VietNamNet Bridge - Just within one year, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) proposed raising a series of taxes, citing international practices and the goal of increasing tax collections for the state.  

 An 11-year-old girl has died while her twin sister is in critical condition after eating toad in Hoa Binh Province. 

 HCM City police are investigating a shooting which has killed a man and injured another.

 The dredging at a local dyke project in Phu Loc District, Thua Thien-Hue Province is endangering the environment as well as the infrastructure of Chan May Port.

 Many farmers in the central province of Nghe An had to transplant rice seedlings at night to avoid scorching hot weather.

 Vietnam has overtaken Myanmar to lead the ASEAN manufacturing PMI rankings, as growth in its manufacturing sector picked up in May.

Nguyen Thi Dan has made lotus tea in Hanoi's Tay Ho District for 70 years. To make a kilo of good lotus tea, she plucks the flowers that are about to blossom and separates the petals, stamen and pistil. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – If you are in the mood for some good Southern Vietnamese home-style dishes in a humble and relaxing open air setting, Spice Bistro is a great option. 

 Nguyen Thanh Truc, an expert in child protection of UNICEF, Hanoi, talks to People’s Weekend on measures to prevent abuse of children.

 University entrance exams are approaching for 12th graders nationwide, and if the kids thought they had any chance of forgetting their impending doom for but a fleeting second, they had better think again.

Mat Bao Corporation will offer more than 5,000 incentive packages worth US$307,000 to the online business community at the Vietnam Mobile Day to be held in HCM City and Ha Noi this month.

 PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) will approve the plan of listing shares on HCM City Stock Exchange at the first shareholders’ meeting scheduled on June 26.

 After losing more than VND125 billion (US$5.5 million) in Vinasun, Singaporean investment fund Government of Singapore (GIC) announced a full divestment from Vietnam Sun Corporation (VNS).

 VietNamNet Bridge – It’s easy to recognise a vendor selling banh da ke (millet rice cracker).

The HCMC Education & Training Department has sent a dispatch to schools, asking them to commend the courage of five ‘street knights’ who were stabbed to death when trying to arrest armed thieves. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Le Hong Viet, technology director of FPT, the Vietnamese largest information technology frim, said AI (artificial intelligence) has had extremely big impact on the economy and society. 

Landslides are occurring in many localities in Mekong River Delta, though the rainy season has just begun. Ten serious landslide cases have occurred in Ca Mau, Hau Giang and Can Tho in the last two weeks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Everyone has their own set of qualities to look for in an ideal partner, but what if the ability to classify garbage is the only trait one is seeking?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cultural activities and portraits of people from all over the world are on display at an international photo exhibition in Hanoi.

 The Solar Experience Space model, a collaboration of SolarBK and HCM City Science Technology University, will compete in the final of the Smarter Energy Award 2018 – an annual event held in Munich, Germany on June 20-22.