Investment climate much better now: Minister

 The country's investment climate has witnessed significant improvements following three challenging years of macroeconomic instability, according to Minister of Planning and Investment (MPI) Bui Quang Vinh.

Strange bugs invade Phu Yen home

 The local authorities in Duc Binh Tay Commune in Song Hinh District of the central Phu Yen Province are trying to get some bugs identified to take preventive measures.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 10-20

  Major art & entertainment events in big cities in Vietnam from June 10-20.

Osius: Party chief expected to visit U.S. next month

VietNamNet Bridge – U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius told reporters in Can Tho City on June 8 that Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is expected to visit the U.S. next month.

Why does the AAG underwater cable have to be repaired so often?

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Asia-American Gateway (AAG) submarine cable in Vietnam has been in need of repair several times this year, affecting data transmission between Vietnam and the world.

Don’t expect windfall profits from casinos: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - While investors are excited about casino development projects, they have been warned that big difficulties lie ahead.

Sai Gon Bank official held for embezzlement

 Deputy head of Sai Gon Bank's ATM Card Centre Pham Van Minh has been taken into custody by District 1 Ward Police for alleged misappropriation of the bank's money.

SEA Games 28: Vietnam win seven golds on day four

 Vietnam earned a total of seven gold medals, four silvers and eight bronzes on the fourth day of the ongoing 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore (June 9).

Vietnam lacquer paintings showcased in RoK

 Forty-two lacquer paintings created by 14 Vietnamese artists will be on display in Seoul Arts Center in Seoul, Republic of Korea (RoK) on July 15-20.

Defence leader greets UN Under-Secretary General

 Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh valued the UN's support for Vietnam’s preparation and participation in UN peace-keeping activities during his meeting with UN Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous.

Social News 10/6

 Woman with muscle disease donates body to science, Railway traffic hit after train slams into trailer, Probe ordered into South Korean company's closure, Border province to review Lao immigrants

UOB seeks to establish a Vietnam subsidiary

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment recently urged the prime minister and the State Bank to allow Singapore-based United Overseas Bank to become the seventh wholly foreign-owned bank in Vietnam.

Malaysia Airlines to become new company, says new boss

 Malaysian Airlines will become an "entirely new company" its new boss has said.

VTC, Japan firm launch new TV channel

VTC in HCMC and View Media Joint Stock Company have launched a new TV channel called View TV, an information and entertainment channel for young Vietnamese families, in cooperation with Japanese firm Enter Asia.

Fulbright YSEALI Summer School calls for applications

  The 2015 Fulbright YSEALI Summer School is now open for applications from the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative members from all over Vietnam, according to an announcement by the U.S. Mission to Vietnam on June 8.

Hoi An Party chief resigns

 Nguyen Su, Party chief of Hoi An City in Quang Nam Province, has tendered his resignation although his office term still has two years to go, saying he wants to create opportunities for younger people.

Lang Biang recognised as global biosphere

 Lang Biang Biosphere Reserve in Lam Dong was recognised as a global biosphere at the 27th meeting session of the International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and Biosphere Programme of UNESCO in Paris, France on June 9.

Photos: Pollution at tire-recycling village

 VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of people in Hoa Binh Village’s Nghia Hoa commune in central Quang Ngai Province earn money by recycling used tires, regardless of pollution and health risks.

Police seize 20 tonnes of fake food

 Ha Noi Police have busted a gang that made and traded in fake food in the capital city's Ha Dong District.

Rotten animal organs seized in Ninh Binh

 The market management department and other relevant agencies in this northern province today seized nearly one tonne of rotten animal organs.

Relocation for Ninh Thuan nuke plant okayed

 The Government has approved a plan to relocate people who have to make way for the two nuclear power plants to be built in the central province of Ninh Thuan.

Thailand, Vietnam share some yellow card worries

 Vietnam vs Thailand is definitely a much-awaited match in the group round of the Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

PM approves incentives for new microchip plant

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed in principle to permit Saigon Industry Corporation to build a chip making factory worth VND6.6 trillion (US$309 million).

VN bans exploitation of rare protective forest species

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has banned the exploitation of precious, rare and endangered fauna and flora and those species that are protected by law in natural, protective forests.

Are $20 billion of China goods unofficially entering Vietnam?

NA deputy Mai Huu Tin made a “shocking” speech at the National Assembly meeting on Monday about the trade deficit between Vietnam and China, an underground economy and the "protective coat" of the economy which is being torn.