12th-tenure Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee convened its seventh plenary session in Hanoi on May 7, under the chair of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many anti-landslide projects in HCM City are lagging behind schedule due to limited capital resources and slow progress of land clearance and compensation, 

 First Vietnamese bank issues ATM card through LiveBank, ABBank appoints new general director, Rice exports bring home 1.1 billion USD in Jan-Apr, EuroSphere exhibition to bring over 150 European brands to Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - In the Mekong Delta provinces of Long An, Dong Thap and An Giang, numerous signboards of establishments selling snakes, turtles and birds of different kinds can be seen.

VietNamNet Bridge - Pharmaceutical companies are hiring retail chains to distribute their products, rather than develop distribution networks of their own.

A team of Vietnamese scientists has successfully filed a patent application in the US for their non-electric lighting equipment, a cost-saving solution for certain projects, especially “tube” houses in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) estimates that 40,264 teachers will become redundant when Vietnam applies the new general education program.

 Viet Nam claimed the top spot in Group B of the Asian Football Confederation Women’s Futsal Championship 2018, after defeating Malaysia 3-1 yesterday in Bangkok, Thailand.

 Viet Nam has many opportunities to develop a digital economy, but the country’s legal framework on cross-border data flows is still "unopened", according to the Asia Cloud Computing Association (ACCA).

 Many commercial banks in the country have increased loan interest rates by 1-2 per cent to investors in real estate as property prices continue to rise.

 Quang Ninh Province’s local authorities requested the suspension of land use conversions and land transfers in Van Don District until the National Assembly adopts the Law on Special Administrative Economic Zones later this month.

 IDECAF Stage, one of HCM City’s leading private drama troupes, is preparing to stage a new play aimed at young audiences this summer. 

UN Green Climate Fund supports Quang Ngai residents, Hanoi Party official inspects progress of urban railway project, Vietnamese People’s Association in RoK holds first sports event

 A ceremony was held in Quy Nhon on May 5 to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognising Bai Choi singing as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

 Nearly every Hanoian knows about the chao trai, or mother-of-pearl rice porridge, shop on the capital’s Tran Xuan Soan Street. The porridge has been delighting locals with its rich and aromatic flavour for decades.

 Vietnam’s shrimp industry is expected to gain an export value of 4.8 billion USD in 2018 due to the many advantages of export promotion, experts said.

 The 19th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) kicked off at Hanoi’s University of Science and Technology on May 6, attracting the participation of 188 contestants from 25 countries and territories.

 Vietnam has sent six female athletes to take part in a test competition of kurash (Turkish wrestling), one of official sports of the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD 18), which is slated for next August in Indonesia.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed in principle a plan to build the south central province of Binh Dinh into a scientific and educational urban area when visiting the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education.

 The action month for labour safety and hygiene was launched in HCMC on May 6, focusing on measures to prevent and control dangerous and harmful factors at workplace so as to mitigate occupational accidents and diseases.