Handing over the right of prosecution and investigation to the tax authorities is expected to hinder tax evasion as well as delayed tax payments by enterprises, especially multinational firms in Vietnam.

 Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will propose its shareholders the target of VND2.421 trillion ($107.6 million) in consolidated pre-tax profit for the 2018 financial year at the upcoming annual general shareholders’ meeting (AGM).

 Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (BSR) would have made more on its initial public offering (IPO) if it had been evaluated more accurately.

 A 13-year-old boy in the US state of Alabama regained consciousness just after his parents signed the paperwork to donate his organs.

 A heat wave has hit the northern and central region, sending temperatures soaring to 38 degrees, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorology Forecasting.    

 Hanoi’s Tay Ho District authorities announced that the Trinh Cong Son Street would undergo test pedestrianisation.    

 Cambridge Analytica has been ordered to turn over information it has on US citizen David Carroll by the UK's data protection watchdog.

Hanoi Flag Tower which is one of the symbols of the city has been covered in graffiti for years.

 Wet wipes, used for sticky fingers and removing eye make-up, as well as on other parts of the anatomy, could themselves be wiped out over the next couple of decades.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam expressed its appreciation to Sweden for sharing expertise on good practices and technologies to support the development of public transport,

Phu Quoc, Van Don and Bac Van Phong, in order to develop into powerful SEZs, need to have an outstanding business environment and new institutional policies, experts say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Petro Co., Ltd has proposed halting the sale of popular 95-octane gasoline A95 and replacing it with E5 bio fuel – but experts and customers have voiced concerns.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police on Monday took into custody a man accused of killing four people, including two young children, in a knife attack in the northern province of Cao Bang.

 Maternal mortality rate in the country fell from 233 per 100,000 live births in the 1990s to 58.3 per 100,000 live births in 2016.

 A fashion show of áo dài (Vietnamese traditional dress) designed taking inspiration from artist Van Duong Thanh’s paintings will take place today in Hanoi.

 Da Nang will host the first International Balloon Festival as a tourism attraction at the city’s Hi-tech Park and Hoa Trung Lake in Hoa Vang District later this year.

 State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) said it would offload capital in 121 businesses in 2018.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has issued regulations on the use of national brand GAO VIET NAM or VIETNAM RICE.

 Many well-known consumer brands of the past are making a comeback in Viet Nam, indicating a new-found confidence on the part of local companies to take on multinational rivals.

 The Cannes Film Festival kicks off later, one day earlier than normal, with a number of new measures set to ensure it won't be business as usual.