Le Fruit Off-Road Triathlon, one of the country’s multi-sport events, will make a comeback for its 15th edition at Ho Tram Beach in the southern coast province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on June 10.

 Foreign investors are upbeat about opportunities in Vietnamese private equity, but remain concerned about the small market size and low levels of liquidity.

 Japanese air conditioner manufacturers are set to expand in Vietnam, touting their high-quality products and appeal to the country’s growing urban middle class.

 Around 33 countries and territories will participate in the 6th Quang Nam Heritage Festival that is scheduled to take place on June 7-14.

 Over 1,900 medical service in public hospitals will apply a new fee hike plan for patients without health insurance from June 1.

 Hanoi’s first metro project, the Cat Linh-Ha Dong line, which is scheduled to be operational in the coming year, has already shown signs of rust. 

 The World Bank has designed a four-year technical co-operation plan to help Vietnam deal with bad debts.

 Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) and national carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) are completing the necessary procedures to open a direct air route to the United States in 2018.

Traditional handicraft villages in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang are facing labour shortages as young people are leaving to work at industrial parks in HCM City and southeastern provinces.

Ha Noi has 18 locations at risk of flooding when rainfall averages at least 50mm per two hours, according to head of the Ha Noi Sewerage and Drainage Limited Company.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State needs to take responsibility and apologise to people who were wrongfully sentenced, National Assembly deputies said yesterday.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien on Wednesday met with leaders of Hoa Bình Province People’s Committee and health department regarding an incident that left seven kidney dialysis patients dead.

Viet Nam’s Vietin Bank finished seventh in the 2017 Asian Women’s Club Samruk Kazyna Volleyball Championship at the Boris Alexandrov Sports Palace in Kazakhstan yesterday.

 Keri Russell, a former Mouseketeer who later starred in the coming of age TV drama "Felicity" and currently plays a Russian spy in "The Americans", has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

 The European Commission proposed new rules on Wednesday for road charging systems across Europe, saying they must be based on distance to reflect the carbon footprint of cars and trucks.

Can Tho City, the heart of Mekong Delta, has been chosen by the government as the site to build Mekong Delta’s logistics center with total area of 242 hectares in the Cai Cui Port area. 

 The Can Tho municipal Department of Industry and Trade transferred its governing role in the Korea-Vietnam Incubator Park (KVIP) to the municipal Department of Science and Technology during a local meeting on May 31. 

Innovation is a driver of economic growth, especially in the context of the fourth Industrial Revolution, known as Revolution 4.0.

 Viet Nam’s dairy industry is witnessing strong and rapid growth, Bui Truong Thang, Deputy Director General of Light Industry Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said during a seminar in Ha Noi on Wednesday.

 About 20 business deals worth a total of some US$10 billion between US and Vietnamese enterprises were signed yesterday during Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to the US.