Vietnam needs to set a clear vision and plan to achieve its goals of developing smart public transportation, and study successful cases from countries that are world leaders in this development, according to international experts.

 Prospects of coastal economic zones

 The final round of the Miss Ha Long 2018 pageant will take place in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 12.

 Domestic and foreign scientists along with over 600 students from universities in Hanoi gathered in Hanoi on May 8 for a dialogue on climate change adaptation.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on May 8 presented the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia to outgoing Polish Ambassador to Vietnam Barbara Szymanowska.

 Members of the 12th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee discussed a project on building a contingent of cadres at all levelsduring the second working day of their 7th plenary session in Hanoi on May 8.

 Caution took the place of the excitement a day earlier to embrace the local stock market on May 8 as indications slumped on both bourses.

 Vietnam asks China, as a large nation in the region and the world, to perform its responsibility in maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea, stated Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on May 8.

 The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on May 8 opened the first trial for 28 former officials of Dai Tin Bank (Trust Bank).

 National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on May 8 it will increase service between Hanoi and Dong Hoi in central Quang Binh province up to seven flights per week to meet travel demand during this summer.

As Hanoi Liquor Joint Stock Company (Halico) is flooded by massive losses, the company's shares will likely fall, giving an opportunity to the world's biggest spirits company Diageo to acquire the remaining stake in Halico, if it still wants to.

Handing over the right of prosecution and investigation to the tax authorities is expected to hinder tax evasion as well as delayed tax payments by enterprises, especially multinational firms in Vietnam.

 Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will propose its shareholders the target of VND2.421 trillion ($107.6 million) in consolidated pre-tax profit for the 2018 financial year at the upcoming annual general shareholders’ meeting (AGM).

 Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (BSR) would have made more on its initial public offering (IPO) if it had been evaluated more accurately.

 A 13-year-old boy in the US state of Alabama regained consciousness just after his parents signed the paperwork to donate his organs.

 A heat wave has hit the northern and central region, sending temperatures soaring to 38 degrees, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorology Forecasting.    

 Hanoi’s Tay Ho District authorities announced that the Trinh Cong Son Street would undergo test pedestrianisation.    

 Cambridge Analytica has been ordered to turn over information it has on US citizen David Carroll by the UK's data protection watchdog.

Hanoi Flag Tower which is one of the symbols of the city has been covered in graffiti for years.

 Wet wipes, used for sticky fingers and removing eye make-up, as well as on other parts of the anatomy, could themselves be wiped out over the next couple of decades.