Health Ministry removes sub-quality cosmetics products from markets, Fishermen rescued after boat sinks off Spratly Islands, Five regional forensic medicine centres to be established, 784,000 labourers find jobs in first two quarters

Maritime Bank gets nod to acquire finance firm, Danang’s tourism industry badly affected by MERS-CoV, Wartchdog warns of TV shopping risks, Binh Duong sees $21.5b in foreign direct investment

 Foreigners can buy a home in Vietnam, but inconsistent regulations make it hard for expatriates to realise their dream of living in or retiring to Vietnam, and discourage foreign property investors choosing the country as a venue for development.

 An egg farm in Tay Ninh province has been selected as an egg supplier of world famous fast-food restaurant chain, McDonald's, in both Vietnam and Malaysia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to grant visa exemption to the people of five European countries, in an attempt to lure more tourists to the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A renowned midfielder of Manchester United Andy Cole is due to arrive in Vietnam on June 19 to join Clear Men’s Dream Team to face off with Quang Ninh Coal team on June 21 at Cam Pha Stadium

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will lead a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 7th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam CLMV Summit and the 6th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit in Myanmar from June 22-23 (ACMECS 6).

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese cannot manufacture products at low costs in Vietnam but can do so in foreign countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietjet on June 17 inked a deal with aircraft manufacturer Airbus to purchase six more A321 jets worth a total of US$682 million at the Paris Air Show 2015 in France.

 VietNamNet Bridge – To shield themselves from the sun, many stores on streets in the Hanoi old quarter use colorful canvases. The façade of the old streets has lost much of its beauty because of these sheets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thrillist.com has selected the top ten “coolest skyscrapers” in the world, including the Bitexco building in HCM City. Below is the list.

 Police say they have found "no evidence" to suggest a copy of EL James's latest Fifty Shades novel was stolen ahead of its release.

VietNamNet Bridge – The thrill of victory for Vietnamese fencers, swimmers and gymnasts created memorable moments at the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore, which closed on Tuesday.

 Documentary to showcase Agent Orange legacy, Fete de la Musique appears as string quartet, Obey Radio comes to town, Hardcore rock concert attracts 12 bands, Cultural night to cook up different dances

 Nine people have died in a shooting at a historic African-American church in Charleston in the US state of South Carolina, officials say.

VietNamNet Bridge - State-owned enterprises are finding it difficult to sell their stake in their finance, banking and real estate companies.

 US engineers investigating a balcony collapse in California that killed six people and injured seven others say water damage may have caused the structure to give way.

 Human breast milk being bought online by fetishists, bodybuilders and cancer patients is a danger to health, UK researchers say.

 Four clerks from the Binh Chanh branch of the State-owned Agribank in HCM City (Agribank Binh Chanh) were yesterday handed down jail sentences totalling 30 years in a loan scam which caused a loss of VND19.25 billion (US$870,000).

 VietNamNet Bridge – A book collection on Vietnamese fairytales collected and rewritten by Nguyen Dong Chi, one of the country's most popular cultural researchers, has been released in HCM City.