The Government Inspectorate reclaimed $71.3 million and 226ha of land for the State as it carried out nearly 1,600 administrative inspections and 30,700 non-administrative inspections during the second quarter of 2015.

 The share swap ratio in a merger deal between Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Bank (Sacombank) and Southern Bank has been announced at 1:0.75, according to a merger scheme released on June 29.

 Vietnam ended up in second place overall at the 1st Southeast Asian Weightlifting Championships in Ayutthaya, Thailand, taking in a collection of three gold, seven silver and one bronze medal.

 Regulations on higher retirement age for officials and civil servants; management of paddy land; derivative securities; and allowances for workers in the art performance sector are among new policies which will come into effect from July.

 Le Quang Thich, vice chairman of Quang Ngai Province said 23 local fishing boats were attacked by Chinese vessels over the past six months and there was a rise in intrusions by China's coastguard and fishing boats.

 Musician Phan Nhan, the author of the famous song Ha Noi Niem Tin Va Hy Vong (Hanoi- Confidence and Hope) died at the age of 85 at his home in Ho Chi Minh City on June 29.

American R&B and soul singer-songwriter Peabo Bryson will give performances in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in September.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some foreign investors come to Vietnam not because they want to expand their business, but because they find the country a good place to commit trade fraud.

 Vietnam Dairy Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) has proposed to reduce the State ownership at enterprises after equitisation to create conditions to increase their self-management and competitiveness for further development.

 Dam Chuon (Chuon lagoon) in Phu Vang District, Thua Thien-Hue province is 10km from the ancient capital city of Hue in central Vietnam. It has an amazing beauty when a new day comes.

 The website footballchannel.asia has named striker Abass Dieng of Toyota V.League 1 side Binh Duong as one of the top five foreign strikers who have been performing exceptionally well.

 Vietnamese gay film, Cầu vồng không sắc (Rainbow without colours), directed by Nguyen Quang Tuyen, has been invited to compete in the Montreal World Film Festival.

 Demand for body organs for life-saving transplants in Vietnam is high but supplies are low. This is because hundreds of people with terminal ailments - or their relatives - refuse to agree to donate vital body parts, such as heart, kidneys or liver.

 More than one million students completed registration for the national high school exam, which began on July 1 in 38 testing centres throughout the country.

 Quach Cong Lich won the men's 400m race at the 2015 Asian Grand Prix's third and final leg in Chanthaburi, Thailand on June 29.

 Some 5,000 sport aficionados are expected to participate in the 2015 International Marathon scheduled in the central coastal city of Da Nang on August 30, announced the municipal People’s Committee on June 30.

VietNamNet Bridge - Saudi Arabia is using Vietnamese specialists to prepare its students for international math competitions. 

 Vietnam’s Under-15 football team has left Vietnam for Japan to participate in the Japan-Mekong Under-15 Football Competition, which will take place at the J Green Sakai Centre from July 1-3.

 Vietnam has become the largest footwear exporter to Brazil, accounting for 52.8 percent of that country's market share.

 Tourists to Nha Trang city of central Khanh Hoa province will have access to free wifi this July during the sea festival, the Lao dong (Labour) daily reported.

 Hot spell is likely to continue across northern and central Vietnam in the next five days, with temperature hovering around 35–38 degrees Celsius and may touching 39–40 degrees Celsius in several mountainous locations.

 E-Mart, a Korean retail giant, opened its first Pho restaurant at a supermarket in Goyang city in the Gyeonggi province on June 30.

  Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung, who will chair the upcoming investment promotion conference in the US on July 1, spoke about his expectations for a comprehensive and deeper partnership between Vietnam and the US in the finance sector.

 The Diplomat, an online international news magazine covering politics, society and culture in the Asia- Pacific, on June 24, published an article about China’s land reclamation in the East Sea, internationally known as the South China Sea.

 Party and State leaders officiated a celebration of the 100th birth anniversary (July 1) of the late Party chief Nguyen Van Linh in his hometown, the northern province of Hung Yen, on June 30.