Rescue forces found several bodies identified as crewmembers of the crashed rescue aircraft CASA 212 as of 4pm of June 23.

 Ministries must determinedly not let group interests manipulate policies, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed at the Government’s meeting on policy making on June 23.

 Head of the Vietnamese delegation to the United Nations, Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh, has called on the world community to actively build a feasible international mechanism to ensure the rights of fishermen.

Laos’ Ambassador to Vietnam Thongsavanh Phomvihane said that he will do all he can to preserve, protect and foster the Laos-Vietnam traditional friendship, special unity and comprehensive cooperation relationship.

HCM City always considers the nurture of Vietnam-Cuba fraternal ties an important task, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Dinh La Thang told visiting Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba Salvador Valdes Mesa.

In early December 2010, Vietnamese tra fish (basa fish) made headlines when the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) placed it on its red list, which names produce that is farmed under unhygienic conditions or traded illegally. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Ngoc Linh Mountain is the peak of Truong Son Nam Mountain Range, the southern part of Truong Son Mountain Range. At 2,605 meters above sea level, the mountain is located in the north of the Central Highlands

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Musica Amore string quartet will play a night of chamber music titled ‘Romance in Classic’ on June 26 at 8pm at Heritage Space, Dolphin Plaza, 28 Tran Binh Street, Hanoi.

The long- lasting drought and saltwater influx hitting provinces of the Mekong Delta has seriously affected local residents' production and life, reported the Steering Committee of the West-southern Region on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam ranked 59th out of 163 countries and territories with a score of 1,906 in the Global Peace Index 2016 and 12th in Asia Pacific rankings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Facing the spread of terrorism, leaders of many countries around the world continue to confirm that the death penalty cannot help reduce crime.

VietNamNet Bridge - It took Vietnam 12 years to obtain licenses to export lychees to Australia, five years to export Cat Chu mango to Japan and eight years to export dragon fruit to Taiwan. 

The three biggest mobile networks – Viettel, VinaPhone and MobiFone – now hold 95 percent of the Vietnamese mobile telecom market. However, small network operators believe there are still opportunities.

 The Vietnamese Government plans to develop solar power and discuss incentives to encourage solar energy projects in the country.   

A report showed that the husbandry industry created 83.67 million tons of solid waste in 2011, nearly 81 million tons in 2012, about 80 million tons in 2013 and 76 million tons in 2014. 

Universities complain that it is difficult to find lecturers nowadays, because many scientists with master’s degrees and doctorates don’t intend to become lecturers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Among the hundreds of tailor shops in the ancient town of Hoi An, O-Thala is a new brand that was launched in December last year. 

Vietnam aims to reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by traffic accidents by between 5-10% this year, lower the number of serious traffic accidents on railways and inland waterways, and ease traffic congestion in big cities.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung asked investors to prepare consumption plans for the petroleum products of the Nghi Son Oil Refinery and Petrochemical Plant in north-central Thanh Hoa province at a meeting on June 21.

Some Korean newspapers cited sources as saying that Lotte Group is suspected of creating a slush fund in the process of investing in real estate in Vietnam through a paper company, involving several affiliates.