Natural disasters wreck havoc on aquaculture in Ca Mau, WB-funded green transport project to begin in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam promotes tourism in Germany, Son La to organise third annual plum festival

Australia's Department of the Environment said on Friday it had omitted its contribution to a U.N. report examining the impact of climate change on world heritage sites over concern it could create "confusion" and have a negative impact on tourism.

VietNamNet Bridge - The demand for capital for investment and development remains high, but 500 tons of gold kept by the people, a huge source of capital, has been forgotten.

The widespread Zika virus outbreak in Brazil does not pose enough of a threat to warrant canceling or putting off the Olympic Games set to be held in Rio de Janeiro in August, 

Vietnamese rapper Suboi, 26, was interviewed live on CNN via Skype on May 25 after her exchange with US President Barack Obama in HCM City during a town hall meeting with  a group from the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese who found their names in Panama Papers have described it as a ‘normal thing’. However, experts say that in most cases, it is ‘abnormal’. 

VietNamNet Bridge - CNN site give hints about ten street dishes that every visitor should not miss when they come to Vietnam, including bun cha, nem cuon, ca phe trung, banh mi, bot chien, pho and xoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc held bilateral meetings with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on the occasion of his working visit to Japan on May 26

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 26 met with Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Angel Gurria, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde,

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is seeking international assistance with HIV/AIDS prevention and control to avoid a resurgence of the disease.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famed French singer and songwriter Raphaël Haroche will perform with Francophone students in Ha Noi this weekend.

 Rice export prices edge up, Company classification for tax management sparks concern, HCM City tax agency to monitor big enterprises, Samsung picks three local suppliers, Local car market sees rise in Thai imports

 Vietnam recorded some 225,000 unemployed graduates in the first quarter of 2016 while many industrial zones are still facing serious lack of qualified staff, according to a local official.

Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Ltd. in Ha Tinh Province is being required to pay billions in back taxes by the Taxation Department and Customs Department.

 The tensions between China and Vietnam, or China and the Philippines, or China and other claimants in the East Sea are not of our making, said US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the expanded G7 Summit in Japan.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine has urged the host country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to quickly work with relevant agencies to clarify the unwarranted raid and property confiscation of Vietnamese citizens in Odessa city on May 23.

 Vietnam ’s workforce is estimate to reach 54.47 million in the second quarter of this year, accounting for 76 percent of the country’s above 15 year-old population, a slight rise of only 0.4 percent over the first quarter. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Syria will bring their best players to face host Viet Nam in their friendly match on May 31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The talented chef made “cha ca” (fried fish) in Nha Trang and “banh trang dua” (coconut rice paper) in Giong Trom district of the southern province of Ben Tre.

 Vietnam will win at least a silver medal at the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championship, which is currently on in Sweden.