VND2,300 billion orthopaedic institute built in HCMC, Train accident kills two in Nam Dinh, Fire at seafood storage building cost billions, Hailstone victims to receive support, Japanese firm plans to spend US$80m on waste treatment in HCMC

 Vietnamese Ao Dai introduced in New York, Mexico's top guitarist to perform in Ha Noi, Vo Trong Nghia Architects Vietnam sweeps FuturArc Awards, Photo exhibit calls for support for Nepal, HCM City plays dwell on post-war battles

 With an average Internet speed of 2.7 Mbps, Vietnam’s Internet speed was ranked 99th in the world in the final quarter of last year, according to a report of U.S. cloud computing services provider Akamai Technologies.

 Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Vu Hong Nam, led a delegation to Egypt from May 22-25, where he attended the eighth political consultation at the deputy foreign ministerial level between the two countries.

 Efforts are being ramped up to tackle widespread software piracy in locations across the country.  

 Low-cost Jetstar Pacific Airlines on May 21 announced that it had earned a profit of about VND100 billion (more than US$4.54 million) in the first four months of this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Located at an altitude of over 2,000m with a cool climate all year round, Y Ty in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai is a favorite destination of domestic and international tourists.

 US mathematician John Nash, who inspired the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind, has died in a car crash with his wife, police have said.

 Greece cannot make a repayment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) due on 5 June as it does not have the money, the interior minister says.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As golf has become an increasingly attractive sport here, as well as a lucrative component within the country's tourism industry, many foreign and domestic investors are rushing to build costly golf courses throughout Vietnam.

 A total of 139 grave sites of suspected migrants have been found in 28 human-trafficking camps close to the Thai border in north Malaysia, say police.

 Diagnosed with gastrointestinal bleeding due to having very rare expanded oesophageal veins, Duong Gia Phuc, a two years old boy in HCM City, was vomiting blood; a life threatening situation.

 A Ha Noi joint inspection team has seized some 1,877 handbags with fake labels of famous brands from a manufacturer in Thao Noi village in suburban Phu Xuyen district.

  A team of experts and professors from the University of Transport and Communications (UTC) recently submitted an analysis of the recent shifting that appeared on the country's highways.

 The Hanoi People's Committee has agreed for work to resume at eight construction sites along the first skytrain railway in Ha Noi after safety concerns were resolved following a thorough inspection of the sites.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's struggle with its degrading biodiversity was the top concern expressed by experts at a meeting commemorating International Day for Biological Diversity at Botanical Garden, Ha Noi, on Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Thi Ha Thanh is not the only gold medal hope of Viet Nam at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, but other gymnasts are also aiming to snatch at least eight titles in Singapore.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Tram Anh, 21, will represent Viet Nam at a United Nations Alliance of Civilisation and Education First Summer School programme in New York from June 13 to 20.

 Scientists have proposed the establishment of a state company specialised in storing radioactive waste ahead of the construction of two nuclear power plants in Ninh Thuan province.

 Eight foreign-owned companies were found using unlicensed software valued at more than VND13.5 billion (US$643 million) by an inter-ministerial team that carried out a month-long inspection.