Nearly 700 new polluters have been identified in HCM City, according to figures released by the city Department of Mineral Resources and Environment at a meeting with the city People's Council last week.

 The Management of Son Tra Peninsula and Tourism Beaches in Da Nang and the Son Tra Forest Protection Division are carrying out a survey to start tours of the peninsula to shoot pictures of gray-shanked douc langurs starting early next month.

 A Vietnameses tourist has won a free trip to Thailand on June 13 as a luckiest visitor award organised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

 Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong plans to organise a slew of events to attract local and foreign tourists in summer, the country's high season for tourism.

 A master plan to conserve the environment and build infrastructure in Quang Binh province's Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park by 2030 has just been announced in Dong Hoi city.

 Tran Dac Phu, head of the Preventive Medicine Department, announced a range of activities in response to ASEAN Dengue Day (June 15), at a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on June 12.

The Minister of Science and Technology underlined measures to build a technology market and promote the application of science-technology in agriculture and increase labour productivity and competitiveness at the Q&A session on June 12.

 Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee launched the city’s website as part of the Government’s e-portal at a ceremony on June 14.

 Vietnam secured 72 gold medals at the 28th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 28) by 4:30pm (Vietnam time) of June 14, surpassing its set goal of 70 gold medals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tuong Xu Quang (Quang Nam classic drama region) art performance has been recognised as a National Intangible Heritage.

Vietnam’s General Department of Energy and the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) inked an agreement on June 12 to implement a joint project to scale up wind power in Vietnam.

 Binh Thuan: 714,000 USD to surmount water shortages, Police department for smuggling control launched, Ho Chi Minh statue constructed in Russia, US-funded disaster mitigation centre opened in Quang Tri

 Historic proof affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are being spotlighted at an exhibition held in the central province of Quang Tri on June 11.

 A string of exciting cultural and sports activities will be organised in the central coastal city of Nha Trang for the Nha Trang Sea Festival from July 11 to 14.

 Cambodia awarded the army-general-level order for nine Vietnamese at a ceremony in northern Thai Nguyen province on June 12.

A strong whirlwind hit the capital city of Hanoi on the afternoon of June 13, killing one and injuring three others.

VietNamNet Bridge - The battle among the big players in the coffee market has not gone the way people have predicted. All of them have been winners.

 Polish researchers, politicians and reporters as well as overseas Vietnamese in Poland gathered in a seminar in Warsaw on June 11 to discuss issues related to recent developments in the East Sea.

Vietnam has underlined the significant role of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in creating legal frameworks for promoting the exploitation of seas and oceans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Com tam (broken rice), hu tieu (pork noodle soup), bun thit nuong (noodles with grilled pork), goi cuoi (spring rolls), and che (sweet soup-like dessert) are suggested by foreign tourists as the must-eat foods in HCM City.