Argentina’s Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra on May 4 presented the first-class Order of May to outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Nguyen Dinh Thao for his contributions to strengthening ties between the two nations.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced the National REDD Action Programme, which aims to increase forest cover to 45 percent of national territory and contribute to an 8 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Friday, the final day of a tumultuous election campaign that has turned the country's politics upside down.

VietNamNet Bridge - The decision to resume the exploitation of Thach Khe, the biggest iron mine in SE Asia, and the biggest ever open-cast mine, has yet to be determined. 

 The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies Inc's use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam are taking part in the World Taekwondo Beach Championships, which will take place on the island of Rhodes, Greece on May 5-6.

The People’s Committee of central Thanh Hoa Province has allowed the Nghi Son Refinery and petrochemical limited liability company to release waste water into the sea, 

Increasing forest cover to 45 per cent of national territory and contributing to an eight per cent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 are among the targets of a national environmental action plan

The annual Europe Days programme will once again take Vietnamese patrons on a journey through the richness of European cultures and celebrate the cooperation between the European Union and Viet Nam.

 Hanoi Opera House is scheduled to open for tours from June 2017, allowing domestic and international tourists to learn about Vietnam’s history, architecture and art.

 The rate of compulsory social insurance contribution by the employer to the fund for occupational accidents and diseases will be reduced by half a percentage point from June 1, 2017.

 Japanese supermarket operator Aeon has plans to set up 500 grocery stores in Vietnam by 2025, according to a Nikkei Asian Review report.

Ben Thanh Street Food Market is highly recommended for local youths and visitors as they can enjoy a wonderful dining experience with specialties of many countries and discover the bustle and hustle of city nightlife right in Saigon. 

 Vinalines will launch its initial public offering (IPO) this December, and become a shareholder-owned concern in January next year.

Vietnamese officials from three ministries will inspect a giant aluminum stockpile at a foreign company’s factory in Ba Ria Vung Tau to determine if it has been moved to Vietnam as part of a tariff evasion scheme, the government has said.

 The city’s health department has urged district-level authorities and relevant agencies to take preventive measures against the outbreak of dengue fever.

 Starbucks Viet Nam on Friday opened its first Starbucks ReserveTM Coffee Bar in Ha Noi, the first of its Reserve experience bars in Viet Nam.

 The number of days with harmful air quality in Hanoi increased in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period of last year, according to a study conducted by the Hanoi-based Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID).

 The Vietnam Drug Administration has asked the HCM City Department of Health to report on a case in which 20,000 tablets for leukaemia treatment expired because of cumbersome procedures.

 Microsoft on Thursday informed employees in Viet Nam it is enhancing its family leave benefits to ensure they have time to care for the people who matter most in their lives.