Politics

-- Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh talked with Lao Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith over ways to increase bilateral cooperation between the two countries’ border areas during his visit to Lao from June 14 to 16.

-- The National Assembly’s 5^th session entered its final working week today, with Monday seeing lawmakers discuss over the amendment of the Law on lands.

Business

-- Vietnam has missed many investment chances from Japan as the country does not have adequately developed supporting industries, insiders say.

-- The Vietnamese stock market is embracing a new wave of foreign investors even though it has yet to return to the positive state.

-- Da Lat has destroyed 26 tons of Chinese potatoes disguising as its produce, a move that help rebuild the reputation of Da Lat potatoes.

-- Passengers are advised to beware of their portable luggage on the airplanes as there are high risks that these properties will be lost during the flights.

Society

-- A heavy downpour hit Ho Chi Minh City and several southern provinces on Sunday, leaving a number of problems to the localities, including a quick electricity outage at the city-based Tan Son Nhat airport.

-- Hanoi will run a large-scale scrutiny on its filling station for safety checks, following the rage fire that burst out at one facility last week.

-- Some 12,440 mobile phone numbers have received service cut as the subscribers fail to register for the numbers with their true information.

Education

-- A huge test takers have posted low scores in the geography test during the high school graduation exam, after the final results were announced on Saturday.

-- More than 50 percent of the high schools in Dong Nai book a 100 percent pass results during the high school graduation exam whose final results were announced on Saturday.

Lifestyle

-- An exhibition featuring German comics is being held at the Ho Chi Minh City Exhibition House, showcasing works from 13 authors with a myriad gernes.

-- Big C supermarket chain is being criticized for refusing to announce the winners for its kid’s drawing competition that was held in March.

-- The Vietnamese version of the renowned musical Chicago will be on stage at the HCMC theatre on June 19,20,28, and 30.

-- Hoang Minh Ha, a fashion designer from the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, was Sunday crowned the Vietnam Project Runway first season 1 title with her collection themed “The Paris Inspiration”.

Sports

-- While the dispute over the TV rights to broadcast the English Premier League has yet to be settled down, local broadcasters have jumped into another race to acquire the rights to air the 2016 European Championship.

-- The Vietnamese women’s volleyball team has advanced into the qualifying of the 2014 Asian Championship after defeating Myanmar 3 – 0 at the finale of the Southeast Asian qualifier.