Transport operators, especially taxi companies, want to lift their rates following the increase in fuel prices last week.

 Phan Thi Ha Thanh won a gold medal in the World Cup in Varna, Bulgaria, in the women's beam on May 10.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam finished fourth at the ASEAN Football Federation Women's Championship after losing to the Under-20 team of Australia 4-3 during the fourth-place playoff match in HCM City yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite strong public pressure, the Ha Noi's People's Committee has approved a plan to build an underground parking lot of nearly 17,000sq.m in Thong Nhat Park.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam U23 were held to a scoreless draw by the South Korean U23 team in a friendly played on Saturday at the Ha Noi-based My Dinh National Stadium.

 Chairwoman and CEO of Vietnam Dairy Products (Vinamilk) Mai Kieu Lien will receive the Nikkei Asia Prizes for economic and business innovation.

 The Government has approved a telecom development master plan that says preparations to introduce 4G technology will begin this year.

 Vietnam bagged two gold medals at the 2015 Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) held in China, announced the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on May 9.

 South African athlete James Cunnama won the IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam, an international triathlon held in the central coastal city of Da Nang on May 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi had few parks and playgrounds because many earmarked for this purpose were being used for parking, business or other projects.

VietNamNet Bridge - What will happen if local authorities all turn down textile investment projects for fear of environmental pollution?

Vietcombank, one of the largest Vietnamese commercial banks, has wrapped up a deal to buy $1 billion worth of government bonds in dollars after one year of hectic preparations.

 Mekong Delta provinces are experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, forcing many enterprises to reduce their operations.

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 Patrol ship Yashima of the Japan Coast Guard with 59 crew member on board docked at Tien Sa Port in Central Da Nang City on May 10.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh has introduced the growth and potential of Vietnam’s oil and gas sector as well as opportunities for foreign investors during the Offshore Technology Conference 2015 in the US’s Houston city.

 President Truong Tan Sang will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan from May 13-15 to consolidate the traditional friendship and look for measures to promote cooperation between the two countries.

President Truong Tan Sang and Russian President Vladimir Putin committed to strengthening the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership during their talks in Moscow on May 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There’s a road named Hanh Phuc (Happiness) in Ha Giang Province – the northernmost point of Vietnam.

Vietnam's coffee export in January-April reached 466,000 tons, down 41% over the same period of last year. Coffee exporters said that besides the fall of demand for coffee beans in the world, another reason may be the competition from China.