VN-Index rose sharply on May 14, driven by large-cap stocks and oil & gas shares, despite low liquidity and foreign investors’ continued net selling.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has affirmed that Vietnam did not send any representative to a reception on May 13 on the occasion of the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem.

Vietnam strongly condemns the recent terror attacks in Surabaya city of Indonesia, including inhuman attacks at three churches in the early morning of May 13 that left many civilians dead and injured.

 The High-level People’s Court in Hanoi upheld 13-year jail sentence for Dinh La Thang, former Chairman of the Member Council of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) during an appeal court on May 14. 

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has approved a resolution relieving Phan Thi My Thanh of the post of NA deputy of Dong Nai province as from May 14.

 The e-Government would help fight corruption, push administrative reform and improve investment environment, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

 One of the origins of Com (green sticky rice) can be traced to Vong village, 7 km west of downtown Hanoi. The legend begins with a severe famine in the village many years ago.

Vietnamese products, which have been struggling to compete with Chinese, Thai and South Korean goods, now have to compete with Japanese goods as well.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has a solid ICT platform thanks to the presence of foreign technology groups and the strong rise of Vietnamese technology startups in the last 10 years.

 Lotte Shopping Holdings Hong Kong Co. has just sold most of its outlets in China to local companies for over $505 million. Will Vietnam be the next target to cut ends for this group after ten years of consecutive losses?

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese farmers have been overusing chemical fertilizers, but within five to 10 years, organic fertilizers are expected to be more commonly used, experts say. 

Having been to 73 countries, Nguyen Hoang Bao, a university lecturer, plans to continue discovering the rest of the world. The journeys will give him material to “draw a portrait of Vietnamese in five continents,” he says. 

Once praised as the leading opera singer in Vietnam, Meritorious Artist Ha Pham Thang Long retired from the stage four years ago and is now working as a lecturer. In a recent interview, she shared her thoughts on how to develop opera in Vietnam.

 Nguyen Van The, Minister of Transport explains to www.chinhphu.vn that his ministry vows to be a pioneer in releasing ‘burden’ for enterprises.

 The urban flooding situations after heavy rainfall in Ho Chi Minh City in the last few days have severely affected traffic and daily activities of residents. 

 The Eurovision Song Contest stage invader gained access to the stage by climbing into a camera run and going over a bridge, organisers have said.

May arrived with sun rays lighting every corner of the streets, purple lagerstroemia blossoming, and cicadas breaking the quiet space. Hanoi again enters a new summer.

The Asian Games is seen as the focus of Vietnamese sport in 2018. With the goal of winning three to four gold medals, the sport sector is frantically making all preparations needed, aiming towards a successful Games in Indonesia.

 A suicide bombing at a police headquarters in the Indonesian city of Surabaya on Monday was carried out by a family of five riding on two motorbikes, 

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