On Saturday, the Friends of Vietnam Heritage will hold an excursion to Lai Xa photography village in Kim Chung Commune, about 15km west of Ha Noi.

 Visitors to Nguyen Hue pedestrian mall in downtown Ho Chi Minh City will have the chance to enjoy different street and traditional Vietnamese art every weekend, starting this Saturday.

The Government has asked the Ministry of Finance to hand over a list of 60 enterprises, most of them State-owned, that are carrying out real estate projects to the Government Inspectorate in preparation for inspections into land management this year.

The new international passenger terminal (T2) at Da Nang International Airport is undergoing trial operations from May 9.

 After holding their general shareholders’ meetings in 2017, many commercial banks have publicised their senior personnel for the new term.

Quang Nam said that they would not propose the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to license Bong Mieu Gold Mining Company Ltd., a subsidiary of Canadian company Besra Gold Inc., to exploit Bong Mieu gold mine again.

 Luxembourg’s Chamber of Commerce and Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs have co-organised an ASEAN Day in the country to mark the 50th anniversary of ASEAN and the 40th year since the establishment of EU-ASEAN Dialogue Relation.

 Today is the busiest day within the framework of the second APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 2) and related meetings with 11 meetings and workshops hosted by APEC working groups and subcommittees.

 Officers and soldiers of the Vietnam Coast Guard ship 8004 engaged in various exchange activities with the China Coast Guard in the Chinese province of Hainan on May 10, Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) daily reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – I knew I would like Hung as soon as I saw his striped, rainbow-hued socks.

HCM City authorities on Tuesday destroyed nearly 22 tonnes of fake or substandard fertiliser without labels of origin worth VND300 million (US$13,000).

Two major Vietnamese contemporary artists, painter Le Thiet Cuong and sculptor Dinh Cong Dat, have teamed up to surprise art lovers with an interior décor collection.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s U20 were thrashed by Argentina U20 4-1 in a friendly in Thong Nhat Stadium tonight.

Leading international exhibition organiser Informa has joined hands with Kintex, a leading K-beauty show organiser from South Korea, to launch the Mekong Beauty Show in HCM City from June 15-17. 

 These days, the term “save the pigs” has appeared in many local newspapers, as the price of live pigs has dropped to a record low, causing major losses for farmers across the country.

 Vietnam’s key VN Index extended growth for a second day yesterday as bank stocks were boosted by strong foreign investment.

 PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corporation (PVEP) on Monday recorded its 10 millionth oil barrel at Block 433a & 416b of the Bir Seba mine in the Sahara Desert, Algeria.

 Tra fish (pangasius) prices skyrocketed last month, reaching a 10-year high, but experts warn that export of this seafood product could be unstable this year.

 Truong Quoc Dung is the only referee from Vietnam invited to participate in the upcoming Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Futsal Championship.

 Vietnam beat Uzbekistan 4-1 in a friendly match that was considered both sides’ warm-up for the coming Asian Football Confederation Futsal U20 Championship, yesterday in Bangkok, Thailand.