VietNamNet Bridge – Ten Korean artists have resumed painting a mural in the coastal Tam Thanh Commune in Tam Ky City of Quang Nam Province.

A delegation of the Party, State, National Assembly, Government and Vietnam Fatherland Front paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on the occasion of his 128th birthday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam ranks 113rd out of 136 surveyed countries in terms of tourism infrastructure. 

 6.4 trln in compensation for victims of marine environment incident

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s investigation police on May 17 started legal proceedings against three men arrested in connection with the murder of two volunteers from a team set up to protect residents.

 Vietnam’s economy had a good start in 2018 with a 7.38 percent GDP growth in first quarter, but experts warn of challenges and risks ahead in the remaining of the year as well as following years. 

Le Ky Nam, a 12th grader from Ha Long High School for the Gifted, has been commended and rewarded for his excellent achievement in the recently-concluded 19th Asian Physics Olympiad in Hanoi. 

Hospital Ship 561 of the Vietnam People’s Navy returned to Cam Ranh military port of central Khanh Hoa province on May 16, concluding its trip to attend the MNEK 2018 held in Indonesia from May 5-9.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents living alongside a river in Can Tho City have put coconut trunks around an area wrecked by landslides during the past month to protect their houses.

 Exercise programmes for people with mild to moderate dementia "don't work", according to researchers writing in the British Medical Journal.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has launched a communication campaign to cut the use of plastic bags on Ly Son Island, as a prelude to its sea turtle conservation programme on the island.

Japan Material Engineering Services Company and Da Nang-based Dong A College have inked an agreement on training in electronics and engineering, as well as controls and automation for the Japanese labour market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some three tonnes of plant protection products smuggled from China were disposed on Wednesday.

 Two years since the marine pollution incident in the central region in April 2016, the lives of coastal residents in Quang Binh province have returned to normal.

 Vietnamese firms have had a lot of success while investing in foreign markets.

 The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of the HCM City on May 16 announced its plan for the summer voluntary campaign, which runs until August 12.

 Representatives of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have suggested Mekong Delta localities set forth a new vision and solutions for tourism development. 

 The State Treasury of Vietnam has mobilised over 56 trillion VND (2.46 billion USD) through Government bond auctions in the Hanoi Stock Exchange since the beginning of this year.

 The Tan Son Nhat International Airport Customs Sub-department under the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department have recently discovered a number of illegal foreign currency transport cases on flights from the city to foreign countries.  

The Bio-technology Institute under the Hue University in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue will be developed into one of the three national bio-technology centres on a par with ASEAN level under a project just approved by the Prime Minister.

 China's leading car-hailing firm is overhauling its service following the murder of one of its users.

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted separate receptions for Ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mozambique and the Republic of Korea (RoK) after receiving their letter of credentials on May 17.

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 Visitors to La Pan Tan commune, Mu Cang Chai district, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai will be dazzled by a garden of crystal clouds which is set up to mark the 128th birthday of the late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19).