Pham Sanh Chau, Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium from 2011-2014, has been presented with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of the Kingdom of Belgium.

 A majority of deputies voted to pass the revised Law on State Audit at the ongoing ninth session of the 13th legislature in Hanoi on June 24.

 Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Secretary Pham Quang Nghi visited France from June 21-24 to foster ties between Hanoi and French localities as well as the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sought support from former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama for cooperation in application of information technology (IT), during a meeting in Hanoi on June 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has achieved some of the Millennium Development Goals, such as the goal of gender equality and the advancement of women,

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese education consumers have suddenly realized that university degrees can no longer be a guarantee for labor force quality and cannot ensure good jobs for degree holders.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam National University Integrated Circuit Design Research and Education Center (ICDREC) can provide chips to satisfy domestic demand, but it has to take a detour to reach that end.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are 10 ministries in charge of environment management, but the environment remains seriously polluted, damaging people’s health.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Supreme People's Procuracy of Viet Nam has started prosecution procedures against six officials of Viet Nam Railways for "abusing power while on duty".

Heavy rain from typhoon Kujira raised river water levels and caused flash floods in Son La on June 24, claiming at least three lives, including a four-year-old child, the provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control reported.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese stock market, with its small scale, is unable to absorb large amounts of shares to be sold by equitized state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are many people who are still healthy at the age of 90-100 in Vietnam, but Mrs. Le Thi is the most special because she still paints, writes books, reads news on the web and Facebook.

 VietNamNet Bridge - While Thailand has drawn a roadmap to the World Cup 2018 and Olympics 2016, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) is busy with denouncements and quarrels.

 A man is fighting for his life after apparently surviving stowing away in the undercarriage of a 5,600-mile (9,000km) flight to London. Given extremely low temperatures and a lack of oxygen, how was he able to survive the journey?

 VietNamNet Bridge - Luxembourg has two investment projects in the field of information and communications in Vietnam with total capital of $1.02 billion USD, taking the lead in this area among foreign investors in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Chu B’Luk volcano system in Buon Choah Commune, Krong No District, Dak Nong Province is a must-visit destination for those loving to explore caves and especially, volcanoes.

Up to 50% of marine resources depend on coral reefs. China’s illegal renovation of the reefs in the East Sea will damage them, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tac An, former director of the Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography, has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi used to be surrounded by romantic rivers, but now the heavily polluted rivers are threatening the lives and health of people.

Since Vietnam joined WTO on January 11 2007, it has been permissible for foreign investors to cooperate and invest with Vietnamese enterprises operating in advertising services through joint venture establishment or Business Cooperation Contract.

 China companies want farm trade centre in Vietnam, European businesses encourage Vietnam to develop clean energy, Central EZ hoped to become major trading hub, Vietnam to create a strategy for developing cultural industry