A free concert celebrating World Music Day will be held at the Institute for Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on June 21.

The Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon will hold an exclusive city Jeep tour today from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. to help guests discover an exciting night life in Saigon.

 Ho Chi Minh City is applying itself to burying all overhead power lines by 2020 as the “spider’s web” of overhead cables is marring the city’s image.

Vietnam treasures ties with ADB, considering the lender one of the top donors in the supply of capital, technical assistance and policy consultation, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told ADB President Takehiko Nakao.

 Five modern technology trends and applications were introduced at the sixth Cloud8 Day, themed “The Internet of things – everything on the cloud,” that opened in HCM City on June 16.

 Government officials, enterprises from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand gathered in Bangkok on June 16 for the first ever forum to discuss ways to form a seamless Mekong Delta region or a Single Destination.

 The provinces of Quang Tri in the central region of Vietnam and Savannakhet and Salavan in Laos have reviewed the progress of a joint project to increase and upgrade border markers along the shared border.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on Vietnam and Thailand to redouble their efforts in order to bring bilateral trade to 20 billion USD in 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are more than 700 supermarkets in the country, but most Vietnamese are indifferent to the modern retail channel.

 Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh met with Chairman of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) of the Czech Republic Vojtech Filip on June 16 as part of her working visit to the European country.

The special meeting of ASEAN and Chinese Foreign Ministers has achieved positive results in a friendly, straightforward and constructive spirit, contributing to strengthening mutual understanding and trust.

 Vietnam won four gold medals at the seventh World Age Group Competition in Incheon, South Korea, on June 15.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has shown its strong determination to teach swimming to all general school students. However, experts doubt that the program can be implemented due to poor facilities.

Not surprised by the US’s first case of superbug resistant to antibiotics, Dr Nguyen Tien Quyet affirmed that the Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital in Vietnam was able to treat some patients resistant to all antibiotics.

A string of upscale real estate projects is set for launch throughout this month in Hanoi off the back of a rosy growth forecast for the rest of the year.

 Tamas Bay explores the wildlife at Cuc Phuong national park in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

 Solutions sought for Mekong Delta climate change adaptation, Ministry pledges to back safe food initiative, Vietnam keen to develop intellectual property, Hospitals facing overload of patients due to hot weather

VietNamNet Bridge - The mass fish deaths on Hoang Cau Lake in Hanoi have ring the alarm over the serious pollution in lakes and rivers in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge - Restaurant chains continue to expand as financial investors keep looking for chains to pour money into. The chains are a very profitable business field.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government of Hanoi City is finding investors for 43 projects planned for implementation this year at a total cost of VND372.25 trillion (US$16.6 billion).