Luxembourg’s Chamber of Commerce and Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs have co-organised an ASEAN Day in the country to mark the 50th anniversary of ASEAN and the 40th year since the establishment of EU-ASEAN Dialogue Relation.

 Today is the busiest day within the framework of the second APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 2) and related meetings with 11 meetings and workshops hosted by APEC working groups and subcommittees.

 Officers and soldiers of the Vietnam Coast Guard ship 8004 engaged in various exchange activities with the China Coast Guard in the Chinese province of Hainan on May 10, Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) daily reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – I knew I would like Hung as soon as I saw his striped, rainbow-hued socks.

HCM City authorities on Tuesday destroyed nearly 22 tonnes of fake or substandard fertiliser without labels of origin worth VND300 million (US$13,000).

Two major Vietnamese contemporary artists, painter Le Thiet Cuong and sculptor Dinh Cong Dat, have teamed up to surprise art lovers with an interior décor collection.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s U20 were thrashed by Argentina U20 4-1 in a friendly in Thong Nhat Stadium tonight.

Leading international exhibition organiser Informa has joined hands with Kintex, a leading K-beauty show organiser from South Korea, to launch the Mekong Beauty Show in HCM City from June 15-17. 

 These days, the term “save the pigs” has appeared in many local newspapers, as the price of live pigs has dropped to a record low, causing major losses for farmers across the country.

 Vietnam’s key VN Index extended growth for a second day yesterday as bank stocks were boosted by strong foreign investment.

 PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corporation (PVEP) on Monday recorded its 10 millionth oil barrel at Block 433a & 416b of the Bir Seba mine in the Sahara Desert, Algeria.

 Tra fish (pangasius) prices skyrocketed last month, reaching a 10-year high, but experts warn that export of this seafood product could be unstable this year.

 Truong Quoc Dung is the only referee from Vietnam invited to participate in the upcoming Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Futsal Championship.

 Vietnam beat Uzbekistan 4-1 in a friendly match that was considered both sides’ warm-up for the coming Asian Football Confederation Futsal U20 Championship, yesterday in Bangkok, Thailand.

 Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has jumped six places to No. 586 in the world in the latest ATP rankings for men’s tennis singles, published on Monday (May 8).

Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of the movie Kong: Skull Island, returned to Ha Long Bay on May 10 by seaplane to film a tourism promotion.

 Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh arrived in Tokyo on May 10 afternoon, beginning a week-long visit to Japan.

 Localities are intensifying measures to prevent dengue fever and Zika virus.

Textile and garment businesses of Vietnam hold considerable opportunities to sell their products to the European Union via the world’s leading online shopping channel Amazon, foreign experts said at a seminar in Hanoi on May 10.

 A high-ranking delegation from Myanmar Assembly of the Union led by Mahn Win Khaing Than, Speaker of the House of Nationalities (Upper House) and the Assembly, started his week-long visit to Vietnam from May 10.