One morning at the end of April, Nguyen Van Phu, a resident in Nguyen Khe Commune, Ha Noi’s Dong Anh District, woke up shocked to find that the fish in Nguyen Khe Lagoon had died en mass.

 Vietnam has successfully produced a vaccine against pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, for pregnant women to minimize the risk of newborns catching the disease, the Ministry of Science and Technology said on May 23.

 There is no information that any Vietnamese nationals were affected by twin blasts in Jakarta on May 24, Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Hoang Anh Tuan told Vietnam News Agency.

 The Hessen State Ministry for Science and Art (HSMSA) and the German World University Service (WUS) on May 24 presented scholarships to 21  students from universities and colleges in the Mekong Delta region.

 Total foreign direct investment in Vietnam reached $11 billion from the outset of the year, a year-on-year surge of nearly 41 percent, said the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 Investors register to purchase 314.33 million shares, with only 120 million up for grabs at HNX auction on May 29.

 Report identifies Vietnam's most chosen brand owners in 2017.

 Ministry of Industry and Trade report to National Assembly states it is prioritizing allowing the shipbuilder to go bankrupt.

 The best approach to grow the Vietnamese economy is to create a level playing field in all sectors. For the private sector to become a driver of the economy, several macro- and microeconomic preconditions need to be met.

With its recent acquisition of Cau Tre Export Goods Processing JSC, South Korean conglomerate CJ is one step closer to playing a crucial role in the Vietnamese processed food sector. 

 Some schools in the central province of Quang Binh have set up the Vietnamese map model with the Paracel and Spratly islands in their campus, aiming to help their pupils’ awareness of the national sovereignty.

 Police in Hanoi have arrested five men for trading a tiger to make glue.

General Department of Taxation has asked local authorities to carry out inspections at the foreign-owned retail stores in Vietnam.

For the last 10 years Cao Chi Thinh has worked to liven up the area around his home. The murals he has created are an attempt to teach valuable lessons, and have a bit of fun.

Vietnamese players have been asked to play with all their energy and spirit against France in the second round match of the FIFA U20 World Cup today in South Korea.

 LG Display Viet Nam Hai Phong Co has proposed to raise its investment capital from the current US$1.5 billion to $1.59 billion, baodautu.vn reported.

 The banking system is expected to further develop this year, as 16 banks have announced plans to increase capital by a total of nearly VND37 trillion (US$1.62 billion).

 Viet Nam is the third largest footwear maker in Asia and fourth in the world (behind China, India and Brazil), accounting for about 10 per cent of global production.

To achieve sustainable development, Viet Nam’s agriculture sector needs to improve productivity and quality as well as define the market structure for each farming product.

 Z.com, the global brand by Japanese internet services provider GMO Internet Group, has become the Vietnamese national football team’s top star partner for the second year in a row.

 The Ministry of Health is conducting tests on seafood samples collected from the central provinces, which were affected by the Formosa toxic spill, to determine if they are safe for consumption.

 The HCM City Tourism Association has urged the Government to extend the visa waiver for tourists from five Western European countries -- France, Italy, Germany, the UK, and Spain.

 The HCM City People’s Committee has asked district authorities to work with agencies to crack down on illegal encroachment on rivers, canals and the drainage system in an aim to prevent flooding. 

 Two suspected suicide bombers killed three Indonesian police officers and injured 10 people on Wednesday night in twin blasts near a bus station in the eastern part of the capital, 

 The Open Amateur Golfers Championship Vietnam 2017, to begin in the central province of Binh Dinh on June 8, has attracted 120 golfers, including 10 foreigners.