VietNamNet Bridge - Network operators have announced the suspension of online payments via scratch cards, causing concern among digital content and online game firms.

 Twelve vehicles representing famous bridges participated in a parade in the central coastal city of Danang last Saturday evening as part of the Danang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018 themed “The Legend of Bridges.”

 Vietnam’s increase of retirement ages should be done early to protect the economy from negative impacts, according to a specialist of the International Labor Organization (ILO).

 Customers of two local banks, Eximbank and Agribank, have said they are shocked to learn of higher transaction fees for ATM and Internet banking services, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Song Ma District General Hospital in northern Son La Province received 191 patients suffering from food poisoning from late Monday to Tuesday evening.

Platinum Victory Pte. Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-based automotive group Jardine Cycle and Carriage (JC&C), has registered to purchase an additional 14.51 million shares of Vietnam’s largest dairy producer Vinamilk.

 The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has recently approved the development and management plan of the Langbiang Biosphere Reserve in five years from 2018.

Phan Thi My Thanh, head of the National Assembly deputy delegation of Dong Nai, has submitted an application for resignation from her position as NA deputy due to health reason.

 Ho Chi Minh City rises to new heights

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two container trucks going in the same direction crashed into each other and exploded on Nguyen Binh Khiem Street in coastal Hai Phong City at around 3am on Wednesday morning.

 Japan and South Korea are among the most favorite destinations for the Vietnamese as more local tourists will opt for these two northeast Asian nations when it comes to traveling abroad.

 District 5 of HCMC is planning to open some more traditional craft streets and provide free wifi on these streets to lure more tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An international conference with the theme “Science for Development” is taking place in Quy Nhon City, central province of Binh Dinh on May 9-10. 

 The HCMC delegation of National Assembly deputies plans to inspect the Thu Thiem New Urban Area project whose original 1/5000 zoning map the city government recently said is missing.

Most commercial banks have released their first quarter earnings results, with many of them making big profits in January-March, a period which often sees the lowest quarterly loan growth, VietnamPlus reported.

 Indonesian scientists have launched the largest ever study into whether tiny plastic particles can affect human health.

A research exhibition titled “Plastic Matters: Wild Lives" is on display at the International Centre of Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) in the central city of Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh Province. 

Famous overseas Vietnamese singer Huong Lan will stage a special show at Hoa Binh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City on June 2.

“The young scientists” collection of four magazines which is based on the latest Singapore MOE (Ministry of Education) Primary Science Syllabus and complemented with PSLE format questions has been released in Vietnam.

 The Vietnam Railway Corporation has proposed the Ministry of Transport to work out a project to improve the operation of the train on the Saigon-Nha Trang route with the aim of increasing capacity, minimizing the risk caused by human errors.

 Ireland will take part in the Eurovision Song Contest final for the first time since 2013 after making it through the first semi-final in Lisbon.

Through millions of years of geological formation, sedimentary rocks piled on top of one another, creating an arc around the coast, forming the Ganh Yen landscape. 

The leaders of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), the National Coaching Council, and head coach Park Hang-seo sat down for a meeting on May 7 to finalise their plans and preparations for the upcoming tournaments.

Numerous activities of the event entitled “A Touch of Belgium” will take place at the King Ly Thai To monument in Hanoi on May 12.

Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 8 for the Director of Israel’s Defence Export and Cooperation Agency Mishel Ben Baruch.