VietNamNet Bridge - The underground water level in Mekong Delta has been degrading rapidly, and is at risk of arsenic contamination.

 A Vietnamese Party delegation led by head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan attended the 22nd Sao Paolo forum during their working visit to El Salvador from June 23-26.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked authorities of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum to examine and report the case of deforestation and illegal timber transport in the locality before July 10.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued an urgent notice on ensuring flight safety following incidents of laser lights that distract or temporarily blind pilots during take-off and landing.

 The domestic hospitality market has continued its strong recovery in the first half of this year, thanks to high supply and demand as well as support from positive property policies of the state, experts said.

 The World Bank (WB) has approved a loan of 90 million USD to help Vietnam strengthen its climate change and green growth agenda in accordance with the World Bank Group’s Climate Change Action Plan.

 The 2016 Mekong Delta Forum entitled “Committed to a Prosperous and Climate Resilient Mekong Delta” will be held in HCM City on June 27 and 28 to discuss solutions for the critical challenges posed to the region by climate change.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Ha Dong, the game developer, famous for his Flappy Bird game, may be subject to criminal prosecution under the amended 2015 Criminal Code which will take effect on July 1, 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge - As Hanoi lacks amusement parks and playgrounds for children, parents have to keep their children inside during summer holiday or send them to extra classes. 

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera will present contemporary music and dance performances by international and Vietnamese musicians and choreographers at the city’s Opera House on July 9.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has called for provinces in the Mekong Delta to expand paddy farming in areas with favorable weather conditions given positive projections for outbound sales of the staple food later this year.

Teaching children to swim is one of the most effective ways to reduce drowning accidents in Vietnam, but this work has yet to produce results as expected.

 American photographer David Alan Harvey captured images of a changing Vietnam during his visits to the country from 1989 and 2004.

Few migrant workers in the informal sector have proper understanding about their rights in host localities and how to exercise those rights, particularly those relating to social welfare.

Dinh La Thang, secretary of the HCMC Party Committee, has pledged that the city will take measures to support local enterprises to improve their competitiveness and ride out difficulties with production and trading activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the new online school enrollment system for the 2016 academic year is expected to help ease pressure on parents and students in Ha Noi, it also exposes obstacles.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese seafood exporters are scrambling to buy raw materials to compete with  Chinese businesses to fulfill export contracts.

The movie Life of Yen about the life of a young woman and her marriage arranged by her parents directed by Dinh Tuan Vu  will compete in the 9th World Premieres Film Festival 2016 slated from June 29 up to July 10 in Maniala.

In the times of kings, Vietnamese houses that looked out to the streets were not allowed to have views higher than the King’s palanquin. So, upper storeys could not have windows, and certainly no balconies.

Le Minh Tan, director of the HCM City Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has only been reprimanded for holding a house-warming party during work hours despite clear regulations on such abuses of power.