The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission has recommended disciplinary action be taken against Mr. Dinh La Thang, Politburo member and Party Chief in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Software and website designers from Asia, including Vietnam, will gather in Hanoi on May 18-19 to compete in the APEC App Challenge. 

 Vietnam earned an estimated 604 million USD from the export of aquatic products in April, bringing the total figure of the year’s first four months to about 2.1 billion USD, representing a year-on-year increase of 8.2 percent. 

 Vietcombank (VCB) shareholders approved the bank’s plan to issue an additional 360 million shares, equivalent to 10 percent of its capital, to expand its charter capital to almost 39.6 trillion VND (1.74 billion USD).

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held separate meetings with top diplomats of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia on the sidelines of the 30th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Manila on April 28. 

 Vietnam resolutely protests against China’s recent moves in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago which violate Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and complicate the situation in the East Sea. 

 The Defence Ministries of Vietnam and Italy should enhance the effectiveness of their cooperation mechanism, a Vietnamese senior officer said at the second defense policy dialogue between the two countries held in Italy.

ASEAN member states need to uphold their responsibility and the community’s spirit, especially a common stance, on international and regional issues, towards increasing the bloc’s position in the international arena, said PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah agreed to further enhance bilateral partnership in trade, industry, agriculture and tourism at their meeting on April 29. 

 The 30th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opened in Manila, the Philippines on April 29 with the attendance of leaders of 10 ASEAN member nations.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Myanmar state counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi on April 28 on the occasion of 30th ASEAN Summit in Manila, the Philippines.

 Prime Minister Nguy​en Xu​an Ph​uc met with his Malaysian counterpart, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Aril 28 after arriving in Manila for the 30th ASEAN summit.

 President of Lebanon Michel Aoun said he will pay special attention to further enhancing the Vietnam-Lebanon ties in a recent meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt and Lebanon Do Hoang Long.

 Vietnam and Thailand will work together to educate their people on not illegally fishing off each nation’s waters and issue joint advance warnings against the act, the Prime Ministers of the two countries said.

 Vietnam has made practical and concrete contributions to realising the mission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the head of the UN agency said.

Tank number 390 crashed through the gates of Independence Palace, the last stronghold of the Sai Gon regime at noon on April 30, 1975, heralding the end of the war.

VietNamNet Bridge  - On May 9, L’Espace Hanoi will hold a conference andmeeting with author Nuage Rose on the occasion of publishing her book Three Clouds in the Country of Lotus in Vietnamese.

 Bac Ninh leads in 4M foreign investment, 4M agri export turnover exceeds $10.8 billion, Software sector posts high export value, Banks want higher ATM transaction fees, Many banks do not pay dividends

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is an attractive fintech market with estimated value of $35 billion. However, it has lagged behind in the last 10 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – French pianist Célimène Daudet will have a soloist night at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi on May 11th.

VietNamNet Bridge - Come to join a workshop with British composer Michael Price, who won an Emmy award for outstanding music composition for the BBC TV series Sherlock, in HCM City this May. 

“Hinge – A Transition,” an event organized by 17 young people to depict life in Vietnam during the transition between the old and the new century will take place at Hanoi Rock City, Hanoi on May 7.

 Microsoft officially launched Microsoft Teams - the chat-based workspace in Office 365, on Thursday in Viet Nam.

 Viet Nam’s TSV Investment JSC and Singapore’s wind energy developer The Blue Circle kicked off construction of Dam Nai wind project in Ninh Thuan Province on Friday.

 A year after it caused mass fish deaths by discharging untreated waste directly into the sea, an inspection has found Formosa having addressed 52 of 53 environmental violations.