President welcomes US Secretary of Defence, Party chief reiterates Vietnam’s stance on ties with US, Draft law on government organisation examined, Congratulations to Chilean Socialist Party’s new president

 Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh held talks with visiting US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter in Hanoi on June 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s newly-signed free trade agreement with the Republic of Korea is expected to provide significant economic benefits— but for rice and other agricultural exports the impact will not be felt in the short term.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bach Moc Luong Tu range which is 3,046m above the sea level has become an attraction to many adventurous tourists because of its primary and breathtaking beauty.

VietNamNet Bridge - The natural forests in Huong Lam and Huong Xuan Communes of Huong Khe District in the central province of Ha Tinh have been seriously devastated, turned into bare hills just within one month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the big shareholders of both Southern Bank and Sacombank, the family of Mr. Tram Be is a "unique" case in the Vietnamese banking sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has appeared on the radar of Indian-backed Quatrro Global Services Pvt. Ltd., which provides payment processing and IT-managed services, as a strategic business location.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Phu Thanh, a farmer from the southern province of Dong Thap, has created a system regulated via mobile phones which compounds pesticide and sprays chemicals.

 A Vietnamese movie about childhood will be distributed abroad under deal signed between HCM City-based Galaxy Studio and Fortissimo Films, an Amsterdam-and Hong Kong-based organisation involved in film, television and videos sales and distribution.

Long Thanh Airport site checked, Aditya Birla Group mulls investment in Vietnam textile industry, Thai Nguyen seeks $2.6 billion in FDI, Local firm wins contract for expanding Tan Son Nhat airport, Thai new Vietcombank vice director

 Vietnam is to launch a tourism promotion programme in Singapore on June 4 and introduce a tour of Son Doong cave to ASEAN tourists who attend the upcoming 28 SEA Games.

 Vietnam table tennis stars Tuan Quynh and Anh Vu on June 1 cruised to a 3-1 victory over their Malaysian rivals in the men’s double event at the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games ongoing in Singapore.

 An 132-year-old Bodhi tree in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak was certificated as a heritage tree at a ceremony held on June 1.

 A delegation of ten Vietnamese students from Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted have won gold medals at the Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools held from May 28-31 in Singapore.

 An exhibition featuring photos on China’s artificial island-building activity at Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelagos in the East Sea is running in the Republic of Korea (RoK) from May 31 to June 15.

 The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors on May 29 approved a loan of US$124 million to improve the performance and efficiency of public transport in a high-priority corridor in Ho Chi Minh City.

 FPT Group, a multinational information technology company of Vietnam with branches in 14 countries, is continuing to enhance its presence in Asia with the recent launch of a new development centre in Cebu, the Philippines.

 The US will offer an US$18 million support package to Vietnam Coast Guard to purchase patrol vessels while helping the southeast Asian nation build the peace-keeping training centre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Forest rangers of Phu Quoc National Park forest protection unit discovered that almost 10,000sq.m of forests were destroyed in Ganh Dau Commune, Phu Quoc Island District.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Google users accessing the website today will see its familiar symbol replaced by a colourful doodle bearing the image of the traditional Tet in Viet Nam.