Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested resolutely no delay in law building in preparation for the upcoming fifth session of the National Assembly (NA) scheduled for mid-May. 

 Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam earned a place in the men’s singles quarter-finals the Futures Viet Nam F1 tennis tournament in Hue yesterday.

 The French group Berywam will present a beatbox-acapella performance tomorrow at the Lý Thái Tổ Park. Their performance is part of the Europe Village 2018 programme in Hà Nội taking place from May 4 to 6.

 In May, the Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents (TPD) will screen a number of selected black-and-white movies that are considered top-notch classic productions in world cinema.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Old Compass Café and Bar will host a talk on “Women In Vietnamese Art” from 7pm to 9pm on May 17 at 63 Pasteur Street in HCM City’s District 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Writer Tran Nhuong is showcasing his latest paintings at an exhibition entitled Thi Hung (Inspired by Poetry).

The smart bio-glue invented by scientist Nguyen Thi Hiep can be used to stop bleeding and reduce the time needed for tissue regeneration, providing a self-healing solution for those living far from hospital.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The biennial national art photo exhibition kicked off yesterday to assess the achievements of Vietnamese photographers in the last two years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam tied goalless with Myanmar in the first round of the Group A match of the AFF U16 Women’s Football Championships on May 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two children were returned to their families in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak in April after a week of suffering from forced labour in HCM City.

Vice chairman of the People’s Committee of Ha Noi Nguyen The Hung, has ordered districts to quickly eliminate the city’s small and super-narrow houses—which have an area of less than 15 sq metres—by evicting residents, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The illegal construction on Cai Ha Mountain inside Trang An Heritage Site in northern Ninh Binh Province has not been dismantled completely.

 The Vietnam men’s football team has landed in Group A, the easier group of the upcoming 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup, according to the draw held yesterday at the Hotel Mulia Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia. 

 Two foreigners have been praised by the local authority for their bravery in rescuing two children stuck at a guest house that caught fire in central city of Da Nang.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Public Transport Management Centre has launched a pilot programme to use fingerprint scans on school buses to enable schools to better manage school ridership.

 The crew of a Vietnam Airlines (VNA) flight were suspended for landing on an unopened runway at Cam Ranh International Airport in Khanh Hoa Province on April 29.

 A recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Health shows that more than three million Vietnamese people are infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV).

 The Hue Festival 2018 came to an end on May 2, following a vibrant closing night featuring Hue’s royal court music performances and firework shows.

The name Hang Son 1871 immediately evokes a bygone era. The year takes you back two centuries in the history of Hanoi’s Old Quarter, to a time when everything but the street names was different.