Hanoi moves to protect intangible cultures, Belgian novel hits the shelves, UP Station offers Latin music, Actor Nguyen Anh Dung dies at 64, Ao Dai fashion show at Paris fair 2015

VietNamNet Bridge - The amount of money Vietnamese spent in the first four months of the year to import cars, from budget models to luxury vehicles, increased sharply. 

 More than 5,800 migrants have been rescued and 10 bodies recovered off the Libyan coast over the weekend, the Italian coastguard says.

HCM City develops seaport system, Hanoi moves to lure more foreign investment, Foreign meat floods Vietnamese market, Investors interested in railway projects, More interest shown at Hanoi auctions

 Singer Dong Nhi became the champion of the first season of a reality television music competition “The Remix” in Vietnam which ended in Ho Chi Minh on May 4.

 On 1 April, 2014, a Magnitude 8.2 earthquake rocked northern Chile. Six people died, 2,500 homes were damaged and 80,000 people were displaced. Just over one year later, a M7.8 earthquake strikes Nepal.

 The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has asked the Government of Viet Nam to issue new Government bonds in the international capital markets for debt rescheduling.

 Vietnam plans to put some 2,200 km of highways into operation by 2020, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Hong Truong told our reporter in a recent interview.

 Viettel Global plans to invest a total VND47.5 trillion ($2.23 billion) in eight new foreign markets in the 2015-2017 period.

 A series of Saigon images at dusk were captured from different angles by smartphones.

 Pictures by Vietnamese artists in the early 20th century have captured the major attention of international customers at auctions and been sold at high prices, even up to more than VND18 billion.

 Traffic police fine driver of overloaded coach, Fine imposed for ignoring forest fees, Truck driver caught dumping waste water, Brothers arrested for drug trafficking, Police detain driver in deadly holiday accident in Da Nang

 Nearly 200 houses were damaged or had their roofs blown away by a whirlwind in the last few days in the central Nghe An Province.

  Senior Government officials have acknowledged that a skewed vision of development has severely degraded the natural environment and called for urgent remedial measures to stem the rot.

VietNamNet Bridge - While economists see signs of an economic recovery, businesses continue to be pessimistic as sales remained lower than expected during the April holiday.

 The national women's football team of Viet Nam has been invited to play a friendly match against the Australian squad later this month.

 SHB Da Nang are set to strengthen its forward line with Cuban player Yaikel Perez from the second stage of Toyota V League 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dong Nai came from behind to beat host Song Lam Nghe An 2-1 in a round 11 match of the V League 1 yesterday, May 3.

VietNamNet Bridge – Si, a newly established restaurant in HCMC’s District 1, might bring an unforgettable experience to diners as they are served beautifully prepared Vietnamese dishes and surrounded by numerous antiques

 Vietnam expects a number of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth billions of US dollars currently under negotiation to be finalised this year and in 2016, experts have said.