At least 100,000 doses of the meningococcal vaccine will be imported to Vietnam by the end of May, increasing the number of imported doses to some 800,000 in 2018.

 A work of art depicting highlights of the northern province of Quang Ninh, such as Yen Tu, Ha Long Bay and Mong Cai Border Gate, beat more than 500 entries to win the top prize in design contest Vietnam – Where I Live.

 VietNamNet Bridge – FLC Thanh Hoa had their first win under the guidance of new coach Nguyen Duc Thang, defeating Quang Ninh Coal 3-1 in the eighth round of the V.League 1 yesterday.

A ceremony was held in Tuy Hoa city, the south central province of Phu Yen, on May 20 to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognising Bai Choi singing as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While many universities in Can Tho City have managed to reach 65-100 per cent of their enrolment quotas this year, many vocational schools and colleges there are struggling to find students

 The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai opened two special events in the stunning Mu Cang Chai terraced rice fields on May 19, featuring an exhibition with crystal clouds and a paragliding festival.

Vietnam actively joined in discussions of the second Meeting of the Asia-Europe Political Forum and the 30th Meeting of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties Standing Committee, which took place in London, the UK.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A shell exploded at 8.30am on Friday at a military camp in the central province of Binh Dinh killing two soldiers and injuring three others, according to the Ministry of Defence.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a dialogue in Ha Nam on May 20 with nearly 1,000 workers at industrial zones (IZ) in the Red River Delta. 

 The fifth annual Conference of Vietnamese Young Scientists (ACVYS 2018) took place in the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Sejong University in Seoul on May 20. 

 The Ministry of Finance aims to have financial cloud infrastructure fully operational by 2025.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some scholars have suggested amending current laws to ‘lay down the red carpet’ to receive talented educators. 

Blockchain technology is an important solution to trace the responsibilities of involved parties in the farm produce supply chain. However, the feasibility of the technology application in the immediate time is questionable. 

Having products retailed at foreign distribution chains is a good way to bring Vietnamese goods to the world market. But domestic companies still find it difficult to do. 

Vietnamese culture promoted in Cuba, Tra Vinh spends $88,000 per year for Khmer language teaching, HCM City tackles shortage of agricultural land, considers new policies, Kiên Giang to shift rice fields to aquaculture

Four investors from Vietnam and Japan have asked for Hanoi authorities’ permission to develop a smart city capitalized at $4 billion.

Bamboo Airways looking for captains and flight attendants, ANZ releases updated economic forecasts, Shark Tank back for season 2, FTAs drive Vietnam-Australia trade ties to new heights     

Asian champion Trương Thị Phương struck gold at the ICF Women’s Canoe Cup 2018 in Szege, Hungary, early this week.

 HCM City will host three continental taekwondo championships later this month.

Vietnam News talks to Anne-Catherine Schaub-Jones about her experience of taking part in Ironman, the largest international multi-sport event in the country, recently held in Da Nang.