VietNamNet Bridge - Saigon Café of Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers, at 88 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, HCM City, offers you a new dining experience in June, especially on the occasion of Father’s Day, June 19.

VietNamNet Bridge – If you look for a place to stay up late, there is a 24-hour coffee shop in town. Located in the heart of HCMC, Thuc (awake) Café has emerged as a popular venue for coffee enthusiasts since it is open round the clock. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Natural disasters in the central region and the Mekong Delta of Vietnam this year have been unprecedented, causing great damage to agriculture and the economy in general.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign motorbike manufacturers have earned billions of dollars in Vietnam, a market with 90 million people and 45 million motorbikes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The high price of pepper, combined with a drop in coffee prices, has caused many farmers to switch to cultivating pepper vines.

VietNamNet Bridge – Although they have earned wide recognition, amateur bands in HCM City are still working to improve their skills and achieve their dreams through revolutionary music.

 Drunk driving or refusal to comply with a police ordered alcohol and drug test will now attract penalties of up to VNĐ18 million (US$800).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Tien Loc, president of the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), talks with Nhan Dan Cuoi Tuan Newspaper about creating a good business environment in Viet Nam.

 Visitors to Ho Chi Minh City have long complained of the difficulty in finding free Wi-Fi hotspots, a situation the Municipal People’s Committee plans to rectify in the very near future.

 Multidisciplinary conglomerate Vingroup signed cooperation contracts with nearly 250 local firms in 7 industries yesterday under its programme to support and promote domestic production.

 The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will not divest State-owned investment capital from Viet Nam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company, known as Vinamilk, this year as planned.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem regained his top position in the men’s category at the ongoing Asian Individual Chess Championship in Uzbekistan.

 The HCM City Preventive Medicine Centre today confirmed the first fatality caused by meningitis since the beginning of this year.

 A flood control and prevention project proposal for downtown HCM City, worth VNĐ20 trillion (US$900 million), has been rejected by municipal leaders and irrigation experts.

 The Prime Minister has approved a project to develop pedagogic schools, which seeks to improve capacity for teachers and management staff in general education facilities.

 Dredging and filling activities during China’s illegal construction and reinforcement of man-made islands in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago have caused considerable losses of and irreversible damage to the ecosystem here.

 Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to fully and effectively actualise protocols on defence cooperation in order to enhance mutual understanding and trust, ensure a peaceful and stable environment.

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted receptions in Hanoi on June 1 for Cuban Ambassador Herminio Lopez Diaz, and Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam Bruno Angelet.

Events in Vietnam's major cities from June 1-15. Daily updated

On Monday evening, a hair fashion show called “Senses” by British hairstylist Michael Barnes took place at a hotel in HCM City, with the participation of top models in Vietnam like Kha My Van, Ha Anh and Hang Nguyen.