Vietnam and the Czech Republic are keen to boost defence cooperation in the time to come, said Deputy Minister of Defence Truong Quang Khanh at a meeting with his Czech counterpart Tomas Kuchta in Prague on May 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Whether they are drought-tolerant cattle, tens of thousands of sheeps in Ninh Thuan province, central Vietnam, are at risk of death because of prolonged drought.

 The biggest global school rankings have been published, with Asian countries in the top five spots and African countries at the bottom.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Goat Fighting Festival was held for the first time in Hanoi last week, at the Village of Culture and Tourism of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Son Tay district, Hanoi.

Many unusual things are now occurring in the finance market, worrying investors.

 Vietnam is coping with rising pressure this year as exports of many of its key products have encountered challenges in many markets in recent months, said Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some economists have warned that if the government borrows money from the national foreign exchange reserves, the dong’s strength will be affected.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies yesterday (May 12) reviewed the Government's report on Article 60 of the 2014 Social Insurance Law, urging more public understanding of the matter.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This unprecedent case occurred at a farmer family in the mountainous district of Huong Son in Ha Tinh province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On May 12, the National Assembly Standing Committee discussed the amended Civil Code, particularly the contents on transgender.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national shooting team's head coach Nguyen Thi Nhung said her shooters have been asked to win at least four gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

VietNamNet Bridge - Transport firms say that a tentative requirement on tour-bus drivers’ English skills will be “more difficult to fulfill than going to the sky”. 

HTV to put on reality show for men, Hermann Hesse's book introduced in Hue, Southeast Asian singers compete in talent show, Music nite to celebrate songwriter Nguyen Anh 9, Ly Son boat-race seeks national recognition

 Rescue work has resumed to find victims and survivors of the latest deadly earthquake to hit Nepal.

Tra fish decree to be amended, Ministries race to step up SOE equitization, Long Thanh airport area to be halved, HCM City to cut investment approval time, FLC to start building resort in Binh Dinh, Fisheries revenue and profit down in first quarter

Numerous artifacts that are worship items, weapons, and daily-life instruments of the Nguyen Dynasty are carved with gold lotus motifs. These items are on display at the “Lotus on Antiques” exhibition, at the History Museum of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - A wind power generator is one of 30 products related to climate change adaptation which may receive support from the World Bank.

 Lotte Vietnam Shopping Co. Ltd. will spend about US$1 million buying around 200 Vietnamese products for export to South Korea this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Being opposed by Vietnamese netizens, Google has no longer noted Vietnam’s Hoang Sa Archipelago (Paracel Islands) as part of its Hainan province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On May 11 people in Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province discovered a giant whale on the coast of Mui Ne Ward.