The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has announced that there are more than 925,000 students that have registered to sit the high school graduation and college entrance exams.

 At least 76 people have died and scores more were injured in fierce dust storms that hit the northern Indian states of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

 This is the third time that the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has abolished a range of troublesome administrative procedures, with 54 procedures in ten areas eliminated and streamlined.

Nguyen Danh Huy, general director of the transport ministry’s Public-Private Partnership Investment Project Management Department, speaks to Tuoi tre newspaper about measures to attract investors to participate in BOT projects.

 On Wednesday, 104-year-old scientist David Goodall bid farewell to his home in Australia to fly across the world to end his life.

For the first time ever, Hanoians will experience Europe Village - a unique cultural entertainment event that will showcase the richness of European cultures in fields ranging from the arts to culinary traditions to lifestyle

 South Korea’s GS Engineering and Construction got the green light from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee last week to resume its Metrocity project in Nha Be district after eight-year delay.

 In light of the government’s initiative to switch to bio-fuel E5, it is questionable whether Nghi Son Refinery Co., Ltd. (NSRP) will be able to find a proper market for its newly launched RON A92 manufactured by Nghi Son Petrochemical Refinery (RFR).

 Ninh Binh Nitronegous Fertiliser Plant and the investor Ninh Binh Nitrogenous Fertiliser One-Member Co., Ltd. will be investigated to clarify the violations of the Board of Directors during the construction and operation of the plant.

 The total funds returned by AVG shareholders included the value of 95 per cent of the shares that MobiFone had acquired and an additional VND60 billion ($2.63 million) in terms of interest and other fees in the notorious deal.

 A foreign man left lying on the street of Hanoi with multiple injuries has been found by the locals and rushed to the hospital.

 A big copperhead snake has been found at a playground of an apartment building in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai District.

 Fintech, or financial technology, is disrupting Vietnam’s financial services ecosystem. 

 The authorities of Hanoi have rejected the proposal to build a 36-storey hotel near the West Lake as it exceeds the permitted height in the area.

 Four border officials in Dak Lak Province have been suspended after the police raided a huge forest illegal logging site in the Yok Don National Park.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will host a walking tour on May 12 to discover Nguyen Cong Tru Street and surrounding areas.

 Dairy giant Vinamilk reported a fall of 9 per cent in its consolidated net profit in the first quarter of this year, reaching over VND2.68 trillion (US$118 million).

 Three companies have opened up the foreign ownership limit to 100 per cent, the State Securities Commission announced.

 Viet Nam made a trade surplus of US$3.39 billion in the first four months of 2018, in which foreign direct investment (FDI) sector, including fuel, took the lead with $11.17 billion.

 Foreign investors will be allowed to contribute capital to establish commodity exchange in Viet Nam as per Decree No. 51/2018/ND-CP, which will be effective from June 1, 2018.