VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam expressed its appreciation to Sweden for sharing expertise on good practices and technologies to support the development of public transport,

Phu Quoc, Van Don and Bac Van Phong, in order to develop into powerful SEZs, need to have an outstanding business environment and new institutional policies, experts say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Petro Co., Ltd has proposed halting the sale of popular 95-octane gasoline A95 and replacing it with E5 bio fuel – but experts and customers have voiced concerns.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police on Monday took into custody a man accused of killing four people, including two young children, in a knife attack in the northern province of Cao Bang.

 Maternal mortality rate in the country fell from 233 per 100,000 live births in the 1990s to 58.3 per 100,000 live births in 2016.

 A fashion show of áo dài (Vietnamese traditional dress) designed taking inspiration from artist Van Duong Thanh’s paintings will take place today in Hanoi.

 Da Nang will host the first International Balloon Festival as a tourism attraction at the city’s Hi-tech Park and Hoa Trung Lake in Hoa Vang District later this year.

 State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) said it would offload capital in 121 businesses in 2018.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has issued regulations on the use of national brand GAO VIET NAM or VIETNAM RICE.

 Many well-known consumer brands of the past are making a comeback in Viet Nam, indicating a new-found confidence on the part of local companies to take on multinational rivals.

 The Cannes Film Festival kicks off later, one day earlier than normal, with a number of new measures set to ensure it won't be business as usual.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eleven members of the Brussels-based Majoretteketet will perform at the event A Touch of Belgium at Ly Thai To Statue Garden on May 12.

“When will we be able to return to our apartment?” That’s the question many of the residents of Carina Plaza apartment complex in HCM City’s District 8 are asking again and again, following the devastating fire on March 23.

 Viet Nam’s exporters must self-verify the origin of their products that they export to the European Union (EU) from 2019 to be qualified for Generalised System of Preferences (GSP).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two teams perform on stage. The referee gives a theme and the performers make up a story. This is one among many activities to be held at the PAS – Ha Noi Performing Arts Festival

Coach of Viet Nam U23 football team, Park Hang-seo was awarded a township house in the central city, worth VND2 billion (US$88,000), from a donor in Da Nang on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1,600 people from 56 countries and territories will do battle in a bid to be Ironman.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Return to the Countryside Cycling Tournament, Gao Hat Ngoc Troi Cup, is scheduled to begin on May 10.

Rituals and cultural practices of ethnic groups in the Central Highlands provinces will be depicted during activities held at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, in Son Tay Town, Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam won three gold medals at the four-day Thailand Open Track and Field Championship, which closed yesterday in Bangkok.