The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai opened two special events in the stunning Mu Cang Chai terraced rice fields on May 19, featuring an exhibition with crystal clouds and a paragliding festival.

Vietnam actively joined in discussions of the second Meeting of the Asia-Europe Political Forum and the 30th Meeting of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties Standing Committee, which took place in London, the UK.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A shell exploded at 8.30am on Friday at a military camp in the central province of Binh Dinh killing two soldiers and injuring three others, according to the Ministry of Defence.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a dialogue in Ha Nam on May 20 with nearly 1,000 workers at industrial zones (IZ) in the Red River Delta. 

 The fifth annual Conference of Vietnamese Young Scientists (ACVYS 2018) took place in the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Sejong University in Seoul on May 20. 

 The Ministry of Finance aims to have financial cloud infrastructure fully operational by 2025.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some scholars have suggested amending current laws to ‘lay down the red carpet’ to receive talented educators. 

Blockchain technology is an important solution to trace the responsibilities of involved parties in the farm produce supply chain. However, the feasibility of the technology application in the immediate time is questionable. 

Having products retailed at foreign distribution chains is a good way to bring Vietnamese goods to the world market. But domestic companies still find it difficult to do. 

Vietnamese culture promoted in Cuba, Tra Vinh spends $88,000 per year for Khmer language teaching, HCM City tackles shortage of agricultural land, considers new policies, Kiên Giang to shift rice fields to aquaculture

Four investors from Vietnam and Japan have asked for Hanoi authorities’ permission to develop a smart city capitalized at $4 billion.

Bamboo Airways looking for captains and flight attendants, ANZ releases updated economic forecasts, Shark Tank back for season 2, FTAs drive Vietnam-Australia trade ties to new heights     

Asian champion Trương Thị Phương struck gold at the ICF Women’s Canoe Cup 2018 in Szege, Hungary, early this week.

 HCM City will host three continental taekwondo championships later this month.

Vietnam News talks to Anne-Catherine Schaub-Jones about her experience of taking part in Ironman, the largest international multi-sport event in the country, recently held in Da Nang.

 If Vietnam get out of their group at the Asian Football Confederation U19 Championship in Indonesia, they will certainly have earned it.

 Vietnam has seen a radical change in lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) rights over the last decade as the State has made significant steps to protect rights and equality.

When the organisation board of the 19th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) announced the names of the contestants receiving special prizes, Tran Duc Huy stepped up to receive the award.

 The Logo Vietnam 2018 exhibition has opened for the first time in the capital city.

 The bodies of two people who were tossed overboard after a barge capsized on the Dong Nai River were found after an eight-hour search. One other person is still missing.