A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh attended the ongoing Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 3-5.

On May 29, a Russian tourist named Oksana Pavlova posted on her personal Facebook page photos of a beach covered by rubbish. The beach is said to be in Mui Ne of Binh Thuan province.

The Vice Chairman of Hau Giang province had to return a blue licence number (granted to government cars) to get a white one (for private cars) for his VND5 billion ($250,000) Lexus after photos of the car appeared on social networks.

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The north and central region of Vietnam are undergoing intensely hot days. People are seeking ways to cope with the heat of up to 39oC on the road.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The blockbusters "Warcraft: The Beginning", “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows, "Finding Dory," and "Now You See Me 2" will be screened at local cinemas this month.

 Music superstar Prince, who was found dead in his home in a Minneapolis suburb in late April, died of an accidental, self-administered overdose of an opioid painkiller,

VietNamNet Bridge - Ha Dong district and the western part of Hanoi have become hot areas for real estate developers because of big advantages in infrastructure and other facilities.

A Japanese boy abandoned in a dense forest by his parents for being naughty was found alive and unharmed on Friday, nearly a week after his disappearance set off a massive search that kept the nation riveted. 

 Venezuelan security forces fired teargas at protesters chanting "We want food!" near Caracas' presidential palace on Thursday, the latest street violence in the crisis-hit OPEC nation.

 Foreign telecommunications giants are showing interest in acquiring stakes of Mobifone when the mobile phone service provider goes public this year.

 A heat wave, with a peak temperature of 40 degrees Celsius, has hit the northern and central regions, disrupting the daily life of the locals.

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 The Prime Minister has approved a project on preserving and promoting the cultural value of the Nguyen Dynasty’s royal administrative documents as documentary heritage of the UNESCO’s Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific.

 Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem tied with Wei Yi of China in the seventh round at the ongoing Asian Individual Chess Championship in Uzbekistan.

 Bruno Garcia said Vietnam find themselves in a difficult group for the upcoming Futsal World Cup but his team are 99 percent ready to spring another surprise.

 The U Minh Ha cajuput forests in the southernmost province of Ca Mau were reopened on June 1 after being closed for nearly six months during the high fire-risk dry season, according to the provincial Forest Ranger.

 The Embassy of Vietnam in Ukraine is working intensively with authorised agencies of the host country to ensure the legitimate rights of Vietnamese citizens in Lang Sen, a Vietnamese quarter in Odessa city.

 Moroccan Ambassador to Vietnam El Houcine Fardani was granted with the insignia: “For Peace and Friendship among Nations,” on June 2, in recognition of his contributions to enhancing the two countries’ relations.

 The cause of recent mass fish deaths in the central region has been identified but not yet publicised as it was waiting for more voices, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung said.