Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged information and technology (IT) firms to give priority to IT application in public services.

 Typhoon Kujira, the first storm of the year brought heavy rains and caused flash floods, costing human lives and property damage in northern provinces, including Son La and Lai Chau.

 Summer Destination Week will kick off in the Son Tra Peninsula with food courts, sand painting and paragliding. It'll last from June 26 to July 1.

 Consumers in Vietnam show a strong affinity for brands investing in new product development and are among the most likely regionally to try new product offerings, according to a report released on June 23 by Nielsen.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 3 million business households listed by the General Statistics Office (GSO) cannot be found in the General Department of Taxation (GDT) documents.

 Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam Nguyen Van Binh has set a new target to bring down non-performing loans (NPLs) to less than 3 per cent by September.

 EU leaders holding late-night talks in Brussels have agreed to relocate tens of thousands of migrants who have arrived in Italy and Greece.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous chef Pham Tuan Hai, more than 300 chefs and 31 contestants of Miss Mekong Delta pageant 2015 is to gather for the biggest hot pot event in Vietnam set to get underway in Can Tho City on June 27.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Only a 3-hour drive with the route of 130 kilometers from Hanoi, Mai Chau – with peaceful space and fresh air – has become an ideal getaway to unwind from all the stress and retreat from the hot summer days in the bustling city.

 The boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown has been accused of assault and theft, on the same day her family announced she was being moved into hospice care.

VietNamNet Bridge - If Pico’s deal to sell shares to a Thai group wraps up as expected, the domestic home appliance market will have a new face as all the big players in the market will join hands with foreign investors.

  Nguyen Viet Chuc, former vice-chairman of the National Assembly Commission for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, spoke to Khoa hoc & Doi song (Science & Life) newspaper about Hanoi civil-service exams.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient city will host the annual Hoi An-Japan Cultural Festival with a series of activities from August 28 to 30, Hoi An's culture centre said yesterday, June 25.

VietNamNet Bridge - Local television stations have denounced big players for playing tricks to quell smaller companies.

VietNamNet introduces an interview with an American expert of politics and security in Southeast Asia on the defense capacity of Southeast Asian countries, the attitude of the international community and the wisest steps for Vietnam.

 Close co-ordination between agencies is needed to safely manage PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) in Viet Nam, according to officials yesterday at a meeting in Ha Noi.

 Nguyen Thi Huyen of Viet Nam won gold at the Asian Grand Prix Athletics at Thammasat University Sports Complex near Bangkok, Thailand.

 Ha Noi-based musician Tri Minh, one of Viet Nam's leading electronic music producers, is developing a chillout music album reflecting the lifestyle of HCM City.

 Gold prices fell to their lowest level in the last five years in Viet Nam yesterday.

 The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) has asked for blood donations, saying the blood bank had only a week's supply of blood left.