The military-run mobile carrier Viettel is planning to expand its investments to Indonesia and Nigeria, two countries with large populations, group leaders told the annual general meeting of Viettel Global, a subsidiary of the Viettel Group. 

 Eight groups of students from eight universities nationwide will gather for the final battle of the Digital Race, an annual technology contest organised by FPT, taking place this Wednesday at Cau Giay Stadium in Ha Noi.

 The real estate market was stable in April, as several developers of high- and middle-end projects slightly lowered prices to speed up sales, according to a new Ministry of Construction report.

 Thailand and Myanmar won their first match at the ASEAN Football Federation U15 Girls’ Championship yesterday in Laos.

 Argentina’s U-20 squad arrived at HCM City on Monday, receiving a warm welcome from local supporters, the media, and their fellow countrymen in the city.

 Vietnamese businesswoman and popular female actor Ly Nha Ky has announced she is bound for the south of France for the Cannes International Film Festival, which begins May 28.

 American DJ Jauz has unveiled he is due to play alongside several top local DJs this coming May 11 at the 1900 Le Theatre located in the Hoan Kim District of Hanoi.

 The second APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 2) and related meetings began in the capital city of Hanoi on May 9.

 Non-infectious diseases claim the lives of about 400,000 Vietnamese people each year, said Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long at a conference seeking to prevent and control these diseases in the southern region in Ho Chi Minh City on May 8.

 The Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW) and Cuc Phuong National Park released into the wild 93 Java pangolins (Manis javanica), the largest number so far, between April 28 and May 6.

 Vietstar Airlines has adjusted its plan and continued to ask the Government to grant an air transport business licence so that it can take off sooner.

 Speaker of Myanmar’s House of Nationalities (Upper House) and Parliament Mahn Win Khaing Than will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 10-16. 

 The capital city of Hanoi’s overloaded drainage system will struggle to cope with the rainy season this year, putting as many as 18 locations at risk of flooding, officials have warned.

 Seven out of eight students of the Vietnam national team bagged prizes at the 18th Asian Physics Olympiad 2017, announced by the Office of Testing and Educational Quality Assurance under the Ministry of Education and Training on May 8.

 The  Pacific Partnership 2017 (PP17) officially kicked off in the central city of Da Nang on May 8, with the participation of personnel from the US, UK, Australia and Japan. 

 Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh and Mongolian Prime Minister Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat discussed measures to reinforce bilateral traditional friendship during their talks in Ulan Bator on May 8. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a reception for visiting Trade Minister of New Zealand Todd McClay in Hanoi on May 8.

Vietnam is willing to cooperate with Madagascar in the fields it is strong in and Madagascar has demand for, such as agriculture, trade and investment, President Tran Dai Quang said.

 As asserted many times before, Vietnam has sufficient legal ground and historical evidence affirming its sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, stated Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. 

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh met Japanese leaders during his ongoing visit to Japan from May 8-10 at the invitation of Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.