US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 31 to June 2 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Phung Quang Thanh.

Viet Nam demanded that China stop construction currently under way in the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi on early May 29 morning to attend a signing ceremony on a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the Eurasia Economic Union in Kazakhstan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Register is drawing up a scheme to control emissions from motorcycles and plans to execute it on a trial basis in late 2017,

VietNamNet Bridge – Relating to China’s building of artificial islands in Truong Sa of Vietnam, the Chief of the Government Office Nguyen Van Nen said that Vietnam has sent eight diplomatic notes to China to protest their illegal activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Luong Manh Hai, 39, of Tri Lanh village in Ha Nam province discovered 50 kg while digging a foundation for a water tank.

 The lake lives up to its name, with its perfect serenity and unworldly beauty. Local people call it Bung Binh Thien, which means “the lake from the sky.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – A marshy village in Thua Thien – Hue Province has become a new tourist attraction with admirers saying its scenic beauty and cuisine offer something different

 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged Viet Nam to fully implement the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) on World No Tobacco Day on May 31.

VietNamNet Bridge – Lotus and Buddhist symbols deck the streets of Hue City for Vesak, which celebrates the birth, enlightenment and nirvana of the Buddha and this year give special attention to children.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank has changed a lot during its development process, but there is an "invariable" aspect, which is the dominant power of Mrs. Tu Huong’s family.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly VND65 trillion (US$3 billion) would be poured into a dozen road investment projects across the Central Highlands by 2020 to promote socio-economic development in the region,

VietNamNet’s story about a shoeshine boy who struggled to make a living but eventually studied at university now has a happy ending. The young man has achieved his dream of becoming a journalist.

Responding to the National Tourist Year 2015 and the acknowledgement of the Trang An complex in Ninh Binh Province by UNESCO as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site – the first mixed Heritage Site in Vietnam and Southeast Asia,

Analogue TV service is expected to stop within two months in Da Nang  However, it is still unclear if the plan can be fulfilled because of the short supply of set top boxes (STBs) in the market.

One child dies from eating poisoned crab, Ha Noi apartments fit to burst, Power cutoff delayed due to heat wave, Central city on high alert for forest fires, Vietnam, Sweden join hands in health sector

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economic expert Pham Chi Lan has called on authorities to focus on developing supporting industries and improving skills of workers as a new approach to entice foreign investors rather than resorting to land and tax incentives.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport is seeking approval from the Politburo to allow the private sector to operate Phu Quoc International Airport off mainland Kien Giang Province.

 Viet Nam beat Japan 3-1 today to secure the fifth place of the Asian Women's Volleyball Championship in China.

 The southern Dong Nai province's Sonadezi Transport Corporation will spend more than VND630 billion (US$30 million) on a compressed natural gas (CNG) bus project that will end in 2020.