More than 800 people have been poisoned after eating toxic wild mushrooms in around 10 provinces in the west of Iran.

 A study of nearly half a million people in China suggests a daily egg may reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes.

In 2017, the Vietnam Competition Authority received a large number of complaint letters related to the quality of goods and services of Lazada, while DeAura has made its name by swindling thousands of customers into debt.

Most expats have it pretty easy in Vietnam when it comes to earnings and expenses.

 The death toll of Cuba's deadliest air disaster in 30 years has risen to 111 after one of the survivors died of her injuries on Monday evening.

 High-ranking delegation of HCMC visits Embassy of Vietnam in Israel, HCM City leader receives Finnish, Cuban guests, CPV leader receives officials of LPRP Organisation Commission

 Snacks taking off globally and in Vietnam, according to latest Nielsen report.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fly ash from Formosa steel company (FHS) has passed quality assessments and can be used to produce cement, the environment ministry has said.

Many local startups have been successful in attracting foreign capital but the process needs to be smoother.

 Sony says it has agreed to buy a controlling stake in EMI Music Publishing for $2.3bn (£1.71bn) as it looks to boost its music portfolio.

Half of the farming area on Ly Son Island, 30km off the coast of Quang Ngai Province, has been salinised in the early dry season this year, reducing coverage of the key crop purple onion from 170ha to 50ha.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Whoever has tried banh te or banh rang bua (rice cake filled with brown onion) will never forget its delicious taste.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The body of Thi An Kien, 24, a backpacker, who was previously reported missing on May 12, was found on Sunday in the coastal central province of Binh Thuan’s Phan Dung Commune.

Nearly 28,000 high school teachers around the country are set to benefit from a programme meant for continuous professional development of teachers and principals to improve their capacity to teach the new curriculum.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Land erosions have caused major damage to property in Ca Mau Province’s Nam Can District, the Vietnam News Agency reported on May 20.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is among the countries with the highest selling price of cars in the world. 

 Many people are flocking to West Lake for a swim as a heat wave hits Hanoi over the last few days.  

 The British Council in partnership with the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies launched a three-year-project Cultural and Creative Hubs (CCHs) in Vietnam between 2018 and 2021.

The Danang Inspectorate has discovered various violations in land management at many resettlement and flood control channel projects in Hoa Lien Commune.

 A cave with a huge number of stalactites in Thanh Hoa Province is being destroyed by quarrying activities as local authorities fail to act.