VietNamNet Bridge - The news about BPhone 2, or the second version of the first high-end made-in-Vietnam smartphone, has emerged on technology forums.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam can offer many different reasons to fall in love for tourists and expats.

 A movie starring two of France's best known actresses opened the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, with its director expressing hope it would not be torn apart by the event's famously hostile pack of critics.

 Winners of Ho Chi Minh Awards in military, defence announced, Pacific Partnership 2017 wraps up in Da Nang, Tree planting festival launched in HCM City, Dak Lak inaugurates border markers on frontier with Cambodia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Due to insufficient management, hundreds of hectares of forest in Gia Lai Province have been illegally converted to domestic housing and agricultural land, 

The south’s key economic provinces--such as Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Binh Duong--have recently shifted focus from agricultural to non-agricultural sectors, resulting in a serious shortage of agricultural workers

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have been asked to develop a master plan for urban underground spaces to prepare for the opening of subway lines in the city.

Renowned opera singers from South Korea will join musicians selected from the HCM City Conservatory of Music in a special classical music concert on Sunday evening.

 Tourist attractions in northwestern Yen Bai province

 The Vietnam E-Commerce Association agrees with what most governmental bodies have been saying for some time—that small to medium size local companies really aren’t doing much online business-wise.

 Some 15 per cent of students from primary and high schools in HCM City suffer from hypertension due to obesity, being overweight and physically inactive.

 The Hanoi audience will have the opportunity to enjoy an energetic atmosphere when Vietnamese and world-renowned DJs such as Hardwell play this Saturday.

 HSBC Bank said in a report that Vietnam’s economic performance continues to be robust with inflation easing gradually despite higher energy prices and increased costs of healthcare and education.

The government of HCMC on May 16 wrote to the Ministry of Transport throwing its weight behind a major plan to revise up the capacity of Tan Son Nhat International Airport to 45 million passengers a year. 

 China, already the largest importer of Vietnam’s sticky rice, has emerged as the biggest buyer of Vietnamese fragrant rice, according to exporters.

 Residents should expect flooding when there is heavy rain as just 23 of 40 flood-prone sites have been rehabilitated, according to the HCMC Steering Center of Urban Flood Control Program.

 Dr. Tran Quang Huy, from the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, has been elected to be a member of the Global Young Academy (GYA).

 Vietnam AI Hackathon 2017 - the biggest artificial intelligence competition in Vietnam – will take place in F-Ville software village in Hanoi-based Hoa Lac High Tech Park.

 Hanoi once again faces a shortage of water as the hot summer approaches.

 Trilliant Networks and Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation successfully complete pilot of Vietnam's first smart city communications platform.

Many commercial banks, which have reported profits for Q1 2017, have begun following higher standards in debt classification and provisioning against risks, while Moody’s has upgraded the credit ratings for eight Vietnamese banks.

 Daesang’s recent acquisition of Duc Viet Food is evidence of the potential to be found in Vietnam’s sausage market.

Infocus Mekong Research, has released its Digital Trends in Vietnam 2017 report, defining what the digital trends are in Vietnam and how to positively impact on their clients’ business.

 Minister of Planning and Investment tells PM's meeting with businesses of matters considered important in improving Vietnam's business environment.

Many pavements in Ha Noi were cleared of encroachments in the two months after a campaign was launched to remove illegally parked cars, vendors, cafes, canopies and other obstructions,