The 10th European Food Festival, a day of authentic European cooking demonstrations by chefs from leading hotels and restaurants in Hanoi, will take place on May 14 in the gardens of the National Library in the capital.

VietNamNet Bridge - While some analysts believe official development assistance (ODA) should be reduced, others believe that Vietnam still needs ODA capital for infrastructure development.

Environmental security in the East Sea was the main theme of a seminar held in Washington DC on May 3 by East West Center, with the participation of more than 30 scholars and journalists.

  Vietnamese exports of software have risen dramatically but sales in the domestic market fell during the 2011-2015 economic downturn, according to the Viet Nam Software Association (VINASA).

 The Ministry of Information and Communications has been working with the Ministry of Public Security to investigate violations by gaming companies.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam will strictly tackle credit institutions that violate regulations on interest rates, said a bank official.

 The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported yesterday hot weather would occur in the north in the oncoming three to five days. Temperatures could be up to 40 degrees Celsius.

 Cho Ray Hospital has successfully conducted skin graft surgery on a patient with serious cellulitis in the groin region.

 HCM City officials have suggested setting up standard kitchens at both private and public schools to ensure safe, hygienic meals.

 Vi Thuy district and Long My town in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang declared a level 1 state of emergency for seawater intrusion on May 6.

 Vietnam’s football team is 145 th in FIFA rankings in May, one step down from last month, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

 Singapore invested in 50 new projects and increased investment capital to 23 existing projects with a total registered capital of over 730 million USD in the first four months of this year.

HCMC Party Secretary Dinh La Thang has suggested SCG Building Materials of Thailand seize business opportunities in trade, infrastructure, smart transport, e-government, services and finance in Vietnam.

 Athletes from 59 nations across the world, who will compete in the VNG Ironman 70.3 Vietnam, took part in a charitable run, called Newborns Vietnam Run Out, in the coastal central city of Da Nang on May 6.

 Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue verified the safety level of seawater near the shore on May 6 following a recent test.

 President Tran Dai Quang has affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of continuing to regard Japan as its leading and long-term partner.

 UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson pledged to do his utmost to encourage more support for Vietnam to deal with difficulties related to climate change.

A Vietnamese delegation attended the 13th ASEAN Regional Forum Security Policy Conference (ASPC) in Laos’ former capital city of Luang Prabang on May 6. 

 Vietnam considers Kuwait one of its top partners in the Middle East, President Tran Dai Quang said when receiving Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabad in Hanoi on May 6.

Tuy Lai commune in My Duc district, Hanoi, has interwoven limestone mountains, covering hundreds of hectares, which are connected to four lakes, creating romantic landscape. This place is called “small Ha Long Bay”.

 Singapore’s investment in Vietnam surge, Jan-Apr FDI up 85% y-o-y, Newly-registered enterprises up 11% in April, Int’l organizations make positive assessments on VN’s economic picture, Vietnam’s PMI highest in nine months

Despite $90.6 million in funding from the state budget, the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences with over 2,000 staff, had only 22 scientific articles published in international magazines over the last five years.

Limestone mine blast injures four, Human trafficking cases uncovered in Sơn La, Ministry releases list of safe-food outlets, VN Airlines offers discounted Europe fares, French-Vietnamese job fair slated for next Saturday

Preparations are underway among smartphone manufacturers for the introduction of 4G in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Automobile Association has asked Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to resolve problems that transport firms face, including those relating to road maintenance fees,