Vietnam cruised to an overwhelming victory at the 17th ASEAN + Age Group Chess Championships 2016 in Pattaya, Thailand on June 6, racking up a total of 29 individual gold medals after eight days of competition. 

 The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers has claimed that the mass fish deaths that happened in the central region have not affected the supply or quality of the country's seafood exports.

 Rescuers have located the body of Aiden Webb, a British tourist who went missing for a week in Sapa.

 Truong Thi Dieu Ngoc from the central coastal city of Da Nang won the Miss Ao dai Vietnam contest – The Way to Miss World Crown beauty contest which ended in Ho Chi Minh City on June 7.

 CIRPACK, a French editor of Internet Protocol (IP) communications software, is developing its business activities in Vietnam via the new arrival of an APAC Business Development Manager based in Ho Chi Minh City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four months after opening for traffic, many super-skinny houses have appeared along Nhat Tan - Xuan La – Buoi Road in Hanoi, worth more than VND6,000 billion ($300 million).

 VietNamNet Bridge - This is the figure given by a representative of YouTube Vietnam at an event in HCM City on June 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge - By the end of June, if the investor of the giant Nhon Hoi petrochemical project cannot finalize the investment plan, the authorities of Binh Dinh province will invite other investors or change the project.

VietNamNet Bridge - Forbes magazine has published the list of 100 most powerful women in the world, including a Vietnamese woman.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Faced with a flood of inexpensive US chicken imports, Vietnamese farmers are adopting new strategies to stay economically alive in a more global market, especially after the Trans-Pacific Partnership takes effect.

Under the plan on debt payment and loans in 2016, the Government plans to borrow $20 billion to pay debts and cover its expenses, including $15 billion from the Social Insurance Fund and the State Capital Investment Corporation.

VietNamNet Bridge – Construction of a major flood-prevention project in HCM City will now last 24 months instead of 36 months as previously approved by the city People’s Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called for joint efforts to protect the marine environment and maintain sovereignty peacefully on the Viet Nam Sea.

Tonight, the Delegation of the European Union to Viet Nam has collaborated with French culture centre L’Espace to organise Gala Euro - a special event to welcome the world’s second most popular football event,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second annual Viet Nam International Latin Fiesta will be held at Kim Do Royal Hotel in HCM City from June 24-26.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi needs a long term-plan to tackle tourist scams – an effort that will require the entire society’s involvement, a local tourism management official said.

VietNamNet Bridge - The motorbike consumption level in Vietnam remains the highest in the world, but it has been falling in recent years. 

HCMC has proposed the National Assembly Financial and Budgetary Committee ask the Ministry of Finance to seek Government approval for a special financing mechanism for the southern economic center.

 Hanoi wishes to step up its partnerships with Belarusian localities, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung told Belarusian Ambassador Valery Sadokho on June 8.

 Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh met with Polish President Andrzej Duda on June 8 on the occasion of attending the 26th Global Summit of Women in Warsaw capital city.