VietNamNet Bridge – Better service quality, more transit bus stations, a new legal framework, and enforcement of fines are expected to shut down illegal bus stations and unlicensed transport firms in HCM City.

One of the priorities of President Barack Obama’s visit to Vietnam was to promote the ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. However, the crux of the problem is whether the U.S. President is able to make it possible

VietNamNet Bridge - Taiwanese MC, singer and actress Dee Hsu (more commonly known as Little S) is the cover star of Vogue Magazine for May, in a shot taken in the Hanoi Old Quarter in early May.

 Vietnam welcomes the statement from the G7 Summit with its commitment on ensuring security, safety and freedom of navigation and aviation, and international law, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh.

 On June 2, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung met East Timor’s Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araujo on the sidelines of the 25th World Economic Forum on ASEAN in Kuala Lumpur.

  Hanoi was placed first in the list of the world’s 16 greatest cities for food selected by the UK’s Telegraph.

 National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has called for the support of British parliamentarians so that the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement will soon be approved by the UK.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bus fares in Ha Noi will continue to rise after more cuts to government subsidies, Ha Huy Quang, deputy director of Ha Noi’s Transport Department said at a press conference on Tuesday.

 A bus bearing Laos license plates exploded and caught fire while en route to Vietnam today, killing nine Vietnamese and heavily injuring three others, 15km from this central province.

 A small craft beer company in South Florida is trying to make a big impact on oceanic pollution with biodegradable, edible packaging in an eco-friendly twist to protect marine life.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The popularity and consumption of E5 bio-fuel remained below the government's expectations due to inadequate support with regard to lowering its prices and ensuring supply.

 The Government has turned down a Ministry of Transport proposal to license a new air carrier, Vietstar Airlines, saying it has yet to meet the requirements provided in Government Decree 30/2013-CP on air transport services.

 Worldwide spending on cancer medicines will exceed $150 billion by 2020, driven by the emergence of expensive new therapies that help the immune system to attack tumors,

SCG inspires kids to become “little green citizens”, Baby monkey illegally kept by family in Kon Tum, Global Eye supports contemporary art in Vietnam, Green urban planning project ratified, Man sentenced to life imprisonment for misappropriating gold

VietNamNet Bridge – Lack of legal assistance from foreign countries means the fight against wildlife crime is still very tough. 

The public was recently intrigued about the news that former Senator Bob Kerrey was appointed the Chair of FUV Board of Trustees. VietNamNet talked with Kerrey and Thomas J. Valelly, Chairman of the Trust for University Innovation in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of children and parents attended the first ever children’s book festival which opened on June 1 in Ha Noi’s Temple of Literature, the country’s first university.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Free screenings of Vietnamese and Korean animated films will be held at the Au Co Arts Centre in Hanoi on June 4 and 5. 

VietNamNet Bridge - American pop star and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Katy Perry last week visited the poorest districts in Ninh Thuan province in central Vietnam.

 The Ministry of Finance wants Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) and Vietnam Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) to pay 2015 dividends in cash.