VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam ranked second among the fastest growing markets for smartphones in the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, owing to the popularity of 3G (third – generation network) and budget smartphones.

 Chief of the Government Inspectorate Huynh Phong Tranh was grilled over the origin of huge assets owned by incumbent and former officials of the central inspection agency but he did not give clear explanations to the National Assembly.

Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 12 assured National Assembly deputies that measures to lessen the domestic economy’s reliance on China are being prepared following the neighboring country’s deployment of a huge oil rig in Vietnam’s waters.

 Thai oil and gas group PTT has asked Viet Nam's south central province of Binh Dinh to reschedule feasibility study reports of a US$27 billion oil refinery plant to July.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will launch a tourism campaign touting Vietnam as an astonishingly safe, hospitable and fascinating international travel destination.

“Những vì sao đen” (Black Stars) by Vietnamese poet Ngo Tu Lap is one of ten poetry collections shortlisted in the category of PEN Award for Poetry Translation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to the Central Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre, a tropical depression in the East Sea has strengthened becoming the first storm of the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of traffic accidents in Ha Noi's suburbs has risen dramatically recently due to general disregard for traffic laws, according to police.

 VietNamNet Bridge – China has no significant influence on the Vietnamese finance market, and the dong/dollar exchange rate will remain stable, an official of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City police said yesterday that they have seized 7.1kg of drugs including 20,000 ecstasy pills and nearly 2kg of methamphetamines in busting a drug trafficking ring.

 Juan Manuel Santos has won re-election in Colombia's most dramatic presidential contest in years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty percent of the HCM City’s area could be covered with water by the end of the 21st century, when sea levels are expected to rise by one meter. And by 2050, nearly 10 percent of the city could be underwater.

 Stocks cheered a full week of gains on both exchanges last week as large-cap shares advanced.

 Vietnam, US discuss non-traditional gas development; Four die in Ha Giang motorbike accident; Vietnam hosts first ASEAN Meeting on UXO; Nearly US$1.6 million for anti-corruption

 Gazprom has reaffirmed its Monday deadline for Ukraine to pay its debts after talks between Moscow and Kiev ended without agreement.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Tobacco Association has warned about the circulation of incorrectly labeled cigarette packs which contain only warning slogans, instead of picture-based warnings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, began an official visit to Vietnam on June 16 to further strengthen diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The competition for admission to top schools in Hanoi has become even fiercer than university acceptance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Repeated earthquakes have occurred since the day Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant began storing water.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Philippines Minister of Agriculture Proceso Alcala has been accused of taking bribes from the Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) in exchange for the grant of a rice contract with the Vietnamese rice exporter.