Tim Huxley, Executive Director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)–Asia in Singapore, has urged Vietnam to send a high-ranking military delegation to the 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue.

The 12th-tenure of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam discussed salary reform for officials, public servants, the armed forces and workers in the afternoon of May 9, the third day of its seventh plenary meeting. 

Nguyen Duy Son, a 37-year-old resident in Sam Son city, the central province of Thanh Hoa, has been arrested on May 8 by the provincial police for allegedly making the corrupt use of his civil rights to infringe upon the State’s interests.

The Vietnam Airlines Corporation announced that it will switch operations to Terminal T2 from Terminal T1 at Baiyun International Airport in China’s Guangzhou city from May 19 to improve its services.

 The northern port city of Hai Phong will become vibrant again during the Hoa Phuong Do (Red Flamboyant Flower) Festival to be held from May 12 to 14.

 Many private pre-schools in Hanoi are open and operating illegally regardless of regular inspections conducted by the city’s education authority.

VietNamNet Bridge - Concern about environmental risks has prompted Ha Tinh provincial authorities’ proposal to stop exploitation at Thach Khe iron ore mine.

Under a pilot scheme, some state-owned universities are allowed to make their own decisions on investment, procurement and finance, but they have to ask the management body for approval for anything they intend to do.

VietNamNet Bridge - The ‘golf rush’ has returned, with around 10 projects added to the national golf course program in one day. More projects are on paper.

VietNamNet Bridge - Network operators have announced the suspension of online payments via scratch cards, causing concern among digital content and online game firms.

 Twelve vehicles representing famous bridges participated in a parade in the central coastal city of Danang last Saturday evening as part of the Danang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018 themed “The Legend of Bridges.”

 Vietnam’s increase of retirement ages should be done early to protect the economy from negative impacts, according to a specialist of the International Labor Organization (ILO).

 Customers of two local banks, Eximbank and Agribank, have said they are shocked to learn of higher transaction fees for ATM and Internet banking services, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reports.

Platinum Victory Pte. Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-based automotive group Jardine Cycle and Carriage (JC&C), has registered to purchase an additional 14.51 million shares of Vietnam’s largest dairy producer Vinamilk.

Phan Thi My Thanh, head of the National Assembly deputy delegation of Dong Nai, has submitted an application for resignation from her position as NA deputy due to health reason.

 Ho Chi Minh City rises to new heights

 The HCMC delegation of National Assembly deputies plans to inspect the Thu Thiem New Urban Area project whose original 1/5000 zoning map the city government recently said is missing.

Most commercial banks have released their first quarter earnings results, with many of them making big profits in January-March, a period which often sees the lowest quarterly loan growth, VietnamPlus reported.

A research exhibition titled “Plastic Matters: Wild Lives" is on display at the International Centre of Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) in the central city of Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh Province. 

Famous overseas Vietnamese singer Huong Lan will stage a special show at Hoa Binh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City on June 2.