Vingroup reports doubled sales and tripled profits, Australia initiates AD investigation on Vietnam’s quicklime, Sacombank links up with Japan banks, Purchasing power increases slightly, Vietnamese market sees oversupply of Australian cattle

 The Ministry of Finance said there is no sufficient evidence to confirm Vietstar Airlines Multirole Corporation has met capital requirements to get an air transport license.

 VietNamNet Bridge – All the water samples taken from seaside resorts in the four central costal provinces hard hit by mass fish deaths recently are within the safe levels, according to a recent report.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tien Minh has made history, becoming the first to represent Viet Nam three times in a row in the Olympics’ badminton event.

 Premier badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has made history as Vietnam’s first ever three-time Olympian after officially booking a slot in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Toan of Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) received a warning from the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF), instead of a suspension, for his bad behaviour during a game.

 A Facebook user has stirred debate about the rampant use of fake education certification in Vietnam after burning his two exam certificates.

The Australian Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on quicklime imported from Vietnam and two other countries, the Vietnam Competition Authority announced on May 4.

  The final round of the 2016 Vietnam Robocon Competition will take place in the northern province of Ninh Binh from May 9-14, gathering 32 teams from around the country.

 A project to build a canal and several hydropower plants on the Red River in Hanoi has been met with concerns due to the risk to local agriculture.

 The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) has established a national science and technology committee to analyze and assess the reasons behind the mass fish deaths along the central and north-central coast.

Chinese investors have invested $58.5 billion in 5,011 projects in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency’s statistics published on May 4.

 Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Pham Hong Hai has been introducing Vietnam’s policies and solutions in recent years to narrow the digital gap between urban and rural areas, and between the rich and the poor. 

 The upcoming operation of Idemitsu Q8 Petroleum LLC in Vietnam’s petroleum market is expected to increase the competitiveness of the local oil and gas product market and bring more benefits to local consumers, experts said.

 An ancient Champa well was recently discovered in Huong An commune, Que Son district in the central province of Quang Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The protective forests in Kon Tum province have been ravaged in recent years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Chair of the board of directors of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) Tran Bac Ha said the government has decided to restructure of debts of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group.

 United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson made a fact-finding trip to the southern province of Ben Tre on May 5 to find out about the impacts of ongoing drought and saline intrusion. 

Vietnam always backs Italian enterprises to boost connectivity and cooperation with Vietnamese partners and hopes to welcome more Italian investors, said President Tran Dai Quang while receiving Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Cecilia Piccioni.

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted a warm reception in Hanoi on May 5 for Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong.

 Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Hong Nam and Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia Ung Sean co-chaired the fifth political consultation between the two foreign ministries in Hanoi on May 5.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on the Japanese Government to provide long-term support for Vietnam in adapting to climate change, especially drought and saline intrusion.

 Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabad starts his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 6.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) needed VND2 trillion to maintain its operation in the last five years. But it only had 22 ISI (Institute for Scientific Information) articles during that time.

 Japan helps Vietnam deal with cassava diseases, An Giang Police seize fake plant pesticides, Coastal water monitored in central region in wake of mass fish death, Rare sea turtles released in Quang Ngai