The Ministry of Health has launched the second phase of a project on encouraging Vietnamese people to use locally manufactured drugs at a conference today in Hanoi.

Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) has proposed a plan to the Ministry of Transport to transfer Cau Gie-Ninh Binh Expressway toll-collection privileges at a cost of VNĐ9.1 trillion (US$402.12 million) over a period of 30 years.  

 The HCM City Department of Transport is considering building four smart parking lots, worth VNĐ170 billion (US$7.5 million), in the city’s downtown area, including Lam Sơn Square, 23/9 Park, Tao Dan Park and Le Van Tam Park.

 Hanoian parents face an annual headache of registering their children at public schools, and the school year 2017-18 is no different, with the number of public schools limited but the number of children at school age rocketing in the city.

 Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups begins a series on the Xo Dang, an indigenous people of Vietnam’s Central Highlands.

Though street calling is less common now than it used to be, you can still hear it from time to time on the streets of Hanoi.

 In recent years, a model of mini water puppet stages has become popular with domestic and foreign audiences.

 417-year-old Phu Vinh village in Chuong My District, 25km west of the center of Hanoi, is famous for its sophisticated bamboo and rattan products.

VietNamNet Bridge - Former Miss France and Miss Universe Flora Coquerel posed for her first photo op at Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi on Saturday.

 The miners’ workplace is described as hell because it can be hundreds of meters deep underground with numerous hardships. In May, a month which honors workers, Truong Giang reports on how he experienced a day with miners.

 “If you want to do something extraordinary, you must have extraordinary aspiration”, says Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Special Representative of the Prime Minister of Vietnam on UNESCO Affairs.

 The judicial cooperation is one of the important fields helping to promote Vietnam-Italy strategic partnership in a more comprehensive manner.

 Vietnam has gained practical outcomes from its participation in the freshly-concluded 26th World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF-ASEAN) in Cambodia, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam hoped that the National AIDS Control Organization of India will make it easy for Vietnam to learn about its buprenorphine treatment programme and access low-priced buprenorphine in India.

 The Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) on May 12 held a graduation ceremony for 30 international commercial pilots, including seven from Viet Flight Training (VFT) – a company of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.

 Cham Island Biosphere Reserve in Hoi An City, Quang Nam province has become more and more attractive to visitors. Its performance is helping local residents improve their livelihood.

 Vietnam encourages Chinese businesses, including those from Fujian province, to invest in projects using high technology in the country, President Tran Dai Quang said at an economic-trade cooperation seminar on May 13.

VietNamNet Bridge - Never before has Vietnam’s shrimp industry met such difficulties, as technical barriers have been used in large importing markets.

 MB, Experian sign co-operation agreement, Deputy PM highlights significance of North-South Expressway project, Nutifood invests in Dak Lak hi-tech agriculture, Thai rope manufacturer awaits listing on May 16

VietNamNet Bridge - Though franchise activities in Vietnam have been thriving in recent years, Vietnam remains a fledgling market. 

 The Vietnamese Government will continue creating favourable conditions for foreign businesses to make investment in Vietnam and protect their intellectual property and asset rights.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wrapped up his activities at the World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2017 on May 12 with a speech at the discussion on smart infrastructure and the reception of the role of host country of WEF-ASEAN in 2018 from Cambodia.

 Stronger cooperation in all spheres between Vietnam and China is critical to each country’s development, bringing about economic benefits and reinforcing mutual trust and friendship between the two peoples, said President Tran Dai Quang.

 Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh expressed her delight at the close and fruitful cooperation between the Vietnamese and Japanese parliaments while meeting President of the House of Councillors of Japan Date Chuichi in Tokyo on May 12.

 Nguyen Chi Vinh, standing member of the Central Military Commission and Deputy Defence Minister, met with Fan Changlong, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China, in Beijing on May 12.