Vinmec International Hospital received JCI accreditation for its international-standard quality on June 26.

 A cultural week to mark the 250th birth anniversary of Nguyen Du, prominent Vietnamese poet and World Cultural Celebrity (1765 – 2015), will take place in northern Bac Ninh province, his mother’s homeland, in October this year.

 The Vietnam Museum of Literature officially opened in Hanoi on June 26.

 A collection of art featuring the Vietnam War from 1954-1975 is being showcased at the National University of Singapore’s Museum.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended a groundbreaking ceremony on June 26 for a 450-million-USD project to develop an infrastructure system in Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park on the outskirts of Hanoi.

 The second "Online Friday," also known as "Online Shopping Day 2015," will likely record sales worth 25 million USD, according to Vietnam E-Commerce and Information Technology Agency.

 The Prime Minister has ratified Decree 60/2015 to replace Decree 58, which included a long-awaited regulation on removing limits on foreign ownership in listed companies.

 Vietnam and Laos signed an agreement on bilateral border trade in the central province of Nghe An on June 27.

 Basic content of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence for Foreigners in Vietnam was introduced to travel agencies during a conference in Hanoi on June 26.

 The use of illicit, synthetic substances is increasing in Vietnam, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs, Nguyen Trong Dam told a meeting of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Hanoi on June 26.

 The design for a restroom fused with a garden, constructed in the northern province of Cao Bang by Hanoi-based H&P Architects, won the Social Good Award at the 2015 AZ Awards hosted by the Canadian architecture magazine Azure.

 Party chief says farewell to DPRK ambassador, President Sang receives all-army emulation congress delegation, International workshop boosts Vietnam-US relations

 Up to 440 lawmakers, or 89.07 percent of the total, approved the nomination of 15 judges to the Supreme People’s Court during a plenary session in Hanoi on June 26.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted a reception for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Hiroshi Fukada in Hanoi on June 26, on the threshold of his working visit to Japan to attend the 7th Mekong–Japan Summit.

 National Assembly deputies adopted 11 draft laws and nine resolutions during their 30-day sitting at the 13th legislature’s ninth session, announced Head of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc.

 Vietnam’s Ministry of Justice and Malta’s Ministry of Family and Social Solidarity inked in Hanoi on June 27 a Memorandum of Understanding on the application of administrative formalities in intercountry adoption.

 Vietnam is deeply concerned about and strongly protests against the June 26 terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait, stated Pham Thu Hang, Deputy Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry.

Travellers around the world can enjoy Vietnamese "Pho" Rice Noodle Soup at a number of restaurants run by overseas Vietnamese in many countries including the US, Switzerland, Australia, and the Republic of Korea.

In the past two months, many fires have occurred in slums in Hanoi. The risk of fire is huge in many slums in Hanoi because these houses are built with inflammable materials such as canvas, cardboard, fireboards and planks.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese parents can take their children during the summer to modern and safe playing fields, which require expensive admission tickets, or to free playing fields, which are not safe enough.