The police have raided a major forest destruction site in Yok Don National Forest in Dak Lak Province.

 Facebook's chief has said that 2018 has been an "intense year" for his firm. But Mark Zuckerberg also took the opportunity to unveil a dating service among other new products at his firm's annual F8 developers conference in San Jose, California.

 It may be less than a hundred kilometres away from the capital city, but Ninh Binh seems a million miles from Hanoi.

 Vietnam has set a goal to increase the blood donation rate in the country to cover at least two per cent of the population by 2022 through voluntary donors.

 Traffic accidents nationwide killed 2,788 people and wounded 4,636 others in the past four months, according to the Office of the Public Security Ministry and the Vietnam Maritime Administration.

 South Korea's government has said US troops will remain in the country, even if a deal is reached to formally end the Korean War.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of 83 paintings and sketches by soldier, journalist and painter Colonel Pham Thanh Tam is on display at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

Ly Hoang Nam and Nguyen Van Phuong got through to the second round of the Men’s Futures Viet Nam F1 tennis tournament, held in Hue yesterday. Nam beat Matthew Romios of Australia 6-4, 6-1 in the first round.

Translator Nguyen Tung received the Phan Chau Trinh Awards 2018. Launched 10 years ago by Phan Chau Trinh Culture Foundation, it honours individuals and groups for their contributions to culture, translation, research and studies.

 Foreign investors can now acquire more than 49 percent of shares, the previous limit on foreign ownership, in PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo), the operator of Phu My fertilizer plant.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators agree that Vietnam’s universities need to be accredited, but they have not reached a consensus on how it should be done. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – V.League 1 side Thanh Hoa have a new coach. Nguyen Duc Thang yesterday signed a one-year contract and replaces Romanian Marian Mihail.

People’s Artist Bach Tuyet will offer online training in cai luong, a genre of southern traditional theatre, for young people next month as part of the city’s Theatre Artists Association’s celebration of 100 years of the art form. 

Hanoi’s condo market attracts flow of foreign capital, US' Eaton shakes hands with Digiworld, Vietnam’s coal imports grow despite large reserves, Calls for consumer protection watchdog

EU helps increase power access in rural, mountainous, island areas, Thua Thien-Hue announces tourism identification logo, National Park draws visitors to Thua Thien – Hue, Bac Kan: Disadvantaged communes get aid to new-style rural building

 VietNamNet Bridge – The trading of low quality gas, illegal extraction and failure to ensure the safety continue posing dangers to the health and rights of consumers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southern province of Long An has begun to keep a close eye on property development in areas adjacent to HCM City.

 HCM City is giving priority to developing a collective economic model particularly cooperatives over the current model of farmer households.

 Four ships belonging to Nam Binh An Limited Co. in the coastal Northen city of Ha Long, Quang Ninh Province were suspended from operation by the local authorities for a safety check after an incident on one of their ships on May 1.

 Proposals for draft amended Law on Education by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), especially regulations on private nurseries, are raising concerns among the public, including parents and nursery school teachers.

 These days many eyes are on the Hoang Sa exhibition house in the central city of Da Nang. The venue is home to historical documents, objects and images on Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

VietNamNet Bridge - Soil, water and air pollution have increased as a result of agricultural production growth in the last few decades.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts say that discriminatory treatment is hindering the development of Vietnam education.

VietNamNet Bridge - With support of The Gioi Di Dong, the largest mobile phone distribution chain in Vietnam, Nokia is expected to make things happen again in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are about 200,000 autistic children in Vietnam, but the law has no content regulating their educational treatment.