Climate change is damaging production and livestock in the country’s northeast provinces, raising the risks that the poverty rate there could increase in the next few years, according to a new study.

 Vietnamese tennis player Pham Minh Tuan finished second in the men’s singles of the Singha TATP Tour, which concluded in Thailand on May 20.

 The 2018 HCM City School Festival Basketball Tournament for the Milo Cup began at the Phu Tho Stadium in District 11 on Sunday with 120 teams from primary, secondary and high schools taking part.

 Mobile apps, smartphones and robots will change the way hotels and resorts operate, with the aim of bringing tourists convenient experiences and managing housekeeping effectively.

 Giang Thi Thao, a 22-year-old girl from Hanoi, was crowned the winner of the second Miss Vietnam Festival 2018, which was recently held in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan.

 Casting for director Nguyen Quang Dung’s remake of the Hollywood rom-com 50 First Dates began on Monday in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With one gold medal, four silver medals and two bronze medals, Vietnam finished third out of 31 countries and territories in the Asia Informatics Olympiad 2018.

 Internationally acclaimed flutist Nicolas Duchamp and pianist Hélène Jeanney will perform at HCM City’s International Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on May 24 to mark the 100th death anniversary of French composer Debussy.

 Hanoi ranked first in the national professional skill test this year with 15 gold medals, two silver medals and 11 bronze medals.

 International solidarity activists met in the central Quang Tri province on Monday to discuss the role of public solidarity in boosting peace, security and sustainable development.

 Exercising four to five times a week is necessary to stop the main arteries to the heart from stiffening up, research suggests.

 The upcoming valid EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will create a strong driving force for fostering Vietnam – EU comprehensive economic partnership via the abolition of 99 percent of import tariffs in the next 7-10 years.

 Tourists to the capital city of Hanoi, especially Hoan Kiem district, can now easily search for information and images about tourism spots through a newly launched information gateway called Hoankiem360 and an app of the same name. 

 The United Nations (UN)’s message about zero tolerance for sexual harassment was delivered by UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra on May 21.

 Three naval ships of India anchored at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang on May 21, beginning a five-day courtesy visit to the central city.

 The real estate sector in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, which is a pillar of the economic triangle of Hanoi-Hai Phong-Quang Ninh, has become more attractive to investors thanks to the robust development of local infrastructure.

 The Republic of Korea (RoK) poured 2.32 billion USD in Vietnam in the first four months of 2018, making up nearly 30 percent of the inflow of investment in the Southeast Asian country.

 Seven officers from the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre will be dispatched to the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic and South Sudan in 2018. 

 A delegation of the European Commission (EC) is visiting Vietnam from May 15-24 to inspect the outcomes of the country’s measures to control illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. 

 Selling pressure embraced the whole stock market on May 21, pushing the VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) down to 1,014.98 points, a fall of 25.56 points as compared with the previous day.