The Viet Nam Expressway Corporation (VEC) yesterday began a new system of collecting tolls using smart cards on the HCM City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway, which connects HCM City and Dong Nai Province. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fashion designer Do Manh Cuong will organise the show Life in Colour on Phu Quoc Island on May 27 to celebrate the last 10 years of his career.

 The stretch of road crossing a primeval forest to Tri An Lake in Vinh Cuu district, Dong Nai province is considered the most beautiful for trekkers to discover in the southeast region.

 Hard Rock Cafe, Cafe Hi-End, or Acoustic Cafe in Ho Chi Minh City are regarded as the right places to savour coffee with live music.

The WB has approved US$155 million in financing to strengthen the research, teaching, and institutional capacity of three autonomous universities and improve the management of Vietnam’s higher education system.

Nguyen Van Thiet had dreamed of winning the ASEAN Skills Competition, but when his parents insisted that he apply for university, his hopes were dashed.

Japan beat Viet Nam 3-0 in Group B’s second match in the ongoing 2017 Asian Women’s U23 Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, on May 14.

 President Tran Dai Quang paid an official visit to China on May 11-15 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China, Xi Jinping.

 With growing innovation in the sector, experts and investors note that wind power projects in Vietnam will be feasible with an 8-9 US cent per kWh feed-in-tariff.

 Cholera has killed at least 180 people in Yemen in recent weeks, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday, a day after authorities declared a state of emergency in the capital Sanaa

To boost the private sector’s global competitiveness, Vietnam needs to reform its business environment.

 Amid a growing interest in Vietnam from global garment and technology companies, foreign logistics firms are expanding cross-border transport services between Vietnam, China, and other countries in the region to meet the growing demand.

 The 10th session of the 14th National Assembly Standing Committee commenced in Hanoi on May 15.

 Vietnam's annual retail sales growth projected to reach 11.9 percent

 The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has shared the database of 24 million households buying health insurance with the Ministry of Health, a move aimed to better health insurance management and health care activities.

 Air pollution in a key Chinese region surrounding Beijing worsened in the first four months of this year, despite tough new campaigns to enforce green regulations and punish offenders, 

 Ho Chi Minh City’s leader and Diane Farrell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia at the US Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration had a meeting in the southern hub on May 15 to discuss smart city development.

 Rising sea levels have exacerbated saline intrusion and coastal erosion in Vietnam, but farmers can make the best out of a bad situation by shifting from agriculture to aquaculture, raising brackish water shrimp.

 Vietnamese masters occupy top three positions after four round matches at the Asian Continental Chess Championships’ Women’s Category in China on May 15.

 Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem had the honour to represent Vietnamese students by carrying the country’s flag at Webster University’s graduation ceremony in the US last weekend.