Vietnam is coping with rising pressure this year as exports of many of its key products have encountered challenges in many markets in recent months, said Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some economists have warned that if the government borrows money from the national foreign exchange reserves, the dong’s strength will be affected.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies yesterday (May 12) reviewed the Government's report on Article 60 of the 2014 Social Insurance Law, urging more public understanding of the matter.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This unprecedent case occurred at a farmer family in the mountainous district of Huong Son in Ha Tinh province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On May 12, the National Assembly Standing Committee discussed the amended Civil Code, particularly the contents on transgender.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national shooting team's head coach Nguyen Thi Nhung said her shooters have been asked to win at least four gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

VietNamNet Bridge - Transport firms say that a tentative requirement on tour-bus drivers’ English skills will be “more difficult to fulfill than going to the sky”. 

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 Rescue work has resumed to find victims and survivors of the latest deadly earthquake to hit Nepal.

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Numerous artifacts that are worship items, weapons, and daily-life instruments of the Nguyen Dynasty are carved with gold lotus motifs. These items are on display at the “Lotus on Antiques” exhibition, at the History Museum of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - A wind power generator is one of 30 products related to climate change adaptation which may receive support from the World Bank.

 Lotte Vietnam Shopping Co. Ltd. will spend about US$1 million buying around 200 Vietnamese products for export to South Korea this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Being opposed by Vietnamese netizens, Google has no longer noted Vietnam’s Hoang Sa Archipelago (Paracel Islands) as part of its Hainan province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On May 11 people in Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province discovered a giant whale on the coast of Mui Ne Ward.

 Vietnam’s leading shooters including Hoang Xuan Vinh, Ha Minh Thanh, Le Thi Hoang Ngoc, Nguyen Hoang Phuong and Tran Quoc Cuong, will represent the country in the 2015 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA from May 12 to 19. 

Vietnam is taking its claim of legitimate sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly archipelagos to the national and international court of public opinion, with major exhibitions to be held in France, Russia, the US and the Czech Republic.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Manchester United legend Mikael Silvestre will visit Viet Nam as part of the UNITED: LIVE fan party's final leg in HCM City on May 24.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has suggested not offering the concession to exploit airports to air carriers, warning that if airports are put under control by airlines, this would create unhealthy competition in the market.

 A trailer of the Vietnamese movieDoat Hon (Hollow), entitledTheatrical Trailer #2,was named the Best Foreign Horror Trailer at the 16th annual Golden Trailer Awards.

 Thirty-two teams have gathered for the final round of the 2015 Viet Nam Robot (Robocon) contest that opened last night in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Can Tho.

 American R&B and soul singer-songwriter Peabo Bryson will visit Viet Nam in September to perform in the musical show In The Spotlight.

 Kinh Do Joint Stock Company has taken a major step in developing its new instant noodle business by tying up with giant Taiwanese producer Saigon Ve Wong.

 April was a positive month for Vietnamese auto sales, though carmakers have claimed difficulties conducting business in the country's unstable and undevel-oped automobile industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – International Internet connection to Vietnam has back to normal yesterday, after 20 days of incident.