Foreign airlines are rolling up their sleeves to launch new services to Vietnam this summer.

Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group, operator of the Vinaphone network, reported the highest growth in profit in the first quarter of  2016, according to the three telecom companies’ recent reports.

 The Vietnam Fisheries Society (VFS) on May 4 issued a statement opposing the sinking of a local fishing boat in Vietnam’s waters by a foreign vessel, according to the Lao Dong newspaper.

Vietnam is one of 18 countries in the world where leaving a tip is optional, according to Business Insider, a US business and entertainment website.

 The interdisciplinary inspection team led by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has started to check the wastewater treatment system of Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Ltd.

VietNamNet Bridge - Let's see what women in Saigon wore in the 1960s. Their fashion is not different from today's, which was modern and elegant.

VietNamNet Bridge - The training method for doctoral students "does not resemble any other country in the world’, which has produced low-quality theses and ‘tien si giay’ (paper PhDs), as called by Vietnamese. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The asset bubble due to massive capital inflow has brought disadvantages to Vietnam economy over the last decade, according to Dr Huynh The Du, director of the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program (FETP).

 Vietnam’s real estate market needs the Government to issue long-term policies to ensure sustainable growth in the future. 

 Vietnam plan to bring its total cacao area to 50,000 hectares by 2020, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed his hope that US companies operating in Vietnam will reap more successes and pledged all possible conditions for foreign investors, including those from the US.

 The military-run telecom group, Viettel, will establish a representative office in Ethiopia in East Africa with the aim of researching the market and promoting investment in the country, Viettel said.

 Standard & Poor's (S&P) last week gave Viet Nam a crediting rating of BB-/B and a stable outlook, unchanged from the ratings announced in March 2015. 

 The Government asked ministers and chairmen of provincial and municipal people's committees to build action plans to improve the country's business environment and competitiveness for the third year in a row.

VietNamNet Bridge - A type of virus that has spread odd links on Microsoft’s Skype, a messaging app, can only be identified by some anti-virus software.

 Vietnam representative Becamex Binh Duong quit the Asian Football Confederation Champions League after losing 1-2 to FC Tokyo in their Group E match yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

 On Friday at 6.30pm, Manzi Art Space will launch the solo exhibition Into Darkness by artist Vũ Kim Thư.

VietNamNet Bridge - People in Ha Tinh province, which has South East Asia’s largest iron ore mine, have not see the benefits from mining as promised. Meanwhile, they are experiencing tough days because of the lack of water.

 Internationally renowned German jazz singer Michael Schiefel will unite musicians from Europe and Vietnam in a gala concert in Hanoi next week.

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment yesterday recommended to the Government five key actions to address the mass fish death incidents along central coastal provinces from early last month.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said he supported Samsung group’s further expansion of investment in Vietnam to other fields besides electronics, suggesting such industries as energy, sea ports, health care, infrastructure, science and technology.

 LG Display Co Ltd has got an investment certificate to build a US$1.5-billion OLED display factory in Trang Due Industrial Park (IP) in Haiphong City, according to the Haiphong Economic Zones Authority.

The Government will boost the delegation of responsibility and rights to local governments in order to increase the efficiency of the government, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at the regular Cabinet meeting on May 4.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Hiroshi Hase, Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, in Hanoi on May 4, describing education as the countries’ best cooperation realm.

  Con Dao Island off mainland Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province is highly recommended for those wishing to escape the sizzling hot summer days in HCMC. To reach the island, tourists can either travel by air from HCMC or by water from Vung Tau City.