VietNamNet Bridge - The weaker water flow towards the downstream Mekong River has caused drought in  The Mekong Delta, affecting the livelihood of millions of people in the area.

VietNamNet Bridge - The news about a university lecturer who had to sell his land to pay for his child’s overseas study has stirred up the public. 

With some 175 million cubic metres of water stored in an elevated position, Nui Coc Lake’s major dam in the northern province of Thai Nguyen could devastate downstream areas if it broke, 

A math problem-solving application created by a Vietnamese engineer has been downloaded by thousands of smartphone users recently.

Breeding shrimp together with other aquatic products is preventing disease without using chemicals and providing sustainable results for farmers in the central coastal province of Phu Yen.

 The Vietnamese community in India and Nepal convened its first congress at the Vietnamese Embassy in India on June 18 to discuss establishing a General Association of Vietnamese in the two southern Asian nations.

A report on 2017 Business Conditions shows that 234 business sectors require new legal prerequisites. There currently are around 300 legal documents laying out business sector prerequisites.

Vietnam-based internet company VNG Corporation earned $133 million and $23.9million in after-tax profit last year, according to its 2016 financial report.

 Authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu had separate meetings with two foreign firms, UPC Ranewables and Kimin Power, on feasibility study reports on wind power projects to be developed by the firms.

 President Tran Dai Quang received outgoing Israeli Ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar in Hanoi on June 19, congratulating the diplomat on a successful tenure in Vietnam during which bilateral ties have recorded important strides.

 Thailand, Indonesia become Vietnam's top automobile suppliers

 BRG Group said it will join hands with Hilton Worldwide Group to run 11 Hilton hotel projects in Vietnam. 

 National Assembly deputies passed the revised Law on Technology Transfer, Law on Irrigation, and the revised Law on Tourism during a session in Hanoi on June 19. 

 A Khong (Zero) Dong shop that offers donated clothing and household appliances, most of them new and some of them secondhand, is seeing a brisk business in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang. 

The Medical Examination and Treatment Management Department has called on centrally-run hospitals and provincial health departments to organise training courses on dengue fever diagnosis and treatment at both private and public health centres. 

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Mai has assured President of the Communist Party of Bangladesh Mujahidul Islam Selim that Vietnam always treasure friendship with the CPB. 

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and President of the Senate of Haiti Youri Latortue have agreed to soon establish a bilateral friendship parliamentary group in order to step up legislative ties between Vietnam and Haiti. 

 The Vietnamese sports team is due to compete in 32 out of 38 evens at the 29th SEA Games (SEA Games 29) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in August. 

 Vietnam’s industry has gained significant achievements over the past decade with industrial production value increasing 3.5 times, contributing approximately 32 percent to the country’s GDP. However, the development pace has slowed in recent years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi authorities have again claimed there is sufficient legal ground to implement the draft resolution on banning motorbike in the inner city.