An Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia, killing at least seven people, was travelling at twice the speed limit, say safety experts.

Project awakens Vietnam’s beauty, Cafe chain staff wins barista competition, Khau Vai Love Market to attract visitors to Ha Giang, Wood chips turned into jewelry, Scholars discuss religious culture role in sustainable development

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Tru, 122 years old, a resident of Da Phuoc Commune, Binh Chanh District in Ho Chi Minh City on May 13 received the World's Oldest Person certificate of the Hong Kong-based World Records Association.

  American pop singer Katy Perry, the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, on May 12 showed up at the Forbes Under 30 Summit at the Gem Center in HCMC’s District 1 as a speaker to inspire local youth on pursuing their dreams and building their future.

 Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam on May 13 joined a live interview with the ABC News for its "Good Morning America" to introduce Viet Nam’s tourism.

 A signing programme aimed towards ending the use of rhino horns has achieved positive results after a month since it was launched with over 30,000 signatures collected.

 Vietnam will send a 13-member swimming team, including eight athletes, to the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, to be held in Singapore next month, targeting to win at least ten gold medals. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The latest dong one-percent devaluation on May 7, though described as “unavoidable”, has raised controversy, because this will lead to a heavier public debt burden.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday gave qualified approval to several reform proposals made by the nation's top prosecutorial agency, the Viet Nam Supreme People's Procuracy.

 Scientist and experts have renewed their calls to the National Assembly and the Government to take prompt actions to save the Dong Nai River in Dong Nai Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A giant oarfish 4m long on May was found on the beach of Trung Trach commune in Bo Trach district, Quang Binh province, in central Vietnam.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai and its chairman, Doan Nguyen Duc, announced yesterday that together the company and its chairman will purchase 15 million shares of the company through trades on the stock exchange from now until mid-June.

 The Mekong Delta provinces are shifting crops and cultivation habits in accordance with respective natural conditions as one of the measures making them adapt to climate change, according to the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region.

Hanoi authorities have suspended work at Nhon - Ha Noi Station metro project, pending an investigation into two accidents that occurred at construction sites.

 Ha Noi's sewers and drains are said to be inadequate to cope with heavy flooding, likely to arrive with the coming storm season.

The Government has further simplified immigration requirements for international visitors in the wake of tour operators’ complaints about discouraging immigration procedures.  

 Vietnam, Italy talk cooperation in culture, education, Vietnam, Germany share education, culture policymaking

 Information technology (IT) companies in Vietnam are in need of personnel in mobile application programming due to a shortage of workers in the field, the Ha Noi Moi (New Hanoi) daily reported.

 Vietnam’s leading property developer Vingroup will invest VND19 trillion ($884.6 million) in an amusement-accommodation and ecological park complex in Vu Yen Island in Hai Phong City, according to newswire Cafef.

 Vietnamese cyclist Nguyen Thi That has been invited to participate in a training course at the World Cycling Centre in Aigle city in Switzerland.