VietNamNet Bridge - As heavy rains have helped end the long drought in the Mekong River Delta, the delta’s people are facing a new danger – landslides.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his delight to see the development of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan while receiving the special advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, Tsutomu Takebe.

 Vietnamese Minister of Public Security To Lam and Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs Ahmad Zahid Hamidi agreed to strengthen anti-crime cooperation during their talks in Kuala Lumpur on June 7.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chairman of Sa Pa district Vu Hung Dung said Sa Pa officials have met with and encouraged family members of the missing British tourist Aiden Shaw Webb and expanded the search.

Vietnam has begun preparatory steps to compile its economic plan for 2017, with a GDP target of 6.8 per cent set.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign ambassadors in Viet Nam who took a recent exploration trip to Son Doong Cave have returned to daily life in Ha Noi with overwhelmingly positive impressions. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign retail chains have been expanding their networks under the cover of domestic retailers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has approved a plan to establish a special committee, which will operate like a business, to manage capital at State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The recent news of children drowning in some provinces has raised alarms about the severity of the problem as the hot summer months get underway.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese plastics firms have upped their game in the face of foreign competition.

 Wax figures of King Bao Dai and Queen Nam Phuong, the last royal family of Vietnam, will go on display on September 19 at the Summer Palace Museum where they lived from 1949-1955 in the resort city of Da Lat.

 The National Election Council’s Subcommittee for Personnel and Settlement of Complaints and Denunciation reviewed its performance and outlined new tasks in a meeting in Hanoi on June 7.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan asked for the World Bank’s support in policy consultation and called for further funding, which will help stabilise Vietnam’s macro-economy while addressing the country’s challenges.

 India will continue providing support in terms of funding, technology and experience for Vietnam in training in information and communication technology (ICT), Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has pledged.

VietNamNet Bridge - Intense heat in recent days have made the life and work of farmers difficult. The following photos were taken on a field of My Duc district, Hanoi on June 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The call to clean up the beach by a Russian tourist was responded to by tens of foreign tourists, local people, and the staff of a nearby resort.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Of the $22 billion ODA committed to Vietnam, $2.15 billion must be disbursed before 2016. Currently, relevant agencies are trying to remove obstacles to accelerate the disbursement.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of the central province of Quang Ngai have proposed termination of the Guang Lian Dung Quat steel project by June 30.

In an interview with Myanmar Times several days ago, striker Le Cong Vinh – captain of the Vietnam national football team - announced that he would retire next year and the AFF Cup 2016 would be his last AFF.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An international marathon event will be held shortly in the southern island district of Phu Quoc in Kien Giang Province.