The Vietnam-Russia Oil and Gas Joint Venture, Vietsovpetro, set a goal to reduce more than 2,200 workers in Block 09-1 from 2016-2020 as an effort to step up its restructuring.

 The Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee has decided to dismiss Phan Thi My Thanh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Dong Nai Party Committee, from all of her Party positions.

 The Committee on Foreign Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) held a conference in Hanoi on May 4 to inform these organisations on Vietnam’s policies and affairs related to them.

 The sixth edition of the National Festival of Traditional Then singing will take place on May 12-14 in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, with the participation of artists from 14 provinces and cities nationwide.

The EU Ambassador to Viet Nam has praised the government initiative to keep cars off the roads around Hoan Kiem Lake, saying it brings communities together and gives Hanoi a European feel. 

 The Court on May 4 gave punishments from three-year suspended prison sentences to seven-year imprisonment to the defendants charged with “violating regulations on lending in activities of credit institutions” at Trust Bank.

 The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled power project with Energy Capital Vietnam on May 4.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has agreed with the Ministry of Finance’s proposal to exempt tax on imported goods of Emirates Airline.

 The High-level People’s Court in Hanoi on May 4 upheld the charges and sentences for three former leaders of the Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OceanBank) ruled at the first-instance trial for their wrongdoings at the bank.

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 An action month on environmental protection will be launched in June under the theme “Resolving pollution caused by plastic and nylon” as part of activities to mark World Environment Day on June 5. 

 Vietnam crushed Bangladesh 7-0 in the second match of Group B of the AFC Women’s Futsal Championship in Bangkok, Thailand on May 4.

A kaleidoscope of European cultures has been brought to Hanoians through the Europe Days 2018 programme which opened in Hanoi on May 4.

 Although the 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices of the US Department of State recognised Vietnam’s achievements in protecting human rights, it still made some assessments that are not objective.

 More than 300 photos by Swiss photographer McFreddy, capturing the daily life in Vietnam from 2005 – 2017, are on display at Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts until May 15.

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 Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam beat Kazuki Nishiwaki of Japan in the quarter-finals of the men’s singles of the Vietnam F1 Futures tennis tournament in Hue on May 4.

 The People’s Committees at districts, wards and communes must mobilise all resources and take drastic measures to prevent dengue fever, said Director of the municipal Department of Health Nguyen Tan Binh.

 The European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in collaboration with Embassies of the EU member states opened the eighth European Book Days in Hanoi on May 5.

 National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu met with Romanian Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall in Bucharest on May 4 to discuss bilateral cooperation in diverse areas.