Northern provinces are suffering the first major hot spell of summer 2017, with temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius.

 Vietnam plans to develop a comprehensive, long-term and win-win relationship with the US, actively contributing to peace, prosperity and development in the region and the world.

VietNamNet Bridge - Uncontrolled rampant sand exploitation is seriously affecting Krong Ana and Krong No, two large rivers in the Central Highlands. 

VietNamNet Bridge - With a high number of subscribers, YouTube content channels for children can earn hundreds of millions of dong a month.

VietNamNet Bridge - Billions of dollars have been poured into the stock market within a short time, returning the market to its peak of 10 years ago. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Though opinions differ about homeschooling, many Vietnamese believe it is not a good education model for children.

Summer is the season that children can rest after nine months of hard work at school. Summer is also when various children’s game shows are broadcast on television to entertain adults.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) will sign a contract with midfielder Henrique Marcelino Motta of Brazil for the second leg of the national premier league.

The capital city’s Hoan Kiem Lake will be dredged and cleaned by the end of July, said Vo Tien Hung, general director of Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Company Ltd.

 The non-governmental organisation Poussieres de Vie will host a live charity concert with French singer and songwriter Joyce Jonathan at Ben Thanh Theatre on June 6.

 A free classical music concert featuring prize-winning Vietnamese musicians will be held at the Cultural Salon – Saturday Coffee on June 19.

 Japan’s Miura Fumiaki, one of the most talented violinists of his generation, will perform at the Hanoi Opera House with renowned pianist Akira Eguchi on June 4.

 A team of officials of Ha Tinh province and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment travelled to Formosa steel plant in Ha Tinh’s Ky Anh district immediately after receiving reports on an explosion at the plant on May 30.

VietNamNet Bridge - To obtain a 6.7 percent GDP growth rate in 2017, Vietnam needs to change its economic structure, experts say. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 77-year-old patient from Long An Province was urinating more often at night, leading to trouble sleeping.

A weekend flea market named Saigon Central Market at Bach Dang Wharf in downtown HCMC is highly recommended for local and international visitors to take a sightseeing tour and go shopping during the weekend. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A week after a traffic accident, 52-year-old woman Tran Thi Linh arrived at Viet Nam-Germany Hospital on April 28 to get patella surgery.

The People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa Province has imposed a fine of VND3 billion on Khanh Hoa Sugar Company Ltd. for violating environmental laws and contaminating lagoon water.

 The Department of Labour Relations and Wage was launched in Hanoi on Tuesday by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. 

 According to the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia, Sepang Court agreed to transfer Vietnamese murder suspect Doan Thi Huong in the death of Democratic People’s Republic of Korean citizen in Malaysia to Shah Alam High Court.