Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wrapped up his activities at the World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2017 on May 12 with a speech at the discussion on smart infrastructure and the reception of the role of host country of WEF-ASEAN in 2018 from Cambodia.

 Stronger cooperation in all spheres between Vietnam and China is critical to each country’s development, bringing about economic benefits and reinforcing mutual trust and friendship between the two peoples, said President Tran Dai Quang.

 Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh expressed her delight at the close and fruitful cooperation between the Vietnamese and Japanese parliaments while meeting President of the House of Councillors of Japan Date Chuichi in Tokyo on May 12.

 Nguyen Chi Vinh, standing member of the Central Military Commission and Deputy Defence Minister, met with Fan Changlong, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China, in Beijing on May 12.

 Vietnam play Thailand in their first match at the high stakes Southeast Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) Championship on May 13.

 The Political Academy, under the Ministry of Defence, held a ceremony to present PhD degree certificates to General Neang Phat and General Phorn Nara, high-ranking officers of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, in Hanoi on May 12. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – An old story about the starfish has inspired Austrian investment bankers to set up a foundation to build schools for needy children in Viet Nam.

Big companies in steel, real estate and securities sectors have announced investments in agriculture projects, but they remain quiet about their profits from the projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A man born on a mattress made by his native village artisans tries to gain a fresh lease of life for the traditional craft with new, market-oriented designs.

Bestselling author Phan Viet has released the third volume of her non-fiction series called Bat Hanh La Mot Tai San (Unhappiness Is an Asset). Following on the success of the previous two volumes - Mot Minh O Chau Au 

 Can Tho wants to open more air routes, Many Korean firms come knocking, Prime Minister wants advertising market order restored, HCMC calls for more investment in healthcare sector

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese investors develop their businesses well in the beginning stages of growth, but have difficulty after expansion, analysts say.

he story of a family that took its two boys out of school to teach them at home in HCM City has been generating public interest after newspapers and social networks reported on it as a successful model.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The PAS – Hanoi Performing Arts Festival (or Festival des Arts du Spectacle in French) will take place in Hanoi from May 18 to 21.

An exhibition showcasing the reproduction of propaganda artworks created between 1969 and 1972 by the late celebrated Cuban graphic arist René Mederos will be held in Hanoi from May 19 through June 12.

“Echoing Scars”, a solo exhibition by French mixed-media artist Thierry Bernard-Gotteland will take place at Galerie Quynh, 151/3 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, HCM City from May 12 through June 2.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Special Concert II” by the National Symphony Orchestra of Vietnam will take place at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi on May 12. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Let’s come to Six Space, 94B Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi on May 13 to enjoy Palestinian movie “The Time that Remains”. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three movies “Me, Myself and Mum” from France, “Breathing” from Austria and “At Eye Level” from Germany will be introduced at the European Film Festival 2017 in Vietnam. 

 Vietnam’s tourism industry recorded a successful year with VNĐ400 trillion (US$17.6 billion) of total revenue in 2016. However, the travel companies’ profits are not commensurate with their revenue, vneconomy.vn reports.