The number of dengue infections has risen significantly in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, particularly in Can Tho City and the provinces of Dong Thap, Ben Tre, Ca Mau and Tien Giang,

Visiting President of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko held talks in Minsk on June 27, reiterating their determination to make greater efforts to bring bilateral ties to the next level.

 A UN delegation on June 27 had a working session with the Engineering High Command and watched the performance of a combat engineering team at Brigade 249 to assess their readiness for UN peacekeeping  activities. 

A cultural, sport and tourism exchange programme between border localities of Vietnam and Laos will take place in the northern mountainous province of Son La from July 5-7. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Vietnam wants to elevate ties with Australia during a reception in Hanoi on June 27 for Frances Adamson, Special Envoy of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. 

Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang and Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko signed a joint statement on developing comprehensively and intensively the bilateral partnership, after their talks in Minsk on June 27.

Writer Nguyen Van Toai, a relative of mine, says his native village of Thu Cuc, in the northern province of Phu Tho’s Tan Son District, is one of the most beautiful locations in the country because of its untouched forests

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MARD) report on the cause of landslides in the Mekong Delta has pointed out eight reasons, but scientists say the report is too vague, making it difficult to find reasonable solutions.

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more technology firms are receiving investment from foreign venture funds, which indicates the maturing of the Vietnamese technology community.

VietNamNet Bridge - At least 9 million tons of coal are in stock because domestic demand is low, while the coal price in Vietnam is higher than in other countries.

VietNamNet Bridge - Dinh Thi Huong Thao, from Nam Dinh, has been called the ‘golden physics girl’ as she won two gold medals at the International Physics Olympiad in 2015 and 2016. 

 First Can Tho – Bangkok direct flight takes off, Family businesses make significant contribution to GDP, Vietsovpetro earns $18 million from Thien Ung gas field, Investors unpermitted to sell houses unless fully paying taxes, fees

Former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Transport, Professor La Ngoc Khue, talks about the glaring imbalance of Viet Nam’s traffic system.

After watching the staff work hard to transport materials and products to and from a coffee processing company, Vu Quang Tho asked them why they didn’t think of a way to save time and effort.

Mr. Sebastian Eckardt, the World Bank’s Lead Economist for Vietnam, talks about the successes and shortcomings of the new government in macroeconomic management during its first year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thuy Linh won the Mongolia International Series 2017 badminton tournament on June 25.

The country has seen an estimated 6.2 million international visitors in the first half of this year, up 30.2 per cent year-on-year, 

 New Zealand pop singer Lorde landed her first U.S. chart-topping album on Monday as her latest record debuted at the top of the weekly Billboard 200 chart.

VietNamNet Bridge - Besides being sold on streets, street food places have one thing in common: they are groups of shops selling one type of food. Here are the top food streets in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam International Finger-Style Guitar Festival 2017 will take place in Hanoi and HCM City on July 18-19.