Hanoi’s Police Department has launched a plan aimed at curbing illegal motorbike street racing in the city as the 2018 World Cup draws near.

 Amazon has defended working with US police forces to provide facial recognition technology, amid concern from civil rights groups.

VietNamNet Bridge - Thai investors are expected to increase their presence in Vietnam through capital contribution and M&A deals, analysts say. This will pose a challenge for Vietnamese goods.

 Marks and Spencer has suffered a big fall in annual profits following a costly store closure plan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Finance minister Dinh Tien Dung on Tuesday said that the controversial asset tax will not be on the agenda at least until the next National Assembly (NA) semester, or 2021.

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The serial Tinh Khuc Bach Duong is being broadcast on Viet Nam Television’s Channel 1. The production truthfully portrays the life of Vietnamese people who were sent to study in Russia in the 1980s. 

 The third International Children Festival VTV 2018 will take place in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa, from May 29 to June 3.

 Voters in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong said the recent trial of several major corruption cases has strengthened the public’s trust in the Communist Party of Vietnam. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is faced with increasing outdoor light pollution, which can be harmful to physical and mental health, according to local experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A research team of Ha Tinh Museum has discovered a royal decree dating to 1784.

 Online real estate brokerages have become increasingly popular over recent years but the day they conquer the market is still some way off.

 Young football talents in Vietnam will have a chance to pursue their dream when the Toyota Junior Football Clinic & Camp 2018 returns this June.

 Ho Chi Minh City is calling for investment in waterway and seaport projects.

 The Firebird Suite, an orchestral work for the ballet The Firebird by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, will be performed in Ho Chi Minh City on May 27.

Three naval ships of India anchored at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang on May 21, beginning a five-day courtesy visit to the central city.

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of e-banking service users had reached 81 percent by the end of 2017, according to IDG. 

 With improved product quality and consecutive win of export contracts, doors are wide open for Vietnamese rice. 

 HCM City is giving the priority to luring new-generation foreign direct invest (FDI) in the fields of high technology and urban development, along with FDI attraction in the four main industries and two traditional sectors.

 The Ministry of Labour and Invalids and Social Affairs and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee launched a national campaign on child drowning prevention at Tay Son Elementary School in Hanoi on May 22.