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Enterprises to combat illegal trade of wildlife

 Representatives from different Vietnamese enterprises committed to fulfill their responsibility to protect wildlife at a workshop held today in Hanoi.

Luxury resort for summer retreat near Hanoi

Around 45km from Hanoi, Flamingo Dai Lai Resort is ideal for summer retreat with unique landscape and synchronized utility system with the rise in the value of services.

Upbeat signs for Vietnamese rice exports

Encouraging signs for rice exports after a down-period have boosted the Vietnamese rice market.

Air quality management plan designed for Mekong Delta city

 The Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) and Clean Air Asia have designed an action plan on air quality management for the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

HCM City to monitor produce supply chain safety

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to strengthen links with provinces supplying farm produce to improve oversight at the points of origin, officials said.

Hanoi roads deemed a danger to drivers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many key routes in Ha Noi have been downgraded due to ineffective maintenance work, posing high risks of traffic accidents.

Occupational diseases on the rise among Vietnamese workers

 VietNamNet Bridge – After two years of working at a factory in Ha Noi, mechanic Huynh from the central region finds it hard to hear conversations unless his companions talk loudly.

Heart surgeons push limits to save HIV patient

Doctors from the Viet Nam – Germany Hospital has conducted the country’s first successful surgery on a female patient with the HIV virus who was suffering from type A aortic dissection.

Draft law assisting SMEs not specific enough: deputies

National Assembly (NA) deputies said promulgating the Law on Support for Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) was an urgent task during a discussion on the draft law yesterday.

National Assembly to approve 19 laws in 2017

The National Assembly plans to approve 19 laws, debate another 16 draft laws, three resolutions and conduct supervisory acts on two special subjects and consider and make decisions on various significant policies

Ethiopia's Tedros wins WHO race, first African to get top job

Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus won the race to be the next head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, becoming the first African to lead the United Nations agency.

Cannes Film Festival observes minute's silence for Manchester

 Filmmakers and fans at Cannes held a minute's silence on Tuesday for the victims of the bombing of a pop concert in Manchester, condemned by the film festival's organizers 

'RIP Mr Bond': 007 actor Roger Moore dead at 89

 Actor Roger Moore, who earned international fame playing British secret agent James Bond in seven movies, died of cancer on Tuesday at the age of 89,

Blue Wave programme celebrates 20th anniversary

The Voice of HCM City (VOH) radio station plans to launch a series of activities to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Lan Song Xanh (Blue Wave), a radio programme that promotes Vietnamese music.

Chinese chess masters compete in national champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – National champion Lai Ly Huynh took the lead after three rounds of the National Chinese Chess Team Championships, which is ongoing in Da Nang.

Social News 24/5

 Vietnam, Australia seek energy cooperation opportunities, Visitors centre debut at new launched airport terminal, Can Tho: traffic accidents on the rise, Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association has new president

About 50 decrees on investment and business amended

 So far, the Government has revised 50 decrees on investment and business in an effort to accelerate administrative reform, improve the business environment, and raise the economy's competitiveness.

Voters send over 3,000 petitions to National Assembly

 Up to 3,288 petitions lodged by voters were collected by the Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the National Assembly Standing Committee for the ongoing third session of the  14th NA.

Airlines offer discount tickets in summer

 Hundreds of discount tickets from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok, Hong Kong and Los Angeles have been offered in May.

Local giants suffer heavy losses from fuel hedging

 Some major firms such as Vietnam Airlines and Petrolimex have incurred hefty losses since 2014 due to fuel hedging contracts, according to a report on audit results of 2016 released recently.