While the land plot fever is raging across Hanoi, more than a few realty projects and plots are left fallow.

The great success of Vietjet Air, which was smaller and less experienced than Vietnam Airlines and other rivals when it joined the aviation market, has inspired newcomers like Bamboo Airways.

 US President Donald Trump says he will withdraw the US from an Obama-era nuclear agreement with Iran.

 The banking industry is drastically restructuring credit institutions (CIs) in combination with bad debt settlement to ensure their safe, healthy and sustained growth.

 Ten out of 12 loss-making projects under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) have continued falling in the negative numbers, the ministry’s report said.

 Vietnamese air freight costs are much higher than the regional average and this is believed to be one of the main reasons hindering Viet Nam’s fruit exports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of people who die of hypertension each year in Vietnam is 10 times higher than the number of victims killed by traffic accidents, 

 Despite having increased at a relatively fast pace in recent years, Viet Nam’s labour productivity remained in the lowest group in East Asia with scores in backbone sectors of the economy even falling behind Cambodia, a report found on Tuesday.

 As one of the countries hardest hit by climate change, Vietnam has set coping with this weather change a pressing task. A dialogue was held in Hanoi on May 8 where the youths learnt how to deal with impacts of climate change.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Private film companies are releasing dramas and comedies this summer, as cinemas in HCM City continue to showcase local talent. 

 The ethnic Nang Hai festival in the northern province of Cao Bang has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage

 With a long renowned cuisine and various promotional activities, Hue’s dishes are known for their mouthwatering taste and meticulous way of cooking.

 The HCM City Department of Transport has installed new, clearer road signs in many places, which is expected to improve traffic flow.

 National professional sport tournaments will be broadcast on the Viet Nam Cable Television’s (VTVcab) channels in 2018.

The cyber security law should be built on a careful assessment of its impacts on businesses and ensure the development of information technology and telecommunications.

The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang will carry out an action programme for sustainable forest management in its two coastal districts under the project “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (REDD+).

Striker Ha Duc Chinh of Da Nang has won the award for best goal this month in the national premier league by the Viet Nam Professional Football Joint Stock Company.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Short film Vo Dien (Faceless) by Nguyen Phan Thao Dan is among 23 movies from all over the world to compete at Festival Corner’s SVA Computer Art at the Cannes Film Festival 2018 from May 8-19.

Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam came from behind to beat Ji Hoon Son of South Korea in the first round of the Viet Nam F2 Futures tennis tournament held in Hue yesterday.

Viet Nam has set its sights on beating Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Futsal Championship 2018 today.