The Ministry of Education and Training yesterday announced that over 1 million candidates register to sit for high school graduation examination for the academic year 2014-2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Railway Corporation will reduce costs by up to 15 per cent on North-South train tickets this summer to attract more travelers to long-range train travel.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung reviewed progress made in the six months since the introduction of a new cigarette smuggling decree during an online meeting late Thursday with 11 cities and provinces.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singapore authorities have seized nearly 2,000 pieces of ivory tusks and four rhino horns from shipping containers from Kenya on their way to Vietnam.

 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.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In May the East Sea was unusually busy with trips back and forth, speeches of government leaders in and outside the region, and comments of experts and concerns of the public about China’s illegal construction activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Striker Le Cong Vinh has boosted Viet Nam's morale before Viet Nam's national football team meets Thailand in the Group F opening game of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Price Control Agency under the Ministry of Finance (MOF) has confirmed that  formula milk companies are not conducting transfer pricing, vowing to clarify the problem.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Viet Chuc, former vice-chairman of the National Assembly Commission for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, spoke to Khoa hoc & Doi song newspaper about Ha Noi civil-service exams.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam relinquished their lead the last seconds of a friendly against Myanmar on Friday at Quang Ninh Province's Cam Pha Stadium.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For a long time, Son Tra Peninsula has been seen as a green lung and wind barrier for Danang City on the central coast.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A concert of classical compositions by Antonio Vivaldi will take place at the HCM City Opera House at No. 7 Lam Son Square in District 1 on May 29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to Dak Lak Province in the central highlands have an opportunity to ride an elephants and learn how local people hunt and tame elephants.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Railway safety has been put to the test as more fatal accidents have been reported along the north-south railway this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A recent downturn in the number of international tourists has prompted Hanoi’s hoteliers to come up with new strategies to regain stable occupancy rates.

 VietNamNet Bridge – American artist Heather McClellan feels a special connection to the older Vietnamese women she met while travelling across in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dai Ngan Restaurant in Ha Noi is a haven for vegetarians.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – New free trade agreements will help Vietnamese companies improve access to markets and diminish costs, but they will also require strategies and policies to minimise the probability of trade lawsuits,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Singaporean company - Freight Links Capital Pte., Ltd - has proposed to build a port for vessels of up to 50,000 DWT in the Vung Ang port in Ha Tinh province, in central Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Thi Nguyet Anh's disability hasn't stopped her from pursuing her art. She's working on perfecting her collection of preserved butterflies, spread out in frames against colourful backgrounds. Kim Anh reports.