VOV.VN - Vietnam topped the medal table at the Southeast Asian Weightlifting Championships, which wrapped up on June 16 in Singapore, with a haul of eight gold medals.

VOV.VN - Local budget airline VietJet has signed a new deal with Rolls-Royce to purchase 40 additional Trent 7000 engines to power its fleet of 20 Airbus A330neo wide-body aircraft.

VOV.VN - Tempest, a Korean idol group featuring Vietnamese member Hanbin, will delight fans in Hanoi for the first time by appearing at the VPBank K-star Spark in Vietnam concert slated for June 21 at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - With 452 out of 453 votes in favor, the National Assembly approved a resolution to reduce the Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate by 2% till the end of the year, at its ongoing session in Hanoi on June 17.

VOV.VN - Nearly eight years after receiving a ‘yellow card’ from the European Union in 2017 for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Vietnam has made significant progress in tackling this issue.

The High People’s Court in Hanoi on June 16 handed down its verdict in the appeal of 11 defendants linked to the second phase of the “rescue flight” bribery scandal, reducing sentences for several former provincial officials in a case that has spotlighted corruption in the country’s COVID-19 repatriation efforts.

VOV.VN - A contract signing ceremony was held in Udon Thani province, northeastern Thailand, on June 16, for the construction of the Conference Hall, as part of the expansion project of the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung has called for bold and strategic reforms to unlock the full potential of State-owned enterprises (SOEs), urging a clear shift in mindset and approach to governance, investment and development.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has issued a formal advisory to members of the Vietnamese community residing, studying, and working there, underscoring a need to ensure safety as hostilities in the region intensify.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 16 for newly-appointed Australian Ambassador Gillian Bird, expressing his belief that her tenure would further advance the Vietnam – Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.