Customs officers at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City on May 4 discovered over 4kg of products from elephant tusks and pangolin scales illegally transported from Africa to Vietnam.

 Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen Nguyen Chi Vinh and Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong reviewed bilateral defence ties during their meeting in Hanoi on May 4. 

Chairman of the NA’s Committee for External Relations Nguyen Van Giau met the ambassadors and heads of diplomatic representative agencies of IPU member countries in Hanoi yesterday.

 Vietnam will work with the member states of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement to reach a consensus on future orientations for the deal, Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told a regular press conference in Hanoi on May 4.

 The second Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM2) and related meetings as part of the APEC Vietnam 2017 will take place in Hanoi from May 9-18, according to Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

 Vietnam adamantly opposes and rejects China’s unilateral ban on fishing in the East Sea from May 1 to August 16, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told the media at a regular press conference on May 4.

 Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Vietnam Vitezslav Grepl has suggested that Vietnam and his country take new measures to ratchet up defence ties.

If Vietnam wants to apply foreign curricula, it can import textbooks in natural sciences and technology. 

 National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan held talks with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan Oshima Tadamori in Hanoi on May 4.

VietNamNet Bridge - Amateur inventors as well as scientists at research institutes and universities are also afraid of writing descriptions about their inventions when registering for patents.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese steel manufacturers are importing more and more scrap steel for domestic production, as this is the easiest and most profitable way to make steel.

VietNamNet Bridge - Resources have been applied to prevent landslides in the Mekong Delta, but the problem has proven to be difficult to solve.  

 The number of Mobile World Investment Corporation (MWG) retail outlets doubled to 1,207 in 2016 from 633 in 2015, with three new outlets opening every two days on average. 

Just before the four-day vacation last weekend, Ha Noi People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung cancelled the exclusivity of the bus rapid transit (BRT) system in the capital city.

 Cyber insurance makes a lot of sense but it’s expensive and as a fledgling industry lacks established standards.

Viglacera to auction 120 million shares in May, Sabeco reports 18% rise in profit, April has most new enterprises in past year, Phu Quoc on track to be ‘smart city’ by 2020, Vietnam's Jan-April rice exports fall to 9-year low - govt

Company director charged for fraud, Boat sinks, two missing in port city, Used medical equipment transported across border, Breeding cows donated to poor households in delta, Three reasons cause mostcancer cases in Vietnam

 An exhibition featuring entries of the photo competition themed “Green, Clean and Beautiful Hanoi” opens to the public Thursday morning at 45 Trang Tien Street.

 Hanoi T&T crushed Felda United, from the Philippines, 4-1 in the AFC Cup, yet the win may not be sufficient to ensure the Hanoi team proceeds to the next round.

 Around 50 fliers from clubs nationwide and overseas will be competing in the Da Nang paragliding race and related activities at Son Tra peninsula on June 20-30.

Britain's Imperial Brands, the fourth-largest international tobacco company, remains committed to its pursuit of e-cigarettes as the best alternative to smoking, but could pivot quickly with a heated tobacco product

 Da Nang city will open Son Tra night market and shopping space on the east side of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge for pedestrians on June 12th.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has proposed an emergency solution to avoid further devastation in the aftermath of the landslide that destroyed 14 houses last month in An Giang.

 Fretting over the impacts of wastewater discharged from the Lee & Man Vietnam paper mill project on the aquaculture production of local people, Hau Giang Province will build an environmental monitoring station next to the project.

 The Government will prioritize the allocation of ODA and preferential funds for HCMC to develop urban infrastructure and environment projects, as per a decree on a number of specific financial mechanisms for the city.