For years, a group of scientists from the Vietnam Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Hungary and Canada has collected data about bat species in Laos and Vietnam. They have identified a new vesper bat species, the hypsugo dolichodon.

 VietNamNet Bridge –Art troupes and cultural houses in HCM City are offering summer courses in traditional Vietnamese music and theatre in an attempt to lure children away from online games and films on their Ipads and smart-phones.

 Master plan on Phong Nha-Ke Bang Park receives green light, Vietnam House in Canada welcomes visitors, Japan-technology waste treatment plant operated in Hanoi, Marine police seize 700,000 tonnes of smuggled oil

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fisheries resources and ecosystem in the southern province of Tay Ninh is in danger as fishermen here increasingly resort to electric shocks to kill fishes.

 A spiritual festival honouring the holy lady of Mount Sam in Chau Doc city, in the Mekong Delta of An Giang was certified as national intangible heritage on June 8.

 Truong Thi Phuong dominated the women’s C1-200m event to win the first gold medal for Vietnam in canoeing at the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

 Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan is on a working visit to France from June 4-9 with a hope of enhancing bilateral cooperation in the field.

 The Chamber of Commerce and Industry from the Russian province of Primorye plans to open its representative office in the central port city of Da Nang in 2015, the chamber’s President Boris Stupnitsky has told Business Forum.

 The visit to Vietnam by Slovakia Defence Minister Martin Glavac will help consolidate and elevate the traditional friendship ties between the two armies and two countries.

 Nguyen Thi Anh Vien has broken five Southeast Asian Games records in just two days to make a perfect start on the path to her record six gold medals.

 HCM City to host 19th Vietnam Film Festival, Designer Chung to judge Atlantic City pageant, RoK ensemble to tune up for HCM City, Mountainous Lang Son moves to preserve festivals, Vietnam named Environmental Photographer of the Year 2015

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three bands from Sweden will perform at ATK, 73A Mai Hac De, Hanoi on June 11.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has said the Tan Rai and Nhan Co bauxite projects are highly efficient, but scientists say they will cause serious consequences.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam are taking part in the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games with their best badminton players who are expected to defend their two bronze medals in Singapore.

 HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, is planning to cut 20,000 jobs around the world as it tries to reduce costs and simplify its business.

 Viet Nam's Internet service providers announced that they have implemented solutions to ensure the stability of Internet connections between the country and other nations.

 Viet Nam is taking steps to protect local steel exporters' rights in the wake of safeguard measures taken by some import countries.

 A seventh person has died in South Korea after contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), says the health ministry.

 National Assembly deputies yesterday voiced their opinions about the government's supplementary reports on several socio-economic development plans' implementation in 2014 and early 2015.

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