Bui Huy Thong of Vietnam and his teammate, Azhar Mohd Noor from Singapore, triumphed in the first round of the Asia Road Racing Championship’s Asia Dream Cup, yesterday in Japan.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) thinks a second Noi Bai airport is necessary, but aviation experts disagree. 

 Vietnam Women’s Grandmaster Nguyen Thi Mai Hung won a gold medal at the Asian Individual Blitz Women Chess Championship, which closed in Uzbekistan on Saturday.

 Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang brought their gold medals home after winning in the finals of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge yesterday in Hanoi.

 Vietnam supports the priorities and initiatives of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) in Laos 's ASEAN 2016 Chairmanship year, said Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Doan Mau Diep.

 Overloading is the initial reason of the recent capsize of a cruise boat in the Han River in Da Nang city on the night of June 4, leaving three people missing, according to the central city’ authorities.

 Vice-President of the German Bundestag Edelgard Bulmahn appreciated Vietnam’s decision to participate in UN peacekeeping missions while receiving a delegation from the Vietnamese NA Committee for National Defence and Security.

 The East Sea issue was once again high on the agenda of the 15th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore as many officials clarified China’s unilateral actions that have provoked tensions and their corollary.

Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh stated that Vietnam is ready to send police officers to UN peacekeeping operations, during the first-ever United Nations Police gathering at the UN headquarters in New York on June 3.

 Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh on June 4 held bilateral meetings with representatives from the EU, the United Kingdom and Italy on the sidelines of the 15th Shangri La Dialogue to deepen ties in security and defence.

The Ministry of Finance welcomes all foreign investors, including those from the US, as they join the Vietnamese financial market, said Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nestled under the foot of Ca Pass in Dong Hoa District in Phu Yen Province, Vung Ro Bay has earned reputation for not only its gorgeous landscape but also seafood specialties for visitors. 

VietNamNet Bridge - One of the three big players in the technology production distribution market – FPT Trading – has announced a divestment plan.

Once a symbol of prosperity of magnificent Saigon, the apartment buildings located at 727 Tran Hung Dao Road have seriously degraded and could collapse. Despite danger, ten households are still living in the building.

If one asks which local sector has distinguished itself in terms of export quality and quantity to the US market over the past two decades, the textile and garment industry is most likely the obvious answer.

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCM City Education and Training Department has changed its mind again about the English textbooks to be used for primary school.

VietNamNet Bridge - Mobile network operators have recently offered preferences to 3G subscribers, while moving ahead with plans to deploy 4G.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tens of thousands of factory workers have been living, eating and washing next to a ‘black stream’ for the last 10 years.

An organic produce market called “Phien cho Xanh - Tu te” (Green-Nice Market Day), where consumers can buy directly from farmers, is held every Saturday and Sunday on the first and third week of the month in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese traders have gained control of the fresh fruit and vegetable segments of the Thai agriculture industry – negatively affecting the quality of produce shipped into Vietnam.