The 12th Party Central Committee listened to several important schemes on economic issues during the first working day of its fifth plenary meeting on May 5.

 Vietnam attaches importance to its strategic partnership with Japan and considers Japan as a leading and long-term partner, said President Tran Dai Quang.

 Int’l workshop reviews 45 years of Vietnam – India relations, Charity golf event in Binh Dinh raises nearly US$9K, Can Tho: Flying eye hospital provides treatment for children, APEC meeting discusses women’s role in economy

 One new startup focuses on addressing matters relating to the sale and purchase of second-hand motor cars.

Luong Ngoc Khue, director general of the Medical Examination and Treatment Department, talks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam about the Ministry of Health’s resolve to tighten control of private clinic operations.

DIY Cosmetics: Guidebook to Making Your Own Cosmetics at Home, co-authored by Do Anh Thu and Nguyen Thu Giang, is among the few books by Vietnamese authors sold on Amazon.

After living for more than 30 years in Europe, mostly in Prague, the Czech Republic, running a tourism company and traveling the world, Pham Van Hien has returned to Viet Nam to build a ‘northern Vietnamese village’ of his dreams.

 Sour Shrimp is one of the most sought-after specialities of the old capital of Vietnam. When they first come to Hue and taste this dish, visitors from other regions must be really amazed and surprised.

 Vietnam’s northern province to export mangoes to Australia, Firms stop pork import, buy local, Dong Nai earns $5.2b from exports till April, Presotea seeking local franchisees, Firms compelled to issue e-invoices from 2018

 Researchers from Harvard University, Princeton University and the Environmental Defense Fund proposed a new, more precise way to measure the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on Earth's climate 

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission’s decision to take disciplinary actions against Dinh La Thang will not have any negative impact on the stock market, analysts say.

 A host of issues continue to beset the creation of viable agriculture supply chains in Vietnam.

 Mr. Dinh Viet Hung has found success in popularizing his IT product not only in Vietnam but also internationally.

 The Central Highlands region attracts tourists for its magnificent forests and mountains and the unique culture of ethnic groups.

 Every Wednesday, classroom B in Hanoi Industrial College rumbles with conversations in English and the laughter of teacher Paul George Harding and his students.

 Milk tea shops have slowly been establishing a presence around Vietnam.

 Japanese police on May 5 served a new arrest warrant on Yasumasa Shibuya, 46, detained in relation to the death of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, charging the suspect with murder and abandoning of her body.

 Suspect kills self with paper knife: police, US$35 million parallel road to promote development of Thu Thiem New Urban Area, Can Tho, India discuss joint work in effective energy use

 Vietnam will develop basic science in four fields, namely chemistry, life science, Earth science, and maritime science in an effort to bring the national science up to regional standard by 2025.

 A measles-rubella combined vaccine manufactured by the Centre for Research and Production of Vaccines and Biologicals (POLYVAC) has been licensed for widespread use by the Ministry of Health.