Viet Nam has lost several important players ahead of the Southeast Asian Games to be held in Singapore next month.

 Police in HCM City broke up a gambling ring, which was operating on a large scale in the city's Binh Thanh District.

 Central and southern provinces in Vietnam are working hard to cope with risks of forest fires and saltwater intrusion resulting from the ongoing dry season.

 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc started a visit to Singapore on May 10 as the 48 th guest of Singapore ’s “Friends of Lee Kuan Yew” programme.

 A journalist from the Republic of Korea has recently published a book about Vietnam, portraying the country as dynamic, proud and brimming with potential.

 The Prime Minister has approved a master plan to strengthen transport connectivity in ASEAN through 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With modern architecture, highlights and a color lighting system, the overpass at the gateway to Danang shimmers at sundown. It has also become a new symbol of the city.

  The recruiting process for Government jobs in Ha Noi was law-abiding and fair, the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Tran Anh Tuan, maintained on Thursday.

 Windows 10 is going to be the last major revision of the operating system.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many banks have announced they will not pay 2014’s dividends to shareholders, even though they have declared trillions of dong in profit. This has raised doubts about the status of the banks’ health.  

 Beetle plague eats up local homes, Whirlwind wrecks houses, Ha Noi taxi fares may rise, Ninh Thuan farmers protest salt works, Armed thieves arrested for trying to steal endangered timber, El Nino may create severe heatwaves

 The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Liberia free of the Ebola virus, confirming that the country has had no new cases in 42 days.

ADB agrees to issue infrastructure loans, Supermarkets to replace US chicken products, Sugar industry in balance struggle, Amata plans US$1.6 billion industrial complex in Quang Ninh, Vietnam agriculture exports face uphill struggle

 The responsibilities of entities and individuals involved in projects which have exceeded their planned investment capital will be clarified following a recent instruction from the Government.

 A powerful typhoon has hit the north-east Philippines, in Cagayan province, killing two people and cutting electricity supplies to many parts of the region.

 Gymnast Thanh wins gold at world cup; Viet Nam to leave for SEA Games; Triet wins first stage of cycling tour

 Amata VN PCL, a unit of Thailand's biggest industrial estate developer, Amata Corp PCL, has announced plans to invest in an industrial park in the northern city of Quang Ninh.

 Flamboyant Flower Festival 2015 opens in Hai Phong, Ha Long Carnival 2015 kicks off, Vietnamese culture highlighted in the US, Vietnamese poet auctions collection for Nepal, Conservationists discuss Hue carvings

The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in central Quang Binh Province has reported three new species of eyeless spider in the park.

 HDBank signed an agreement for strategic co-operation with South Korea's HanaBank last Friday.