Asian Scientist Magazine has announced its first ever The Asian Scientist 100, including two female scientists from Vietnam, Tran Ha Lien Phuong from the National University, HCM City, and Dang Thi Oanh of Thai Nguyen University.

VietNamNet Bridge – Confirming that the water in the sea of Da Nang, Ha Tinh and Nghe An is unpolluted, senior officials of the provinces swam and ate fresh seafood during the recent four-day holiday (April 30-May 3).

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc is chairing the Government’s regular meeting in April on May 4-5 in Ha Noi.

 French Ambassador to Vietnam, Jean-Noel Poirier, spoke to Tien Phong Newspaper about Hanoi’s worsening air quality and an agreement on the supplies of French air quality measurement systems to the city.

The Canadian province of Alberta raced to evacuate the entire population of Fort McMurray where an uncontrolled wildfire was taking hold in the heart of the country's oil sands region, with dry winds forecast for Wednesday that could fuel the blaze.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In 2006, each Vietnamese shouldered about VND3.5 million of public debt, and 10 years later the burden has increased to nearly VND30 million.

VietNamNet Bridge – Passengers taking domestic flights in Viet Nam can now carry liquids, aerosols and gels on their flights, the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV) announced. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The weightlifting team will see their fourth athlete competing in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics this summer, setting a national record.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will send 172 triathletes, the largest team, to race in the VNG Ironman 70.3 Viet Nam in the central city on May 8.

Republican John Hammond III had made no secret of his distaste for Donald Trump and his desire to halt his march to the party's presidential nomination, telling the Indianapolis Star newspaper in March

 Firms adapt to anti-dollar drive, WB aids Vietnam’s transport, flood control efforts, Banks’ equity up, assets down, Vietnam's textile industry looks to 2020 and beyond, Purchasing power increases slightly

VietNamNet Bridge - The four Asian giants predicted to be able to change the face of some industries and economic branches in Vietnam include CJ Group (South Korea), Ayala (the Philippines), SCG (Thailand) and Central Group (Thailand).

VietNamNet Bridge - Lush green coconut trees, white sand and turquoise sea, a Maldives paradise in Vietnam. That’s the descriptions for Mong Tay island.

 The Vietnam National Academy of Music has unveiled that it will present Hungarian pianist Adam Gyorgy, one of the world’s finest classical musicians, in concert on May 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Artists from Italy, Poland and Germany and Vietnam will join forces to stage a jazz concert to mark European Days at the HCMC Opera House at 8 pm on May 11.

 More than 200 residents of Osaka and Kansai, Japan protested vehemently on May 1 against the overt Chinese transgressions of Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty and international law in the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – French artists of the Compagnie par Terre dance group will perform in HCM City today and in Ha Noi on Friday, as part of their Asian tour.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rally Indochina is Southeast Asia’s largest annual charity motorcycle adventure to raise money for the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation to combat trafficking of children in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – US Ambassador Ted Osius and Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, the deputy minister of Defence, announced on Monday the successful treatment of dioxin-contaminated soil at Da Nang International Airport

 Vietnam's top chess player Le Quang Liem has jumped to No 34 in the world in the FIDE’s May ranking.

 Becamex Binh Duong will want to bid goodbye to the Asian Football Confederation Champions League with a victory in the last Group E match today at their Gò Đậu Stadium.

 Vietnam received as much as $6.886 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) by April 20, a year-on-year surge of 85 percent, according to the General Statistic Office (GSO).

 Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong attended the 2016 Integration Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States on May 3-4.

 The bilingual Vietnamese-German edition of “Truyen Kieu” (The Tale of Kieu) was launched in Berlin on May 1 under the auspices of the Association of Vietnamese Businesses in Germany.

 Several international performing art troupes will present their performances in Hanoi capital city in early May, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.