VietNamNet Bridge – Environmental protection in Ha Long Bay, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, remains difficult as large amounts of rubbish are generated by tourists and rubbish collection activity is not effective,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five students reportedly drowned in three districts of central Nghe An Province yesterday afternoon.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Food Administration under the Ministry of Health (MoH) on Sunday, May 29, confirmed that 2.2 tonnes of Vietfoods sausages, which had been confiscated by the Ha Noi Market Watch, were safe.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two talented Vietnamese badminton players Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang are set to compete at Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, heard a press conference on May 30 in Hanoi.

Besides “bun cha”, bia hoi and bun oc, two famous dishes of Hanoi, will appear in CNN’s culinary discovery program featuring well-known American chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain.

HCM City People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong is concerned that without suitable policies, foreign investors will dominate the retail market in the country in the near future.

 Vietnam Report 2035 shows that the current institutions of Vietnam are facing two major problems: creating barriers for autonomous operation of the private sector, weak capacity and low accountability.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After fewer than two years exploring seaplane service, Hai Au (Seagull) Airlines has incurred heavy losses and faces a threat of stopping operation.

 Child care, education, protection – strategic tasks: President, Laos assists Vietnamese victims of drought, saltwater intrusion, Traffic accidents kill 726 in May, Korean NGO helps Cao Bang farmers improve income

 VietNamNet Bridge – Heavy rains and strong winds have flattened paddy fields in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, making it difficult for farmers to harvest rice.

  Forbes Viet Nam Magazine has named the top 50 listed companies of the year in the local stock markets.

 Golfer Hoang Ngoc Quy will represent Việt Nam at the Scottish Open in July after winning the two-day Ballentine’s International Cup 2016.

 Vietnamese female Grandmaster Nguyen Thi Mai Hung beat Pourkashiyan Atousa of Iran in the fourth round at the Asian Individual Chess Championship in Uzbekistan.

 Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh dropped three places to World No 35 in the latest rankings, the sport’s governing body announced.

 A pair of Four Sacred Animals jars by artisan Pham Anh Dao from the Bat Trang pottery village have been auctioned off at a price of US$275,000.

 Austrian chef Eckart Witzigmann, who received the award "Chef of the Century” from the Gault Millau guide and has worked at prestigious restaurants around the world, will take part in the 2016 Golden Spoon cooking contest.

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) is investigating the damage caused to a local household’s roof allegedly caused by an aircraft landing at an airport in central Nghe An Province.

 Vietnamese enterprises, especially those having trade links with Chinese counterparts, will suffer from the negative impacts of China’s move to devalue its yuan currency, said experts.

 Hundreds of ancient trees in Tra Vinh city, which is described as the "Green City" of the Mekong Delta region, could be at risk of death, experts warn.

 The Prime Minister has signed off on an action plan for an integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) strategy in Vietnam up to 2020.