Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne will star in Harry Potter spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Warner Bros has officially confirmed.

 Children growing up in the northwest region of Vietnam most often experience harsh living conditions closer to nature – rife with hunger and discomfort.

Police seize 7,000 pirated books in Hanoi, Six cases of illegal smuggling investigated, Government inspectors uncover violations in residential zone project, Quang Ninh to move all bears to Tam Dao Rescue Centre

Three Vietnamese land stint on RoK reality TV, Free A O Show for needy children, 16 young music talents perform in HCMC

 As many as 34 contestants compete in the final round of the Miss Mekong Delta pageant 2015, scheduled to be held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from June 1-27.

 Vietnam and Russia in Moscow on June 2 signed a memorandum of understanding on human resource training for the peaceful nuclear industry under the framework of the ongoing 7th ATOMEXPO International Forum.

 Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) members will gather at a conference in Ben Tre province from June 4-6 to discuss measures to intensify coordination in water resources management.

 The Ba Son Shipyard under the General Department of Defence Industry on June 2 handed over two missile ships, designated M3 and M4 to the Vietnam People’s Navy.

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more private investors are pouring money into the infrastructure development sector, which the State dominated until 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With an aim to protect the environment and to bring a new experience to tourists, the Centre for Natural Resources and Environment Studies and Hoi An Eco-Tour have been organizing a new tour

 VietNamNet Bridge – People from the south – especially big cities like HCM City and Can Tho – think of plums as a Ha Noi specialty. But in reality they're grown on Bac Ha Plateau, 340km from the capital.

Turkey probes tax evasion of plywood imports from Vietnam, Agribank, FPT Group expands operations into the Philippines, U.S. firms eye stronger investment in Vietnam, Factory pollution kills livestock

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health yesterday organised an emergency meeting in the capital city to work out emergency measures to respond to a deadly outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea.

Fourteen people have been rescued and seven are confirmed dead more than 24 hours after a passenger ship carrying 456 people capsized in China's Yangtze River,

 Fifa president Sepp Blatter is being investigated by US officials as part of their inquiry into corruption at the world football body, US media say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Ly Hoang Nam booked a berth in the third round of the French Open's boys' singles in Paris yesterday, June 2.

 Two organisations have registered to unload all of their stakes in Military Bank (MB) within a month beginning June 3, according to the HCM City Stock Exchange.

 Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group, better known as PetroVietnam, announced it had won a major tax incentive dispute over a production-sharing contract for a Vietnamese offshore oil concession.

 Ace striker Nguyen Cong Phuong scored twice as Vietnam crushed Malaysia 5-1 in a SEA Games Group B match at the Bishan Stadium in Singapore on June 2.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his entourage arrived in Lisbon in the morning of June 3 for an official visit to Portugal at the invitation of his counterpart Pedro Passos Coelho.