A proposal to ban the sale of alcohol in karaoke parlours by the Ministry of Health under a freshly released draft law on alcohol harm prevention has sparked public concern.

 The Governor of the Mexican state of Zacatecas, Alejandro Tello Cristerna, has underlined his hope to enhance all-round cooperation with Vietnamese localities, thus helping solidify the two countries’ relations.

Nghe An has recently offered visitors the chance to enjoy Vi-giam folk singing in the province. The move is among local authorities’efforts to preserve and promote the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.

Hundreds of metres of coastal land in Binh Thuan has been lost to the sea in the last ten years. Residents along the coastline live under the threat of homelessness as their house can be swallowed by the sea at any time due to climate change.

 The Vietnamese Government has failed to downsize its large staff, with the number of officials continuing to increase.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation of the Government left Hanoi on the night of May 28 for an official visit to the United State from May 29-31 at the invitation of US President Donald Trump.

 British Airways canceled all its flights from London's two biggest airports on Saturday after a global computer system failure caused confusion and chaos, with thousands of passengers queuing for hours and planes left stuck on runways.

 Tra fish export to EU increasingly difficult, Bibica targets 1.4 trillion VND in revenues, 5M agri exports at $13.7bn, VinaCapital fully divests Time Square Hanoi, Vietnamese natural rubber exports hit lowest level in 4 years

In the central province of Quang Binh, people prefer growing indigenous plants to acacia and cajuput. This allows them to make fat profits, protect the environment and conserve rare and precious plant species.

Vietnamese petroleum companies have enough time to build facilities and develop networks to prepare for competition with foreign distributors once Vietnam opens the petroleum market, experts say. 

A vaccine for preventing A/H5N1 avian influenza, a vaccine for preventing respiratory and reproductive disorders in pigs, and successful research on robots are three of many achievements gained by national science & technology programs.

VietNamNet Bridge - When a smartphone falls into the hand of uninformed person, it may become an instrument to commit crime. 

VietNamNet Bridge – A night of concert and ballet,“Summer Harmony” will be held at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi on June 7-8.

 Vietnamese citizens, especially the underprivileged, will have access to inexpensive drugs produced by US biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences to treat hepatitis C infections.

VietNamNet Bridge - The heyday of fast food chains seems to be over in Vietnam. The number of fast food shops has been decreasing in an era when people are trying to ‘live slowly’.

 EU offers 87 million euros to combat climate change, Vietnam Japan Exchange Program 2017 kicked off, Fire destroys store and pharmacy in Binh Phuoc Province, Vietnam’s laws comply with international conventions

 The Vietnam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright (VCPMC) said they will halt the plan to collect copyright fees for songs on TV programmes broadcasted at hotels in Danang.

A ban on sand mining in the area of Thu Bon River’s Cua Dai estuary and Hoi An’s beaches may help save Cua Dai Beach from worsening erosion.

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment has had to explain why Chinese firms continue to win tenders for major projects in Vietnam despite being tardy, unsafe, and of poor-quality.

 Tourists staying in four to five-star hotels in HCMC can enjoy free fruits or fruit juices within a week starting from June 1 on the occasion of the Vietnam Fruit Week.

 The Hanoi Department of Education and Training is coordinating with the Hanoi Transport Corporation to conduct a survey on demand for buses among students from the primary to high school level.

 MobiFone cooperated with Facebook to officially launch Free Basics and Facebook Flex services in Hanoi on May 25.

 Vietnam’s foreign debt leaped 6.5-fold between 2001 and 2015, with the World Bank, Japan, and theADB being its largest creditors, Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung told the ongoing National Assembly session on May 25.

 May Mohab began researching about Vietnamese water puppets in 2008 for her thesis and since then has remained passionate about this form of art. 

 The summer has arrived. Hanoi streets are becoming more and more colorful with the red of Flamboyant flowers, the yellow of Golden Shower flowers, and the purple of Crape-myrtle flowers.