An expat said he wants a polluted canal in Cau Giay District, Hanoi to be turned into a garden.

 The construction of the first phase of a tourism complex on Haiphong City’s Cat Ba Islands started on May 14.

 Bay Mau coconut grove, a popular tourism spot, in Quang Nam Province’s Hoi An Town has suffered through tourist development.

 More pavements in Hanoi are returning to their previous state in the more than two months since municipal authorities vowed to crack down on violators blocking streets.

 Thousands of fish suddenly died in the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal, HCM City, on May 16.

 A delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army is participating in the 14th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM-14) in Manila, the Philippines, from May 17-19.

 The China Eximbank has disbursed 18.25 million USD for the Cat Linh – Ha Dong Railway Project, said Vu Hong Phuong, Deputy Director General of the Railway Project Management Unit under the Ministry of Transport.

 Trade ministers and officials from the 21 APEC member economies will meet in Hanoi to alleviate uncertainty about the future of trade in the Asia-Pacific and its capacity to boost employment and living standards for all people across the region. 

 A man in HCM City has been defrauded of VND30 million (over US$1,300) overnight from his bank account at the Bank for Foreign Trade of Viet Nam (Vietcombank).

 Mekong Enterprise Fund III Ltd (MEF III) on Monday announced its fifth investment in Viet Nam.

Viet Nam’s leading online shopping website Zalora and Robins - Fashion and Beauty chain stores, both belonging to Central Group Vietnam, have announced they will merge to give customers the best shopping experience. 

 Binh Phuoc Province wants to strengthen co-operation with other provinces and cities as well as foreign countries to aid its industrial development, especially its cashew processing industry, according to its leader.

As many as 75 per cent of the enterprises surveyed by VCCI have seen the positive impact of the Government resolution on supporting and developing enterprises, according to a VCCI survey of 1,000 enterprises carried out at the end of 2016.

 Viet Nam’s men and women team won tickets to compete at the 2018 World Beach Handball Championships.

 The Thang Long Warriors will be the newest addition to the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) tournament this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - While 7-Eleven expands its business in the Vietnamese retail market, Family Mart has decided to stop injecting more money into the chain in Vietnam because of losses.

The Government has ordered the relevant bodies to make public the lists of real estate projects which foreign organisations and individuals will be unable to own. 

Hon Lon Island located just off the coast of Nha Trang is a tropical island paradise in Vietnam that hasn’t lost its authentic beauty to stampeding tourists yet.

 Haven Vietnam, Home Quy Nhon Bed & Room and Life’s A Beach to name a few are beautiful and cosy homestays for visitors who want to relax at weekends.

WeatherBell Analytics LLC meteorologist Joe Bastardi said on Tuesday that 11-13 named tropical storms could be expected in the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season, according to a forecast issued by the company.