Households in inner Hanoi districts will face water shortages as the prolonged hot season approaches, an official has said.

Prime Minister Dung receives RoK Trade Minister, Vietnam, Belize boost bilateral relations, Party Central Committee continues future personnel discussion, East Sea situation discussed at US workshop

 President Truong Tan Sang’s upcoming visit to Russia to attend the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War aims at consolidating and enhancing the two countries’ friendship and multi-faceted cooperation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phung Duc Tien from the National Assembly’s Committee for Science, Technology and Environment talked with Thoi Bao Kinh Te about the need to use more technology in business.

 Viet Nam will need at least US$2 billion until 2020 to modernise its fleet of vessels, Deputy Head of Viet Nam Maritime Administration Bui Thien Thu has said.

 Nga Nam floating market, about 60 km from Soc Trang city, is one of the most bustling markets in the Mekong Delta.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After hours of working his shift at HCM City Paediatrics Hospital No.1, Dr Truong Huu Khanh spends his free time advising parents about their children's health on his Facebook page.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has become a significant site for factories of Samsung, Intel, Microsoft (Nokia) and others. Should it go in this direction and become the workshop of the region and the world?

 Last year, foreign direct investment (FDI) in real estate accounted for 40% of Vietnam’s total foreign investment.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many general school teachers and university lecturers were recently found as not having  education degrees required for their jobs, while they have been working on posts for many years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sanna Khanh Hoa’s 1-0 victory over the much higher-rated Becamex Binh Duong on May 2 was one of the biggest talking points of the 2015 V-League Round 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Shakespeare classic Hamlet, will return to the stage in Viet Nam early this June. It is the first play in a long line of world classics to be performed by the Viet Nam National Drama Theatre.

 Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have officially signed a free trade agreement (FTA) after over two years of negotiations.

VietNamNet Bridge - Will it be a good or bad thing if Vietnam, as a part of South East Asia, becomes a new factory for the world and displace China?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The repair of the Asia Pacific Gateway (AAG) submarine cable network will be completed by 7pm on May 10,  and internet connections will resume completely, according to AAG operator.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Thai companies, Erawadee and Pattaya Snake Show, last week launched the Nha Trang Snake Show Center in the village of Phuoc Dien in Phuoc Dong commune, Nha Trang City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nick Ut, Tim Page and Peter Arnett last week met at a reunion during an exhibition of American photographer Catherine Karnow in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Taiwan has removed the ban on Vietnamese working in the fishing industry and housekeeping jobs to address a labour shortage in the country.

 Facebook says it will allow more websites and other online services to join its "free mobile data" Internet.org scheme.

VietNamNet Bridge - A plan by the Hanoi Education and Training Department to set up telecom wave interfering equipment in some places to ensure security of high school finals has raised controversy.