VietNamNet Bridge – Like pho for the Vietnamese, frog porridge is a point of pride among Singaporeans. Tourists are advised that a trip to Singapore without a bowl of frog porridge is a failure. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has gone up three places in the ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which was released on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than VND116 trillion (US$5 billion) is needed to build Long Thanh Airport and upgrade Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat airports for the 2018-21 period, with a vision to 2025,

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have asked relevant agencies to launch campaigns calling on people to reduce the use of plastic bags.

Hanoi’s Temple of Literature will host a first-ever summer programme for children from June 1 to August 20. 

In tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh, many war veterans have saved their money to build a house of worship for the father of the nation. Trang Thanh Son from Kien Giang is one such veteran. 

 Many National Assembly deputies have urged strengthening the fight against wastefulness when discussing in groups a report on the outcomes of the work in 2017 on May 22.

 Vietnam strives to fight natural disasters

 A gloomy atmosphere spread across the stock market on May 22 when all groups of stocks fell, forcing VN-Index to tumble to below 1,000 points.

 Vietnamese students won one third prize and one consolation prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2018 which was held in Pennsylvania, the US, from May 13-18.

 Police from the north central province of Thanh Hoa arrested two people for trafficking 60 bricks of heroin weighing nearly 20kg on May 21.

 Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse will pay a state visit to Japan from May 29 to June 2 at the invitation of the State of Japan.

 Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove and his spouse will pay a State visit to Vietnam from May 23-26 at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang.

 The draft law on Vietnamese coast guard force and the draft revised law on national defence were among issues National Assembly deputies discussed on May 22.

 Our modern germ-free life is the cause of the most common type of cancer in children, according to one of Britain's most eminent scientists.

Modern technology remains a challenge for Vietnamese authorities in managing currency security as recently the northern province of Quang Ninh discovered illegal money transferring activities via Chinese POS installed in a local store.

 Any gourmet worth his salt knows that side-dishes are crucial additions to most meals, and some of them are so tasty that they are as important, if not more so, than the main dish.

The three-year divorce dispute between Dang Le Nguyen Vu, chairman of Trung Nguyen Group, and Le Hoang Diep Thao has drowned Vu’s ambition of taking over the world-leading coffee brand Starbucks to dominate the global coffee market.

Some Vietnamese businesses are trying to make domestic brands better known internationally through franchise contracts. If they can find partners, they will be able to accomplish their goals more quickly.

Over the last 40 years, Vietnam has had a total of 1,600 professors and 10,000 associate professors, but only 200-300 professors and a quarter of associate professors are still doing research.