The first working day of the 7th plenary session of the 12th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) took place in Hanoi on May 7.

Some 6,000 young doctors will join hands to provide free-of-charge health check-ups and medicines for people in 63 cities and provinces from May 12-19. 

 The ethnic Nang Hai festival in the northern province of Cao Bang has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage. 

Vietnam always constructively coordinates with other members of the Chemical Weapons Convention to raise the significance of the disarmament of weapons of mass destruction in general and chemical weapons in particular.

A ceremony was held in Hoi An, the central province of Quang Nam, on May 7 to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognising Bai Choi singing, a popular folklore style of singing in central Vietnam, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has continuously bought in hard currencies in the past few months, raising the country’s foreign reserves to a record high of 63 billion USD.

 The Lao Cai Cultural Tourism Week will take place from June 1 to 9, promising to feature various activities. 

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VietNamNet Bridge – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) figures show that China became Vietnam’s biggest export market in 2017. The position had belonged to the US for the last 15 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Localities need to set up plans for hi-tech agricultural areas in accordance with regional growing and climate conditions.

VietNamNet Bridge - LINE expects to make a comeback to Vietnam through its investment in webtretho.com.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi People’s Council’s supervisory board has discovered a high number of unlicensed nursery classes and VND12,000-15,000 meals.

VietNamNet Bridge - The road section on Highway No 62 that runs through Thanh Hoa Town in Thanh Hoa district in Long An Province has become noted for its wild animal markets.

After one year of establishment, auction houses Chon’s in Hanoi and Ly Thi in Ho Chi Minh City have really been helpful for Vietnam’s art market to go through “pubescent” and grow up.

Prof Dr Trinh Van Minh was given in March the Honour Award of the Group of Francophone Embassies for his important contributions to the development of the French language, and the values of Francophonie. 

 When mentioning weaving, people may think of women laboriously sitting besides weaving looms.  However, you may doubt your current knowledge on weaving when watching silkworms do the weaving.

Associate Dr Tu Sy Sua, from the University of Transport, speaks to Vietnam News Agency on how to create a level playing field between traditional taxis and companies that employ app based taxi technology. 

The list of three winners of the 2018 scientific award named after scientist Ta Quang Buu has just been announced.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trinh Cong Son walking street, some 900m long, is a fitting tribute to its namesake, late musician Trinh Cong Son (1939-2001), a celebrated Vietnamese musician, songwriter, painter and poet.

 A fisherman in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue yesterday caught a bizarre giant fish weighing 32 kilogram.

 Women who regularly eat fast food and not enough fruit are more likely to struggle to conceive, a study suggests.

A programme to promote Then folk singing of the Tay, Nung, and Thai ethnic minority groups has been held at the Kim Ngan temple in Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events that will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from May 17 through 13.

The Mekong river delta city of Can Tho is well-known for Cai Rang district’s Nem nuong. The dish is a real Vietnamese grilled pork sausage or grilled meatball served with rice noodles or rice as a main course.

Four second half goals helped Hanoi FC to beat Ho Chi Minh City 4-1 in their V.League match at Thong Nhat Stadium on May 6.