The CEO of UK Export Finance (UKEF) visited Vietnam to explore providing support of up to £1.5 billion ($1.93 billion) for infrastructure development in the country.

 2017 will be the last year Vietnam receives preferential loans from IDA, an arm of the World Bank (WB), and will then be able to access loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

 The fluctuations of the Japanese Yen caused big fluctuations in the for Airport Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) in the first quarter of 2017.

 While foreign capital flows into the Vietnamese real estate market, domestic capital also flows out of Vietnam into various markets around the world.

 President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse are in China for a State visit and the high-level forum on the Belt and Road from May 11-15.

 Economists have warned that elevated levels of short term corporate debt threaten the economic stability of Vietnam.

 Trade Ministers and officials from the 21 APEC member economies have begun convening in Ha Noi to alleviate uncertainty about the future of trade in the Asia-Pacific.

 A collection of 19 imperial records from the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) and 150 antiques showing Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos will be displayed in the central coastal province of Quang Nam next month.

 The northern province of Hung Yen on May 11 received a certificate recognising its local Trong quan singing (a response folk singing between male and female groups) as national intangible cultural heritage. 

 Customs officers and police of the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 12 detected three containers containing Shisha and another container with “Khat” leaves inside at the Nam Hai Dinh Vu port.

 Tan Vu-Lach Huyen bridge, the to-be longest cross-sea bridge in Southeast Asia, will undergo a test run to check loading capacity on May 14.

 For tourists who have already visited Can Tho City and taken a boat ride to Cai Rang Floating Market, the Lady Hau operated by Victoria Can Tho Resort is a new option for them to explore attractions along rivers in Can Tho City.

 KillASon, a French rapper, and Vietnam’s emerging music band 95Generetion (95G) will produce a French-Vietnamese song from May 8-12 which will then be released in France and some other countries for commercialization.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Railway Transport Co. is trying to cash in on the summer holiday season by upgrading trains to popular destinations.

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 So-called social smokers who only light up on special occasions may have some of the same risks for heart disease as people with a daily cigarette habit, 

VietNamNet Bridge - Transfer pricing has been a serious problem in Vietnam, more so than in other economies. 

 Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of the movie “Kong: Skull Island” with some scenes filmed in Vietnam, on Monday had an inspiring talk with students on the Hanoi campus of RMIT International University Vietnam (RMIT Vietnam) upon arrival in the capital.

 An award ceremony for the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE 2017) was held in Hanoi on May 11.

 The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will help Vietnam become the regional hub of many foreign manufacturing companies, boosting the development of industrial zones in the country.