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.

President Tran Dai Quang reaffirmed Vietnam’s commitment to joining the United Nations’ efforts for a peaceful world and sustainable development during a reception for UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson in Hanoi on May 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of artifacts of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) are on display at the Museum of Hue Royal Antiquities, attracting many visitors each day.

 Vietnam announces national winner of UPU letter-writing contest, Hanoi restores Morocco Gate, HCM City targets illegal wet markets on 110 streets, Traffic accidents kill 111 during holiday, Ministry of Health maintains high vigilance for Zika virus

VietNamNet Bridge - By 2017, Vietnamese branded goods market may reach $2.7 billion in value, according to Euromonitor International.

Nguyen Duc Thanh, director of the Viet Nam Centre for Economics and Policy Research, told the Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam newspaper some measures that Viet Nam could adopt to ensure the harmonisation

 New TV shows featuring Vietnamese singers and bands attracting thousands of fans are not a rare sight in the industry.

Passing through villages in the Mekong Delta, visitors will see many locked houses of those who have left their hometown to big cities in the south to work since their fields and ponds have been attacked by drought and saltwater.

Local companies have not only survived the competition from multinationals, but have outperformed them in Southeast Asia, with the “national pride” sentiment of customer is the main drive.

 The Vietnam Maritime Administration has asked provincial port authorities to inform ship owners and management companies of acts of piracy in the waters off east Sabah, Malaysia, and southern Philippines.

 The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah from May 5-7 is expected to give a boost to bilateral cooperation in various fields.

 The Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption has decided to arrange seven working groups for inspecting the anti-corruption work in 14 provinces nationwide in 2016, according to document No. 15-TB/BCDTW issued by the committee.

A red water flow suddenly appeared near the coast of Nhan Trach commune in Quang Binh on the morning of April 4, worrying local fishermen, said the Party Secretary of Bo Trach district, Phan Van Gon.

"Fifty percent of the retail market in Vietnam has fallen into the hands of Thais, and the domestic retail market is already 'dead to the shoulder,'" said Vu Vinh Phu, Chairman of the Hanoi Supermarket Association.

VietNamNet Bridge - UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson is paying a visit to Vietnam from May 3-6 to engage with senior government and UN officials on some issues.

 Europe's highest court on Wednesday upheld a tough EU law on standardizing cigarette packaging and banning advertising of e-cigarettes, paving the way for its adoption later this month.

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.