Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang yesterday agreed to allow high-powered motorcycles to travel on highways as part of a trial.

  Foreigners can extend their property ownership after their 50-year ownership expires under the Housing Law, but not for more than an additional 50 years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though the Windows Phone models launched in the Vietnamese market all bear strong brands and have surprisingly low prices, the mobile phones are becoming less attractive to Vietnamese buyers.

Viet Nam pocketed its third win at the Badminton World Federation Sudirman Cup in China, beating Australian 3-2 yesterday, May 14.

Housing prices in Vietnam are higher than the income of the majority of Vietnamese, but the houses in Vietnam are cheaper than many other countries, according to Nguyen Xuan Quang, president of Nam Long Investment JSC. 

 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his spouse will make an official visit to Vietnam on May 22-23 at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang.

 Japan’s “first ladies of illusion” Ai and Yuki will thrill Vietnamese audiences with their “Zen Magic” programme in Hanoi from May 28 to June 1.

 An estimated 3.2 trillion VND (147.4 million USD) is needed to build a new terminal at Da Nang International Airport in Da Nang central city.

VietNamNet Bridge – Bach Mai General Hospital has, for the first time, successfully treated two prostate cancer patients by using the radioactive seed implant technique.

NA Standing Committee wraps up 38th meeting, Vietnamese gov’t pledges to promote sustainable development, PM receives Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister, Vietnam’s efforts to promote gender equality spotlighted

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh declared Canada’s recent end to a probe into alleged subsidies on imported Vietnamese steel oil pipelines a sound decision.

 President Truong Tan Sang met Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Ogtay Asadov in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on May 14, saying that Vietnam values the development of ties with traditional friends, including Azerbaijan.

In America, ABC’s "Good Morning America" program on May 13 broadcast live footage of the caves of En and Son Doong at the World Natural Heritage Site of Phong Nha - Ke Bang in central Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the fourth lunar month, which begins next week, Co Tu ethnic minority in Dong Giang District, Quang Nam Province will start their Tatrai festival next week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Buu Long Pagoda, with its famous Gotama Cetiya, is known as an ideal place for sightseeing, photographing and relaxation.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Home Affairs has been assigned to build a standard salary rate for cadres, public employees and members of the armed forces.

 Vietnam’s trade deficit is inevitable in Vietnam for 2015 and 2016 but the coming deterioration in the country’s trade balance is assessed as ‘good’, said ANZ Bank.

Secondary school graduates in Nghe An province who have learning capacity below average have been told to go to vocational schools instead of high schools. As a result, many newly built high schools are seriously thirsty for students.

 VietNamNet Bridge – German film director and producer Niko von Glasow will talk about the art of filmmaking and story-telling at the Saigon International Film School next Tuesday.

New terminal for crowded Danang Airport by 2017, Disabled air travellers hampered by lack of proper airport equipment, More rare timber seized in Thua Thien-Hue, Drug trafficker gets life sentence