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.

 Vietnam’s leading shooters including Hoang Xuan Vinh, Ha Minh Thanh, Le Thi Hoang Ngoc, Nguyen Hoang Phuong and Tran Quoc Cuong, will represent the country in the 2015 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA from May 12 to 19. 

Vietnam is taking its claim of legitimate sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly archipelagos to the national and international court of public opinion, with major exhibitions to be held in France, Russia, the US and the Czech Republic.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Manchester United legend Mikael Silvestre will visit Viet Nam as part of the UNITED: LIVE fan party's final leg in HCM City on May 24.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has suggested not offering the concession to exploit airports to air carriers, warning that if airports are put under control by airlines, this would create unhealthy competition in the market.

 A trailer of the Vietnamese movieDoat Hon (Hollow), entitledTheatrical Trailer #2,was named the Best Foreign Horror Trailer at the 16th annual Golden Trailer Awards.

 Thirty-two teams have gathered for the final round of the 2015 Viet Nam Robot (Robocon) contest that opened last night in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Can Tho.

 American R&B and soul singer-songwriter Peabo Bryson will visit Viet Nam in September to perform in the musical show In The Spotlight.

 Kinh Do Joint Stock Company has taken a major step in developing its new instant noodle business by tying up with giant Taiwanese producer Saigon Ve Wong.

 April was a positive month for Vietnamese auto sales, though carmakers have claimed difficulties conducting business in the country's unstable and undevel-oped automobile industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – International Internet connection to Vietnam has back to normal yesterday, after 20 days of incident.

 Police investigators have decided to prosecute Kim Quoc Hoa, former Editor-in-Chief of The Elderly newspaper, after an investigation into an accusation that he abused his freedom and democratic rights to violate the State's interests and rights.

 Concerned individuals and organisations are offering their comments on a draft of 45 criteria for evaluating the quality of English textbooks for primary to high school education nationwide.

VietNamNet Bridge – The full name of a Vietnamese citizen should not have more than 25 alphabets, or have numbers or symbols, 

 Selected prints from novels by award winning German graphic artist and author Reinhard Kleist are on display at an exhibition at the Goethe Instiute in Hanoi which runs until the end of the month.

 The Ministry of Science and Technology and the French space agency held a workshop in Hanoi on May 12, enabling scientists to share experience and build cooperation programmes in outer space for sustainable and long-term mutual interests.

 VietNamNet Bridge - 43 Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) have arrived safely at the Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program - Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW) after being rescued from animal traders in Hoa Binh province.

Central Quang Binh province is calling for investments in 34 local tourism projects between 2015 and 2020 with a combined estimated cost of 20 trillion VND (921.4 million USD).  

 Vietnam, France discuss stepping up cooperation, Vietnamese Embassy attends charitable fair in DPRK, Vietnam, San Marino share experience in education, culture, youth