Hanoi triumphs at junior championships

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi topped the medal tally of the National Junior Athletics Championship which ended at Vinh Stadium in the central province of Nghe An on May 23.

2018’s summer not harsh, expert says

 VietNamNet Bridge – La Nina will conclude and move to a neutral state from around June, and maintain this status until the end of this year, said meteorologist Le Thanh Hai.

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Pho Hien set to be new tourism hub

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Hung Yen is branding itself as the gateway to Hanoi City, in an effort to attract tourists and market its cultural sites and products.

P2P lending feared to trigger black credit

VietNamNet Bridge - Peer to Peer Lending (P2P), under which lenders and borrowers connect via apps, has been developing rapidly in Vietnam.

US$33 million educational scheme withdrawn

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training, on Tuesday, scrapped a scheme to renew the national high school examination from 2018 to 2020.

Techcombank shares to be listed on HOSE on June 4

The Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) will begin selling its 1.1 billion shares coded TCB on the HCMC Stock Exchange (HOSE) on June 4 with a starting price of $5.62 per share.

Vietnam hosts 2018 ASEAN-Japan cyber security

 The Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Center (VNCERT) hosted the 2018 ASEAN-Japan information security drill, which took place in Hanoi, central Da Nang city and Ho Chi Minh City on May 23. 

Vietnam firms lack brand building strategy: survey

 Vietnamese businesses lack a proper strategy to build brands, a survey by British brand consultant Mibrand has found.

Vietnam’s GDP projected to grow 7 percent in 2018

 Vietnam’s economy could grow by 7.02 percent in 2018 under a high growth rate scenario, according to the National Center for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast (NCIF).

Seafood shipments to EU drop

 Shipments of seafood, excluding fish, to many markets, especially the European Union (EU), showed signs of reduction recently, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Quang Ninh province scraps chemical factory plan

 Authorities have rejected an investor’s proposal to build a chemical factory near the UNESCO World Heritage Site Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Vietnam’s foreign reserves hit $64 billion

 Vietnam’s foreign reserves has increased by 130 percent to nearly 64 billion USD in the past two-and-a-half years, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Thai artist finds strong energy in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – For Thai artist Wattanachot Tungateja, he finds inspiration from something that cannot be seen but is all around us.

Official welcome ceremony for Australia's Governor-General

President Tran Dai Quang hosted an official welcome ceremony for Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove in Hanoi on May 24.

Reclaim Hanoi’s long-delayed projects: People’s Council

The supervision group of the Hanoi’s People’s Council has asked the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment to work with the city’s authorities in order to reclaim long-delayed projects which violate the current Land Law.

Train crashes into truck in central Vietnam, killing 2

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two people have died and ten others injured after a passenger train crashed into a truck in the central province of Thanh Hoa early Thursday morning.

Lai Chau terraced field in rainy season

In late May and early June, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau enters the rainy season. When rains cool mountains down, local ethnics begin new crops.

HCM City medical tourism guide released

 The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism and Department of Health on May 23 released a bilingual Medical Tourism Guide with basic information about travel and healthcare in the city.

Over $71.7mil. raised from Gov’t bonds

 The State Treasury of Vietnam raised a total of 1.615 trillion VND (71.77 million USD) during an auction of government bonds worth 6 trillion VND at the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) on May 23. 

Travellers urged to explore Vietnam’s most beautiful beaches

 The New York-based travel site Thrillist has included Cat Co 2 beach on Cat Ba island, northern Hai Phong city, and Thom beach on Phu Quoc island, southern Kien Giang province, on its list of the best seaside getaways in Vietnam.

US experts: China should refrain from actions further militarising East Sea

 China and other concerned nations should refrain from actions that further militarise the East Sea and parties need to sit down for negotiation via diplomatic channels to resolve the issue, according to an US expert.

VN-Index increases by 3 points

 The benchmark VN-Index of the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) recovered on May 23 with a rise of 3.03 points to close at 988.94 points.

14 former overseas Vietnamese injured in bus accident in Laos

 A bus carrying 41  former overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Thailand and Laos skidded and overturned in Packsan town, Laos’ central province of Bolykhamsay, on May 23 morning, injuring 14 people. 

Party Central Committee issues resolution on salary policy reform

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on May 21 signed the issuance of a Resolution on the reform of salary policy for civil servants, public employees, the armed forces and workers of enterprises.