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.

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

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.

  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.

 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 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.

 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.

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

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

 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.

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

  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).

 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.

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.

 The National Assembly on June 9 adopted a Resolution on the Law and Ordinance Making Programme for 2016 as well as adjustments to corresponding programmes for this year.

 The 7th Vietnamese-European Documentary Film Festival will open with the screening of “Sound of Heimat” from Germany and “Lasting with the time” of Vietnam, announced the Vietnam Central Scientific and Documentary Film Studio on June 9.

 Athlete Nguyen Van Lai won a gold medal on June 9, shattering the SEA Games’ record with 14:04.82 in the men’s 5,000-metre race at the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien continued her impressive performance at the ongoing 28th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 28) in Singapore on June 9 with a new record in the women’s 200m butterfly.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese producers hope their films this summer will pay off after spending a lot of time, money and effort in the production process.

Vietnam pledged to implement signed trade agreements and conclude 14 free trade pacts with 55 foreign partners, towards creating a basic foundation for the Southeast Asian country to integrate deeper into the international community.