A total of 42 paintings honouring the beauty of the lotus flower are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on May 12.

  The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has sent an inspection team to analyse the waste water treatment systems at three companies following the mass fish deaths on the Buoi River in Thanh Hoa Province.

  Funded by International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the State budget, project to be implemented from 2016 to 2020.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung chaired a meeting on May 11 with ministries and departments to discuss appropriate mechanisms and incentives to develop solar energy.

The government of Quang Nam Province has kicked off the 2016 tourism year in the upland district of Tay Giang.

 The VND8 trillion ($361.4 million) Thai Nguyen iron and steel plant-phase 2, invested by Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel JSC (TISCO), is finding potential investors, according to newswire Tuoitre.vn.

The latest collection by designer Li Lam is inspired by Indian fashion. The colourful dresses were featured on Nguyen Hue walking street.

 Diagnosing malaria may soon be as easy taking a simple breath test, according to researchers.

Car sales record 42 percent annual surge in April, Cashew from the heart to the world, Korean cosmetics and food enterprises look for Vietnamese match, Construction of airport near Sa Pa could start next quarter

 Viettel is inviting interested investors to buy part of its Cambodian operation Metfone, according to newswire vneconomy.vn.

 The Prime Minister recently approved the use of electric four-wheel vehicles for tourism in the central province of Quang Nam and the southern province of Kien Giang.

Laos appreciated the Vietnamese Party’s support for training personnel for the country’s political system, said Phankham Viphavanh, a politburo member and standing member of the Secretariat of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee.

  Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith’s official visit to Vietnam from May 15-17 looks to bolster the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations.

 The property market in Vietnam has seen an influx of Japanese capital recently, with many projects carried out under partnerships between the countries’ enterprises.

VietNamNet Bridge - The competition among students for seats at star secondary schools is expected to be ‘scorching hot’ this year as schools plan to reduce enrollment quotas in an effort to improve education quality.

VietNamNet Bridge - The huge assets worth $40 billion owned by three Thai billionaires will become larger thanks to the market of 90 million Vietnamese.  

VietNamNet Bridge - An ecological & spiritual tourism development project in Bach Ma could damage the national park, experts say. 

 Illegal Vietnamese workers in South Korea who voluntarily return home from May 1 to September 30 this year will not have to pay any administrative penalties.

 A Summer Party held last night in downtown HCM City for fashion industry insiders and guests kicked off activities for Vietnam Designers’ Fashion Week.

The HCM City-based War Remnants Museum has just received the original English version of a diary written by war martyr Dr Dang Thuy Tram, who worked on the battlefield as surgeon in a central province of Vietnam during the American war.

The first collaborative stage work by Japanese Edo Marionette Theatre Youkiza and the Vietnam Youth Theatre will debut in Hanoi tonight.

 Two Spanish nationals, a Hong Kong (China) national, and a Malaysian, who reportedly went missing at sea, were saved by Vietnamese fishing boats, Malaysian officials said on May 12.

 A new master plan in Vietnam has mapped out medium-term objectives for investment and development in the power sector to meet the goal of advancing industrial capacity.

Located deep in a forest northwest of Da Nang, Gieng Troi (The Well of God) has been newly explored by local trekkers. The site still keeps its pristine beauty.

 Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Hai Binh has voiced protest against Taiwan (China)’s violations of Vietnam’s sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.