are thriving despite analysts' predictions.

VietNamNet Bridge - The total spending on medicine in 2017-2021 will grow by 15-17 percent thanks to the population increase and improved income per capita. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Without the original Son Tra, Da Nang will be just like other sea cities in Vietnam, according to environmentalists who are opposed to tourism development at the site. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of Vietnamese interns studying and working in Japan has increased, reaching 90,000 in 2016.

A fishing village has been illegally expanding on the La Nga River in Dong Nai Province’s Dinh Quan District and polluting it despite the local authorities’ prevention efforts, 

Boat tours along HCM City’s Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal, which were expected to make use of the urban waterway to boost water tourism in the city, have failed to attract tourists after two years of operation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a new show every weekend, Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown HCM City has never been more fun!

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Authorities have turned the famous Hue citadel into a night attraction, with the former palace hosting programmes reflecting life during the heydays of the Nguyen Dynasty.

 Bill Ramos, director of the Indiana University Aquatics Institute, has joined the staff of Swim for Life Vietnam, to teach drowning prevention to Vietnamese youth throughout the country.

 The Cat Ba langur is listed as one of the 25 most endangered species in the World Red Book. In Hai Phong, the staff of Cat Ba National Park are working hard to preserve the langur from the impact of activities that adversely affect the environment.

 Eleventh-grader Pham Huy of Quang Tri province has invented a low-cost robotic arm for the disabled. Huy recently won third prize at an international science and engineering competition in the US.

 A survey of Vietnamese fruit growers has found that most depend too much on Chinese buyers for their livelihood.