VietNamNet Bridge - Taiwanese MC, singer and actress Dee Hsu (more commonly known as Little S) is the cover star of Vogue Magazine for May, in a shot taken in the Hanoi Old Quarter in early May.

 Vietnam welcomes the statement from the G7 Summit with its commitment on ensuring security, safety and freedom of navigation and aviation, and international law, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh.

 On June 2, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung met East Timor’s Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araujo on the sidelines of the 25th World Economic Forum on ASEAN in Kuala Lumpur.

 National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has called for the support of British parliamentarians so that the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement will soon be approved by the UK.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bus fares in Ha Noi will continue to rise after more cuts to government subsidies, Ha Huy Quang, deputy director of Ha Noi’s Transport Department said at a press conference on Tuesday.

 A bus bearing Laos license plates exploded and caught fire while en route to Vietnam today, killing nine Vietnamese and heavily injuring three others, 15km from this central province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The popularity and consumption of E5 bio-fuel remained below the government's expectations due to inadequate support with regard to lowering its prices and ensuring supply.

 The Government has turned down a Ministry of Transport proposal to license a new air carrier, Vietstar Airlines, saying it has yet to meet the requirements provided in Government Decree 30/2013-CP on air transport services.

VietNamNet Bridge – Lack of legal assistance from foreign countries means the fight against wildlife crime is still very tough. 

The public was recently intrigued about the news that former Senator Bob Kerrey was appointed the Chair of FUV Board of Trustees. VietNamNet talked with Kerrey and Thomas J. Valelly, Chairman of the Trust for University Innovation in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of children and parents attended the first ever children’s book festival which opened on June 1 in Ha Noi’s Temple of Literature, the country’s first university.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Free screenings of Vietnamese and Korean animated films will be held at the Au Co Arts Centre in Hanoi on June 4 and 5. 

VietNamNet Bridge - American pop star and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Katy Perry last week visited the poorest districts in Ninh Thuan province in central Vietnam.

 The Ministry of Finance wants Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) and Vietnam Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) to pay 2015 dividends in cash.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though both HCM City authorities and US investors are determined to develop the project to build the TPP financial & conference center in district 2, it has stalled because it does not fit the city’s development program.

 The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera in cooperation with the French Institute in Vietnam will host “A Night of French Music” concert at the city’s Opera House on June 9.

VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang is preparing to host the Asian Beach Games, the region’s largest beach sports event, on the central city’s clean, welcoming beaches. 

In anticipation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership tariff slashes, and due to the rising costs of production in China, Vietnam has become a hotspot for investment by foreign footwear manufacturers.

 The violations of the endangered species act in Vietnam will face higher punishments as prescribed in the 2015 revised Penal Code, which is scheduled to take effect from July 1, 2016, said an officer from the Ministry of Public Security.

 Managing Director of the German Association of the Toy Industry (DVSI) Ulrich Brobeil has met with Vietnamese diplomats to discuss the association investing in Vietnam.