Pop star Quang Dung has released his new album featuring French ballads with Vietnamese lyrics.

 Artists Thai Nhat Minh and Nguyen Nguyen Ha are showcasing their experiments with clay at a contemporary ceramic exhibitionat the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum.

 A southern food flea market is to be opened in Can Tho City, which aims to promote the country’s Mekong Delta culinary specialities as well as to attract domestic and international visitors to the region.

 The People’s Committee of Nha Trang City of south central Khanh Hoa Province reaffirmed the ban on floating restaurants in Nha Trang Bay.

 Some 80 per cent of construction landfills along Hanoi's riverbanks are operating without licences, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said.

The prolonged drought and saline intrusion have worsened agricultural production, leading to a sharp increase in the number of migrants from the Mekong Delta to HCM City and nearby provinces.

 The Government wants public colleges to become autonomous in order to be competitive, but many of them are worried about such a move, especially the financial aspect.

 Lawyers and other legal experts have called for more detailed, specific provisions in tackling crime, especially those that are committed against children.

 Coming to Cuc Phuong forest this season, visitors will have the floating feeling of walking in a fairyland with thousands of cabbage white butterflies flying in line.

The longest flyover in Hanoi located in the district of Long Bien connecting Route 5 with the Noi Bai Airport has been successful at helping to alleviate traffic congestion, says the municipal people’s committee.

Pineapple, watermelon and chili growers are complaining about the hot weather which has forced them to work hard to water crops. Meanwhile, farm produce prices have dropped dramatically.

HCM City will host the Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup for the third time in a row on May 22-28. 

 Van Lam village in Ninh Binh province is one of the most famous embroidery craft villages in Vietnam. Its products are popular with consumers here and abroad.

 The latest growth indicator published by the General Statistics Office has revealed that growth in the Vietnam private sector slowed in the three months leading to April 2017.

 This year’s summer youth volunteer campaign will take place in difficult and remote areas across the country from June 1 to August 31 for the youth to join hands in building new-style rural and civilized urban areas.

 HCM City is a treasure trove of annual festivals like southern fruit festival and southern cuisine festival that can be developed as local typical tourism products to attract both domestic and international tourists.

The IUCN held the fourth meeting in Hai Phong on May 5 to update the progress of drafting dossiers re-applying for UNESCO’s recognition of Ha Long Bay with an extended area to Cat Ba archipelago as World Natural Heritage site.

 The Vietnam Glass and Ceramics for Construction Corporation (Viglacera) will put up shares for sale in Singapore on May 9 as part of the company’s plan to sell 120 million shares in its initial public offering (IPO).

 A series of activities titled “Perfectly Magical!” are being held to mark the 20th year since the first Harry Potter book, now a bestselling series by British author J.K. Rowling, was released in Vietnam.

 Vietnam U20 coach Hoang Anh Tuan said the upcoming friendly match between his team and Argentina on May 10 will be final rehearsal for the FIFA U20 World Cup in the Republic of Korea between May and June 2017.

 The Vietnam Railways (VNR) will drop the cost of tickets by 20 percent on the tourist trains departing from Nha Trang to Hue in the central region and vice versa from May 19 to May 31.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will lead the Vietnamese delegation to the World Economic Forum on ASEAN, which will take place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from May 11-12, the Foreign Ministry announced on May 5. 

 President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse will pay a State visit to China and attend the high-level forum on the Belt and Road Initiative from May 11-15, the Foreign Ministry announced on May 5.

 Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) Luong Cuong had a meeting in Hanoi on May 5 with Miao Hua, Political Commissar of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy.

Vietnam’s real estate market has witnessed a flood of capable developers intensifying their M&A activities in order to secure projects with favorable locations.