The Vietnam Railways (VNR) will drop the cost of tickets by 20 percent on the tourist trains departing from Nha Trang to Hue in the central region and vice versa from May 19 to May 31.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will lead the Vietnamese delegation to the World Economic Forum on ASEAN, which will take place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from May 11-12, the Foreign Ministry announced on May 5. 

 President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse will pay a State visit to China and attend the high-level forum on the Belt and Road Initiative from May 11-15, the Foreign Ministry announced on May 5.

 Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) Luong Cuong had a meeting in Hanoi on May 5 with Miao Hua, Political Commissar of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy.

Vietnam’s real estate market has witnessed a flood of capable developers intensifying their M&A activities in order to secure projects with favorable locations. 

 Sacombank’s restructuring is a key test of the central bank’s plans for addressing poorly-performing banks.

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VietNamNet Bridge - Money invested in Phuoc Son cannot rescue the gold company owned by a Canadian group from bankruptcy. Hundreds of creditors, including the chair of a town, have had to resign from their posts to spend time to collect debts.

 Insurers need capable agents to fend off the challenge from insurance brokers.

 sShoe, a local footwear startup, has invested in brand building from the outset.

Hyun Woo Bang, Vice President of Samsung Vietnam, spoke about the country's investment environment and industrial development strategy for "Industry 4.0" and what Samsung expects of its Vietnamese suppliers.

 Viet Nam ended the Southeast Asian Karate Federation Championships with 22 gold medals and was ranked second behind hosts Indonesia in the medal tally.

 The HCM City People’s Committee on Thursday approved three new electric-bus routes to serve tourists in the city, according to the city’s Department of Transport.

 All districts in HCM City have been told by the city’s People’s Committee to give priority to allocating land and funds to build at least one new swimming pool each year in their localities until 2020.

The restaurant An Vien at the end of the Tran Dai Nghia Street, near its intersection with the Dong Tam Street, is quite famous among the student populace for its exceptional recipe of salty stir-fried chicken feet and wings.

Admitting that the number of ships held in custody rose significantly in the first quarter of 2017, the Vietnam Maritime Bureau (Vinamarine) said it had warned ship owners against using substandard ships.

 Indonesian authorities have so far captured nearly 580 Vietnamese fishermen for illegal fishing in the country’s waters.

 Police in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 12 on May 5 inaugurated a centre to monitor more than 500 public security cameras as an effort to prevent street crimes.

 A thematic seminar on the close linkage between IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) and the Internet of Things (IoT) industry took place in Hanoi on May 5. 

 Vietnam’s farmed seafood output is likely to reach 4.7 million tonnes with export earnings expected to hit 30-35 billion USD by 2030.