VietNamNet Bridge – A severe drought, believed to have begun last year, was likely to continue till the middle of September throughout central Viet Nam,

GIZ supports Vietnam’s wastewater management, Scholar gives rare East Sea records to State, Australian Ambassador congratulates Vietnam lychee growers, Bac Giang Police charges man for selling stolen personal data

Confectionery firm Kinh Do announces share buy-back, Japanese firm eyes metro line centre, Power tariffs to follow market mechanism, Shrimp exporters win top world award, Cars imports will not rise sharply over tax cut, says official

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese sepak takraw players won one more bronze medal this morning (June 15) at the ongoing 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

Vietnam’s U23 football team was able to summon up their strength to put the disappointing semi-final loss behind them and put in a strong performance to completely outclass Indonesia with an emphatic 5-0 in the bronze medal match yesterday.

Viet Van gets Annual Pollux Awards in UK, Award-winning artist displays work, Travel film featuring Niigata Prefecture to air in Vietnam, Work by regional artists to go on exhibition in Hanoi, Contest encourages artists to make self-portraits

 National Assembly deputies asked many tough questions regarding perennial problems in the agricultural sector for Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat at the legislature’s ask-and-answer session in Hanoi on Thursday.  

 Credit ratings agency Moody’s has announced its long-term and short-term Counterparty Risk Assessments (CR Assessments) of nine Vietnamese banks remain unchanged.

 The government has approved plans for a military parade to be held on September 2 to mark the 70th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day.

 Ha Thi Nguyen won the women’s under-62kg gold medal on Sunday night against Brunei’s Nurulain, helping Vietnam’s taekwondo team conclude their SEA Games campaign in first place overall with a total of five gold and three silver medals.

 The South African recipient of the world's first penile transplant is to become a father, a surgeon who performed the operation has told the BBC.

 There was a shortage of imported vaccines in Viet Nam's immunisation services when there was an outbreak of disease, a conference was told in Ha Noi last week.

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese and Vietnamese agencies have released conflicting figures on import turnover from China that differ by US$20 million, according to the Vietnam Economics Institute which quoted a report from a Chinese statistical agency.

 Another patient has died in South Korea amid an outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), bringing total fatalities to 16.

 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc confirmed that the fight against corruption remained a priority in the Government's agenda during the National Assembly's question and answer session on Saturday.

Viettel customers in Cameroon hits 2 million, Vietjet receives 25th aircraft, Japanese capital moves towards trade sector, Banks strive to expand alternative payment methods, MSN subsidiary issues bonds worth $412 million

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has issued a decree for ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies and the chairman of cities' and provinces' People's Committees to hold dialogues with the public.

 Vietnam has listed among top ten countries for solo travelers, according to Travel + Leisure.

 Korean actress Yoo In-Na is set to arrive in Vietnam on June 20 for judging debut films by local youth from Toto Film Making Class 2015, said a statement on the program’s website at totofilmmakingclass.vn.

 The Notre Dame Cathedral in downtown Ho Chi Minh City will undergo its first renovation since it was built in 1887.