One person was killed and three others in a family were seriously injured when lightning struck their house in Cu K’Nia commune, Cu Jut district, the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong, on June 8.

 Japan’s U-16 team cruised to a 4-1 win over U-16 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) in a friendly match at HCM City’s Thong Nhat Stadium yesterday.

 More than 75,000 students in Hanoi began the rigorous entrance exams for a place in the capital’s state-owned high schools in the academic year 2016-17, with literature being the first exam subject today.

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has renewed the appeal to Japan to help Vietnam build mid- and long-term solutions to drought and salt water intrusion, as agreed upon during the recent talks between the two countries’ Prime Ministers in Japan.

  National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception for Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Herminio Lopez Diaz in Hanoi on June 8.

Robots, despite being cheaper and more productive, will not immediately shift manufacturing away from countries abundant with inexpensive and low-skilled labour, such as Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourism is currently a strong economic sector for Hanoi. The capital is focusing on raising the quality of tours, creating more new tourism products and improving the tourism environment

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan received Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Constatin Vnukov in Hanoi on June 8.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has expressed hope that Australian investors will further increase their direct and indirect investment in Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith have vowed to reinforce cooperation between the two foreign ministries and in Vietnam-Laos special solidarity.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese market with its limited number of consumers accustomed to western food, has still been able to attract fast food giants from the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi has been calling for investment to renovate and rebuild 10 old apartment buildings, at a total cost of VND316.8 trillion (nearly US$15 billion).

Thai banks are planning ambitious expansion in the context of increasing trade and investment between the two countries.

 Chairman of the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has ordered the establishment of five inter-sector inspection teams on food safety and hygiene.

 The condotel market in the first five months of 2016 showed a strong increase in new supply, according to a CBRE report released on June 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese police officers began wearing their new spring-summer uniforms on June 6.

 Total official development assistance (ODA) and concessional loans committed for Vietnam was over 2.56 billion USD in the first half of 2016, surging by 61 percent year on year.

 The MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation (MobiFone) signed an investment memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Hanoi People's Committee last week.

Canadian R&B artist Drake continued his reign atop the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday for a fifth consecutive week on the strength of streaming activity, holding off country singer Dierks Bentley and R&B singer Beyonce.

Credit ratings agency Moody’s has responded positively to the recent decision by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) regarding real estate loans but warned banks of greater pressure.