The draft amended Law on National Defence sailed through the National Assembly on June 8 with 88.3 percent of votes in favour. 

 Fitch Ratings on Wednesday assigned Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) a long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) of ’BB’ with a stable outlook.

 Viet Nam needs to focus on developing the wind power industry and implementing transparent policies on granting investment licences to wind power projects.

VietNamNet Bridge - The CPI soared by 0.55 percent in May as reported by the General Statistics Office (GSO), a six-year high. 

 There were no surprises on the second day of the VTF Pro Tour 3 – 3rd Open Viettravel Cup 2018 as all seeds got through their matches smoothly.

Hanoi proposes removing northern Thang Long – Noi Bai toll station, Two massage spots violate regulations with naked stewardesses, Vietnamese class opens for Vietnamese people in Russia

 The latest equipment and technologies used in the film and television industry is being showcased at the sixth Telefilm organised in Ho Chi Minh City from June 7-9.

 More than 300 exhibitors from 20 countries and territories around the world are attending the international exhibitions on telecommunication, IT & communication, broadcasting, and electronics in Ho Chi Minh City.

 The police of the central province of Khanh Hoa on June 7 handed over to the police of China two Chinese men who were being hunted internationally by the police of Maoming city, Guangdong province.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi in the evening of June 7 for Quebec to attend the expanded Group of Seven (G7) Summit  and visit Canada from June 8-10.

 Lawmakers will vote to pass the draft revised Law on National Defence and draft Law on Vietnam Coast Guard at the ongoing fifth session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 8 morning.

 The People's Procuracy of Cai Nuoc District, Ca Mau Province, announced on June 6 that it would issue a public apology to a local man who was wrongly imprisoned for over a year.

 All substandard three and four-wheel vehicles operating on Hanoi streets will be confiscated from July 1 this year, according to the municipal Department of Transport.

 The National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology announced on June 7 that they successfully delivered a premature baby born at 26 weeks that weighed only 500 grams.

 A 31-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing two Vietnamese tourists to death during an apparent burglary at a Las Vegas hotel, police in the US said.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said the government will listen to ideas from the public and experts and may propose to reduce the land lease time limit stated in the draft law on special administrative-economic units.

VietNamNet Bridge - Finance technology solutions are growing rapidly in Asia Pacific. In Vietnam, all conditions are favorable to pave the way for the fintech market to boom.

Since 1994, when Vietnam joined the Convention on Biological Diversity, the government has been making investments in human and financial resources to implement its commitments and protect the country’s biodiversity.

At Saigon Autotech & Accessories 2018, an automobile and motorbike support industry exhibition, CITY 18, an electric car drew visitors’ attention as it was a Vietnamese product made by Tran Minh Tam from HCMC.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s universities have been advised to cooperate with foreign universities in tertiary education to improve training quality.