Amidst the current financial constraints, the continuing mobilisation of financial resources from non-state sectors for transport infrastructure development is necessary, according to experts.

 A wide range of activities to celebrate the 128th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19) will be held in Ho Chi Minh City. 

 Vietnam lost to Thailand 2-3 in the penalty shootout, following a goalless draw in the official time to rank fourth in the AFC Women’s Futsal Championship 2018 on May 12, which was held at the Hua Mak Gymnasium in Bangkok.

 More attention should be paid to developing affordable house- for-rent projects in an effort to resolve the severe shortage of housing for low-income earners, young couples, the elderly and workers in urban areas, experts have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam lost to Thailand 2-3 in the penalty shootout, following a goalless draw in the official time to rank fourth in the AFC Women’s Futsal Championship 2018 on May 12.

An excavation has unearthed a section of the foundations and walls of a trench on the southwest of the ruined Dien Hai Citadel in the city’s downtown district following a restoration project that began last month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting yesterday warned northern mountainous provinces that there would be a high risk of landslides for the next couple of days.

 Located in Lien Chieu District, Da Nang City, Nam O has long been famous for its fish sauce. Founded in the early 20th century, the village is now facing a lack of land on which to build workshops.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has 49 million internet users, or half of the total population, according to Sen Do (sendo.vn), an e-commerce trading floor. 

Agriculture is the livelihood of 70 percent of Vietnamese. However, high prices, unequal quality, and the lack of information about products have all made it difficult to compete with Thai products of the same kinds.

Multi-storey buildings built along the Han River in Danang are spoiling the landscape of the city, architects have said.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Truong Nguyen Thanh, a Vietnamese-born US professor, has left Vietnam for the US after being turned down for the post of rector of Hoa Sen University.

 HCM City People’s Court on Friday sentenced a restaurant owner to seven years in jail for misappropriating more than VNĐ683 million (US$31,100) from an Australian client.

 Nine forest rangers from Cư Jút District Forest Protection Division in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông were disciplined for mismanagement and irresponsibility.

Three Vietnamese cities, Đà Nẵng, Hội An and Đông Hà, have entered the final round of the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF)’s 2017 – 2018 One Planet City Challenge programme along with 37 other cities around the world.

 One of the goals of the new general education programme issued by the Ministry of Education and Training is to reduce pressure on students and give them more practical experience. 

 The number of people who die of hypertension each year in Vietnam is 10 times higher than the number of victims killed by traffic accidents, a cardiovascular specialist said at a recent workshop.

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People in My Hung commune of the northern province of Nam Dinh still keep the tradition of making “gianh tich” (teapot warmer basket) by hands.

 The People’s Committee of central Quang Binh province held a ceremony to rebury the remains of 18 Vietnamese voluntary soliders and experts, which were repatriated from Laos.