The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa will host a Sea Festival from June 10-13 with over 50 activities ranging from culture, art, sports to trade seminars, the provincial People’s Committee announced on May 10.

 The enhancement of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership is in line with the two countries’ fundamental and long-term interests while benefiting peace and stability in the region and the world.

 A joint venture of the PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corporation (PVEP), Groupment Bir Seba (GBRS), has produced 10 million barrels of oil after 20 months of exploitation in Algeria’s Sahara Desert.

 Chairman of the Hanoi City People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung pledged all possible support to foreign investors during separate receptions in Hanoi on May 10 to European and Hong Kong (China) trade officials. 

 Vietnam exported $16.7 billion worth of goods in April, raising the total export turnover in four months to $61.3 billion, a year-on-year increase of 15.4 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.

 Muong Phang historical relic site, in Muong Phang commune, Dien Bien district, used to be the command post of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, where General Vo Nguyen Giap commanded the campaign.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Hunt – an internationally acclaimed movie from Denmark - will be the first to be screened during the 18th European Film Festival in Vietnam. 

Former Associated Press war photographer Huynh Cong Ut has donated a set of five photos of the American war in Viet Nam and a camera he used during the war to the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Ha Noi.

 The Vietnamese mechanical industry will have more opportunities to improve their competitiveness if they apply technologies to meet the standards of the so-called fourth industrial revolution, experts have said.

 The central province of Thanh Hoa is calling for over US$5 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic direct investment (DDI) for 50 projects by 2020.

Viet Nam’s Bach Mai Hospital, one of the leading hospital in the country, has enjoyed a successful trial run using a minimally invasive alternative to thyroid nodule open surgery.

A wide gender gap, improper legal framework and lack of self-confidence create major barriers for women, especially those from ethnic minority groups, to participate in political life in Viet Nam, 

A lightning strike killed three people in the central province of Quang Binh while they were working in an open cemetery on Wednesday afternoon.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of banks have announced they will raise charter capital in 2017 after receiving approval from shareholders. But all of them are private, not state, banks.

A press conference was held in HCM City on May 9 to announce the promotional campaign for Vietnamese movies and the city’s tourism at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. The campaign is funded by actress and businesswoman Ly Nha Ky.

 Latin pop star Prince Royce will tour 21 U.S. cities this summer to showcase his new music, which he says has a bit of a new twist.

 The customs has explained the discard of 20,000 pills for cancer treatment over expiration is not due to its lengthy import procedures, says a press release which the Ministry of Finance issued on May 8.

 Vietnam’s tourism industry is taking a number of measures to increase service quality to welcome a greater number of Chinese visitors to the country, which is estimated to rise 50% to four million this year.

 Residents Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang have discovered a large number of fish deaths on water surface along seashores of Kien Luong district and town of Ha Tien since May 7th.  

 The first-ever Olympic gold medal gained by top shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh has opened up new hopes for Vietnamese sports on regional and world arenas. 

 A tunnel partly collapsed on Tuesday at a plutonium-handling facility at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state, but there was no indication workers or the public were exposed to radiation, 

 The total number of 4G subscribers of the giant telecom group, Viettel, increased by 1.5 times after the official roll-out and reached nearly 3 million by the end of April, Viettel announced.

 Vietnamese cinema and Ho Chi Minh City as a tourist destination will be promoted at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The event is scheduled to take place from May 17-28 in France.

 India looks likely to receive higher monsoon rainfall than previously forecast as concern over the El Nino weather condition has eased, raising prospects of higher farm and economic growth.

Construction on a VND500 billion (US$22 million) flood-prevention project in HCM City’s District 7 is expected to start in the next quarter, according to the city’s Department of Transport.