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.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City topped the medal tally at the National Age Groups Swimming Championship, which concluded in Da Nang yesterday.

  Auto businesses are concerned about Viet Nam’s future policy orientation with regard to the auto industry, which they think will affect their business strategy.

Lotte Mart Vietnam has written to the Ministries of Information and Communications and Finance and the media dismissing the false reports in some newspapers that it has made losses of US$100.87 million in its 11 years in Vietnam.

 As of May 15, Viet Nam’s export turnover reached US$82.63 billion, a year-on-year increase of 18.7 per cent, according to the statistics of the General Department of Viet Nam Customs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A film on teen love, adapted from a novel by best-selling children’s author Nguyen Nhat Anh, will begin shooting this summer in HCM City. 

Climate change is damaging production and livestock in the country’s northeast provinces, raising the risks that the poverty rate there could increase in the next few years, according to a new study.

 Vietnamese tennis player Pham Minh Tuan finished second in the men’s singles of the Singha TATP Tour, which concluded in Thailand on May 20.

 The 2018 HCM City School Festival Basketball Tournament for the Milo Cup began at the Phu Tho Stadium in District 11 on Sunday with 120 teams from primary, secondary and high schools taking part.

 Mobile apps, smartphones and robots will change the way hotels and resorts operate, with the aim of bringing tourists convenient experiences and managing housekeeping effectively.

 Giang Thi Thao, a 22-year-old girl from Hanoi, was crowned the winner of the second Miss Vietnam Festival 2018, which was recently held in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan.

 Casting for director Nguyen Quang Dung’s remake of the Hollywood rom-com 50 First Dates began on Monday in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With one gold medal, four silver medals and two bronze medals, Vietnam finished third out of 31 countries and territories in the Asia Informatics Olympiad 2018.

 Internationally acclaimed flutist Nicolas Duchamp and pianist Hélène Jeanney will perform at HCM City’s International Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on May 24 to mark the 100th death anniversary of French composer Debussy.

 Hanoi ranked first in the national professional skill test this year with 15 gold medals, two silver medals and 11 bronze medals.

 International solidarity activists met in the central Quang Tri province on Monday to discuss the role of public solidarity in boosting peace, security and sustainable development.

 Exercising four to five times a week is necessary to stop the main arteries to the heart from stiffening up, research suggests.

 The upcoming valid EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will create a strong driving force for fostering Vietnam – EU comprehensive economic partnership via the abolition of 99 percent of import tariffs in the next 7-10 years.