Vietnam is in need of over VND995 trillion (US$44.6 billion) to upgrade the national transport infrastructure in the next five years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Parents complain that exams at the end of the academic year are too stressful for their children.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s Old Quarter has long been famous for its architecture and traditional crafts, many of which have been lost to rapid urbanization.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese water puppets are being introduced for the first time to the world, and it’s not by Vietnamese artists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Nhat, Deputy Minister of Transport, speaks to the Thoi bo Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) newspaper about the ministry’s resolve to create a level playing field for all aircraft carriers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rice balls sweet soup (or 'che troi nuoc' in Vietnamese) is one of popular traditional Vietnamese food consisting of balls made from green bean paste wrapped in a shell made of glutinous rice flour.

 More than 30,000 people who are in temporary detention will cast their ballots to elect deputies for the 14th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2016-2021 term on the General Election Day on May 22.

VietNamNet Bridge - While Steelman Partners is among the world’s leading architectural firms, Cantor Fitzgerald is a global financial investor and Weidner Resorts is famous in the hotel & casino sector.

Ho Tram, the developer of the $4.2 billion The Grand integrated resort, residences, and casino complex in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, last week opened its Hanoi office. US billionaire Philip Falcone talked with VIR about the new move.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Australian indigenous people are telling their stories through paintings on display for the first time in Viet Nam.

 Vietnam is facing a high risk of summer-related diseases such as flu, diarrhea, dengue fever, chicken-pox, rubella and meningitis, due to poor hygiene and unfavourable weather conditions.

 Listed firms remain reluctant to lift their foreign ownership limit for fear that they will be treated as a non-Vietnamese entity.

Flora Coquerel, Miss France 2015, who is a strong advocate of promoting women’s literacy and the integration of women in the workplace, has announced she will attend a press conference on May 24 in HCM City.

 The Vietnam Fisheries Trade Union (VFTU) has objected to China’s fishing ban in the East Sea which began at noon of May 16 and will last until noon of August 1, it announced on May 19.

Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh has asked for close collaboration between the traffic police force and relevant agencies to absolutely ensure safety for the upcoming 14th National Assembly (NA) and all-level People’s Councils elections for 2016-2021.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Quang Ninh Province People’s Committee has approved two new tourism routes that include beautiful mountains, forests and historical, cultural and revolutionary heritage sites in Hoanh Bo District. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Microsoft Corp Vietnam yesterday (May 19) said it is selling its entry-level feature phone assets to FIH Mobile Ltd and HMD Global Oy for US$350 million.

VietNamNet Bridge - Actress and former Tourism Ambassador Ly Nha Ky and actress Angela Phuong Trinh made their stunning appearance at the Cannes Film Festival 2016.

 Pop star Kesha will sing at the Billboard Music Awards after her record label on Thursday reversed a decision to stop her performance amid concerns she would address her failed legal bid against Sony Corp's Sony Music and producer Dr. Luke.

 Japanese developers of a robot are asking the public to come up with ideas for what their waist-high humanoid can do and they are offering a software development kit for programmers to get creative.

 Search teams scoured the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, hunting for wreckage of an EgyptAir jet carrying 66 people that disappeared in a crash that Egypt said may have been caused by a terrorist attack.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the morning of May 19, the 126th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh, thousands of people from many provinces lined up to visit the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

After a 2-hour downpour at noon of May 18, many roads in HCM City were deeply submerged. Despite the city’s efforts to deal with flooding, this remains a major problem for the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Marine One helicopter of President Barack Obama was brought to Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 18 to prepare for the official visit that will start on May 23.

 The value of exports by foreign-invested enterprises (FIE) in the first four months of the year was $37.23 billion, accounting for 70 per cent of Vietnam’s total export value, according to General Department of Vietnam Customs.