Cigarette filters, introduced decades ago to reduce the amount of tar smokers inhale, also alter other properties of smoke and smoking in a way that raises the risk of lung cancer, 

 Lying on a high mountain, Mang Mu is considered an ideal place to contemplate the panorama of Mu Cang Chai in Yen Bai province, especially in the pour water or rice harvest season.

Nha Nam Book N' Coffee opened on D5 St, Binh Thanh Dist, HCM City on May 20. It’s an ideal place for young people to enjoy a cup of coffee and read books from around the world.

Public Security Ministry’s drug crime investigation police (called C47) said they have arrested Bui Van Bien, 30, a suspect on the run, on charges of drug trafficking.

Some 70 per cent of agriculture freshmen have found jobs after six months of graduation and 91 per cent of them have been employed after a year, 

The ripening rice season in Tam Coc in Ninh Binh falls in late May and early June and is the best time for visitors to explore vast stretches of yellow rice fields.

 Hoang Sa-Vo Nguyen Giap-Truong Sa is considered the most beautiful roads in Danang City with luxury hotels, villas and resorts.

 Five days fter being released, the WannaCry ransomware has infected more than 300,000 devices in over 150 countries worldwide, as reported by the United States Homeland Security Advisor.

 Miss Vietnam Universe 2015 Pham Huong and runner-up Le Hang have begun a five-day trip to Kenya to join in a wild elephant protection campaign.

 HCM City Department of Information and Communication has reported that computers at some agencies are still infected with WannaCry ransomware.

Vietnam’s B1 rating and positive outlook reflect its expectation that strong FDI inflows will continue to diversify the country’s economy when compared with similarly rated peers, Moody’s Investors Service said on Monday.

 Farmers and enterprises need practical support from the credit package of VNĐ100 trillion (US$4.44 billion) for clean and high-tech agriculture development, according to experts.

Muay Thai master Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat made history by becoming the first Vietnamese fighter to win the world championship title seven times at the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships

 A fisherman in Khanh Hoa province caught a 307kg bluefin tuna. This fish has just been confirmed as the biggest bluefin tuna by the Vietnam Record.

 Hanoi-based An Sinh JSC has decided to file a lawsuit against the Minister of Transport for a decision related to 2 toll stations namely Hoang Mai (Nghe An province) and Bai Chay (Quang Ninh province).

The Railway Project Management Unit started to open the La Khe Station of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project to the public for one month.

 Within 5 days, two exhausted whales were washed over ashore on the coast of Quang Ngai province. Fishermen tried to return them to the sea but the whales could not survive.

The number of methanol poisoning cases from bad-quality alcohol keeps rising but there are still no quality standards for traditional alcohol, making it difficult to control illegal or sub-standard alcohol, 

To deal with possible electrical shortages during the dry season, the Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) will make the most of all power sources, including coal, gas, diesel-fueled and hydropower stations, 

 With regard to the recent serious river bank landslides, experts have warned that if sand mining continues, the situation will become worse.

 The Prime Minister asks leaders of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to clarify eight hot issues, including the planned retirement age hike and child sexual abuse.

 Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co Ltd (BSR), the operator of Dung Quat Oil Refinery, will conduct its IPO in the fourth quarter with 5-6% of shares to be offered, but certain difficulties are in sight, said BSR board chairman Nguyen Hoai Giang.

The Ministry of Education and Training plans to allow schools at all levels to recruit teachers on the basis of their specific requirements, instead of recruiting based on targets set by the education sector.

According to Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, many public hospital nationwide have gradually wiped out fully-subsidised mechanisms and shifted to self-independent financial models.

In a meeting with cabinet members in Hanoi on May 22 to discuss the country’s 2017 growth scenarios, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged them to actively take measures to realize the growth target of 6.7 per cent this year.