The lead spacecraft in Europe's new multi-billion-euro Earth observation programme has gone into orbit.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “China strengthening national defense aims at defense. It is very normal, which does not bring harm to neighboring countries or the world,” a Chinese scholar has said. But is it true?

 Tran Huu Huynh, head of the VCCI's Advisory Committee on International Trade Policies, said that local enterprises should unite and practise an open management policy to remain competitive.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fast development of livestock farms may have produced a lot of food, but they are also causing environmental pollution and health risks in rural areas,

VietNamNet Bridge - A Vietnamese company announced it has successfully cultivated and provided commercial cordyceps sinensis products at competitive prices.

 The images of botanical and geological specimens from the garden of Claude Monet, founder of French Impressionism, are part of an exhibition by artist Pipo Nguyen Duy in Ha Noi.

Most people living in old apartment buildings and the so-called "tube houses" lack basic fire prevention knowledge, including the need for emergency exits, officials say.

 National power plan falls behind schedule, June CPI picks up in major cities, State Treasury issues bills to raise funds, Philippines may buy more rice from Vietnam, Rubber exports register slight growth

 A Russian visitor is currently being quarantined at the Lam Dong General Hospital in Da Lat city due to possible infection with the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus (MERS-CoV).

 Storm Kujira’s centre is likely to hit the waters off Quang Ninh province on late June 23, said the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, warning of flash floods and landslides in northern mountainous areas.

 A Buddhist monk recently offered 400 million VND (about 18,600 USD) for a painting recalling the bloody naval battle in Vietnam’s Gac Ma Island, the highest bid for the picture so far.

 Vietnam continually welcomes foreign enterprises and investors to do business in the country, affirmed Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has proposed Ayeyawadi-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) member countries focus on agriculture as an affiliation priority.

 As many as 95 delegates gathered at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on June 23 to discuss preparations for setting up a level 2 field hospital as part of the country’s participation in UN peacekeeping missions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group is now the biggest Vietnamese investor in Laos. The following is a review of the company’s brand building and its current assets in Laos.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Cardboard-made furniture is priced at just VND500,00-VND600,000 ($23-28)/item, equivalent to 1/4 of similar products made from wood or plastic.

The local media recently reported that speaking at the National Assembly session, the Minister of Culture - Sports and Tourism "sighed and wondered why Vietnam has many things that are “top of the world", but foreign tourists do not want to come".

Ocean Group Joint Stock Company (OGC) reported a loss of VND1.319 trillion (US$60.5 million) in revenue in 2014 last Saturday when its annual shareholders' general meeting failed to convene.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietjet Air had to cancel flights between HCM City and Da Lat, and Ha Noi and Da Lat due to strong winds in the Central Highland Da Lat City yesterday, June 22.

 The National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control sent an urgent document this morning, asking coastal provinces and cities to take measures to cope with Typhoon Kujira.