Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Vietnam wants to elevate ties with Australia during a reception in Hanoi on June 27 for Frances Adamson, Special Envoy of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. 

Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang and Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko signed a joint statement on developing comprehensively and intensively the bilateral partnership, after their talks in Minsk on June 27.

Writer Nguyen Van Toai, a relative of mine, says his native village of Thu Cuc, in the northern province of Phu Tho’s Tan Son District, is one of the most beautiful locations in the country because of its untouched forests

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MARD) report on the cause of landslides in the Mekong Delta has pointed out eight reasons, but scientists say the report is too vague, making it difficult to find reasonable solutions.

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more technology firms are receiving investment from foreign venture funds, which indicates the maturing of the Vietnamese technology community.

VietNamNet Bridge - At least 9 million tons of coal are in stock because domestic demand is low, while the coal price in Vietnam is higher than in other countries.

VietNamNet Bridge - Dinh Thi Huong Thao, from Nam Dinh, has been called the ‘golden physics girl’ as she won two gold medals at the International Physics Olympiad in 2015 and 2016. 

Former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Transport, Professor La Ngoc Khue, talks about the glaring imbalance of Viet Nam’s traffic system.

After watching the staff work hard to transport materials and products to and from a coffee processing company, Vu Quang Tho asked them why they didn’t think of a way to save time and effort.

Mr. Sebastian Eckardt, the World Bank’s Lead Economist for Vietnam, talks about the successes and shortcomings of the new government in macroeconomic management during its first year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thuy Linh won the Mongolia International Series 2017 badminton tournament on June 25.

The country has seen an estimated 6.2 million international visitors in the first half of this year, up 30.2 per cent year-on-year, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam International Finger-Style Guitar Festival 2017 will take place in Hanoi and HCM City on July 18-19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will organize a classroom on Furoshiki, Japanese wrapping technique, at 27 Quang Trung Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi on July 9.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two French movies “Les Vacances du Petit Nicolas” (Holidays of Kid Nicolas) and “Vandal” will come to Hanoi on June 30 and July 2.

Bui Van Ga, Deputy Minister of Education, speaks to Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper about positive changes in launching the ‘three in one’ examination for 12th graders in Viet Nam.

The Vietnamese National Assembly Finance and Budget Committee and the Planning, Finance and Audit Committee of the Lao NA jointly held a conference to discuss decentralisation of state budget and public debt management on June 27.

 The Vietnam Universe Center will become a modern science and technology center of the country and top universe centers of ASEAN after project of the National Satellite Center is expected to be put into operation in 2018.

Yen Bai has proposed the Government Inspectorate to investigate the use purpose change of a land parcel for director of the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment Pham Sy Quy.

The film The girl from yesterday by director Phan Gia Nhat Linh will participate in the 21st Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival – BIFAN which will take place in South Korea from July 13-23.