A tourism culture week is scheduled to take place in Bac Ha district in the northwestern province of Lao Cai from June 1-9, under the theme “Colours of the White Highland”.

 India’s Institute of Social Sciences inaugurated its Centre for Vietnam Studies on May 15 in New Delhi.

About 600 out of 2,500 old apartment buildings in Vietnam are in dangerous or seriously dilapidated conditions, making up some 25 percent of the total number of old buildings, according to the Construction Ministry. 

The US Air Force Academy is scheduled to send a delegation of students to Vietnam and several other Southeast Asian nations this summer for information, language and cultural exchanges with these countries. 

 Elder son Lachlan Murdoch has been named as the heir to Rupert Murdoch's business empire.

Off-shore fishing has over recent years become an economic spearhead in many localities. However, beyond the bumper harvest, there left a hardship weariness that makes it hard for fishermen to do their job.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed a rise of environmental protection tax on petrol to the ceiling level of 4,000 VND (17 US cent) per litre from the current 3,000 VND (13 US cent) per litre.

 The Australian government is willing to cooperate and share experience with Vietnam in seeking effective measures to adapt to the fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), said an Australian official.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has requested the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Ministry of Finance to monthly publicise the disbursement of capital for public investment projects by ministries, sectors and localities.

Petrolimex and the Japan Cooperation Centre Petroleum has signed an agreement for the second phase of a technical cooperation project on operating the petroleum depot at Petrolimex’s headquarters.

 Fitch raises sovereign rating for Vietnam

The Tam Chuc national tourism site is expected to form an attractive tourism centre of the Red River Delta, the north-east coastal region and the nation at large by 2030. 

Imposing landscapes, daily life stories and internal sensations are themes of a joint exhibition between Vietnamese, Japanese and Thai artists.

The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recommended Vietnamese citizens to avoid nonessential travel to Indonesia as the country has raised the security alert status to the highest level after bomb attacks on May 13 and 14.

 At least 18 people have been killed and dozens trapped in the Indian city of Varanasi after a flyover collapsed, crushing vehicles beneath it.

Deputy PM lauds Vietnam – Spain strategic partnership, Wallonie-Bruxelles region cements ties with Vietnam, NA Vice Chairwoman receives Lao youth union delegation, Vietnam Naval Academy ship concludes Cambodia, Thailand visits

 IT Techmart, a fair featuring technological advances and specialised electronic devices kicked off in Hanoi on May 16. The event gathered 40 booths from universities and enterprises in technology field. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoians who live in the inner city can smell the smoke from the burning of rice twice a year. Rice is harvested outside the city twice a year, and the straw is burned. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists agree that private investors should also be allowed access to official development assistance capital, but warn that credit may be used improperly. 

Vietnam’s grassroots healthcare system is failing to win public trust, resulting in overcrowding at provincial-level hospitals and hampering efforts to ensure universal health coverage in the country.

Even in poor conditions, young scientists in Vietnam are still able to produce internationally recognized research. However, they are discouraged by the lack of transparency in the scientific research environment. 

VietNamNet Bridge - With abundant resources and a variety of rare wood, the Yok Don National Park is a target for illegal loggers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors in the textile and garment industry are complaining that local authorities are turning down new textile and dyeing projects for fear of pollution.

VietNamNet Bridge - All of the high school students who won gold medals at this year’s Asian Physics Olympiad (APO) have parents who work as teachers, prefer playing sports and usually do housework.

More than 20 art troupes from Vietnam and France will perform at the Performing Arts Spring Festival (PAS 2018) set to take place at the Vietnam National Drama Theatre in Hanoi from May 18 to 20.