VietNamNet Bridge - Laos is set to move forward to build Pak Beng hydropower dam on Mekong mainstream, but technical reports about the project still do not provide adequate information.

VietNamNet Bridge - After one year without a gold medal, Vietnamese students have once again continued the tradition of winning gold medals at the Asian Physics Olympiad. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many new shares entered the bourse in late 2016 and early 2017, and the VN Index has bounced back to the 700 point threshold for the first time in the last nine years. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The government policy encouraging investment in the power sector has created a firm framework for the development of solar energy.

 The office-tel model, which has been found in Vietnam’s real estate market for a decade, is a “hybrid” product between the office and hotel models, combining residential and commercial purposes. 

A new drama-comedy film has been taking young Vietnamese audiences by storm, achieving dramatic commercial success since its premiere on April 28.

Dr. Frank Rijsberman, director general of the Global Green Growth Institute - a Seoul-based international organisation - talks about the potential of renewable energy

 A tourism development project being implemented in the northern mountainous provinces of Ha Giang and Cao Bang is expected to improve the livelihood of 10,000 poor people from ethnic minority groups.

Over 200 dancers will offer a spicy samba performance on Tran Hung Dao Street off the Han River bank this Saturday (May 27th).

 HCM City has urged the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to strengthen promotion of eco-friendly plastic bag usage, to limit the impact of nylon bags on the environment.

 A handbook titled “Respect! My Body!”, a guide for adults and teachers to talk to children about body boundaries and sexual abuse, was launched on Tuesday in Hanoi.

 Law makers discussed adjustments to the 2017 law and ordnance making programme as well as draft contents of the 2018 programme at the ongoing third session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) on May 23.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia is working with local authorised agencies to verify the information that 23 Vietnamese fishermen were allegedly arrested for illegal fishing in Malaysia’s territorial waters.

 Vietnam-Spain strategic partnership

 Binh Duong increases prevention of dengue fever, Commando Arm holds anti-terrorism exercise, Vietnam protects biodiversity for sustainable development, HCM City to build kid’s centre

 A Chinese man died while working at the Hon Phao Anchorage on the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh’s Ha Long Beach.

 Vietnam has seen a rise in mobile e-commerce, also known as m-commerce, an effective channel for retailing in the digital era.

 Hanoi and HCM City have been listed among 26 key cities in regard to hotel destinations in the Asia Pacific region, according to the latest report from JLL.

 Cigarette filters, introduced decades ago to reduce the amount of tar smokers inhale, also alter other properties of smoke and smoking in a way that raises the risk of lung cancer, 

 Lying on a high mountain, Mang Mu is considered an ideal place to contemplate the panorama of Mu Cang Chai in Yen Bai province, especially in the pour water or rice harvest season.