VietNamNet Bridge – The fifth ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, focusing on green growth and poverty reduction for sustainable development, wrapped up on May 13 in Da Lat City, in the Central Highlands of Lam Dong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications has announced that mobile phone users will now be able to change network providers without swapping their mobile numbers from January 1, 2017.

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of spiritual and cultural events will get underway in HCM City on May 16-24 to celebrate the 2,557th birthday of Buddha and 50 years since Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc burned himself to protest the war in Vietnam.

A lot of foreign travelers complained they had their wallets and identification papers stolen when taking a stroll in the ancient streets of Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training has told a college and university in HCM City to cease enrolling graduates from vocational training schools without permission from the ministry's or city People's Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A line-up of films by European directors will be shown in the three biggest cities of Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of households tried to block the ongoing river dredging project with their boats in Nui Thanh District in the central province of Quang Nam, which has been in process since 2009 to open an entry route to Ky Ha Port.

The Vietnamese laws clearly stipulate that foreign businessmen are not allowed to collect materials directly from Vietnamese farmers. However, they still have been attempting to control the material growing areas in Vietnam to optimize their profits.

 A new coronavirus, related to SARS, has been identified as the cause of an increasing number of illnesses and deaths in several countries in the Middle East and Europe.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Court of Appeals at the Ho Chi Minh City Chamber of the Supreme People’s Court on May 13 commuted Lo Thanh Thao’s prison sentence from three and a half years to two years.

 Small banks look to make bigger waves; Central bank cuts key interest rates; Slow growth to put pressure on Budget; Exhibition backs support industries; Bank merger talks continue

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While foreign investment is a good indicator of technology transfer in Viet Nam, such transfers do not necessarily improve performance,

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 1,700 hectares of land in HCM City that had been locked up in delayed and scrapped projects have been returned to their owners,

Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Group has released an announcement to reject the information of the London-based environmental watchdog Global Witness on its occupation of land in Laos and Cambodia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singaporean painter Choo Meng Foo is organizing an exhibition entitled “Vietnam Portrait” at the Art Accent gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from May 10-19.

 Fire destroys 1,400sq m factory; HCM City aims for major growth by 2020; Swallows free of bird flu in Ninh Thuan; Asia-Pacific law schools meet in HCM City; State offers insurance help for those near poverty line

European finance ministers bid to unlock a trillion-euro annual crackdown on tax evasion, under pressure from EU leaders looking for new measures to boost job creation and growth at their Brussels summit next week.

 Nearly 100 travel guide books of a Chinese passenger were confiscated at the Da Nang International Airport because the books have the Vietnam map without Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Bathing in the Sre Pork hydroelectric reservoir after school, five sixth grade students were swept into a deep hole but only one kid could escape.

 Canadian spaceman Chris Hadfield has returned to Earth along with two other astronauts after a half-year mission to the International Space Station that saw him become a global celebrity through Twitter.

 Mountain region festival links ethnic groups; President Ho translation republished; HCM City hosts Thailand paintings show; Da Nang student wins letter contest

A wedding photo of a couple in Lang Son that was recently posted on the Internet has attracted public attention. In the picture, the groom and the bride wore a lot of gold necklaces, rings and bracelets, which are wedding gifts.

VietNamNet Bridge – Food processors tend to spend more money on marketing and the distribution networks.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official visit to Belarus from May 15-17 at the invitation of his Belarusian counterpart Mikhail Myasnikovich with the aim of deepening the two countries’ multifaceted cooperation.