VietNamNet Bridge - These pictures about the past and present Con Dao will give readers an authentic look as well as the history of the famous island in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

 Asia-Pacific’s growth remains strong for 2016, 2017: IMF, EU trade deal may result in growing Vietnam trade deficits, Canada energy firm eyes US$150 mln solar power plant in Vietnam, China invests over US$56 bil in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Manchester United ambassadors Dwight Yorke and Bryan Robson will come to Ha Noi on May 15 to take part in an on-stage Q&A with fans.

 Foreign airlines are rolling up their sleeves to launch new services to Vietnam this summer.

Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group, operator of the Vinaphone network, reported the highest growth in profit in the first quarter of  2016, according to the three telecom companies’ recent reports.

 The Vietnam Fisheries Society (VFS) on May 4 issued a statement opposing the sinking of a local fishing boat in Vietnam’s waters by a foreign vessel, according to the Lao Dong newspaper.

Vietnam is one of 18 countries in the world where leaving a tip is optional, according to Business Insider, a US business and entertainment website.

 The interdisciplinary inspection team led by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has started to check the wastewater treatment system of Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Ltd.

VietNamNet Bridge - Let's see what women in Saigon wore in the 1960s. Their fashion is not different from today's, which was modern and elegant.

VietNamNet Bridge - The training method for doctoral students "does not resemble any other country in the world’, which has produced low-quality theses and ‘tien si giay’ (paper PhDs), as called by Vietnamese. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The asset bubble due to massive capital inflow has brought disadvantages to Vietnam economy over the last decade, according to Dr Huynh The Du, director of the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program (FETP).

 Vietnam’s real estate market needs the Government to issue long-term policies to ensure sustainable growth in the future. 

 Vietnam plan to bring its total cacao area to 50,000 hectares by 2020, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed his hope that US companies operating in Vietnam will reap more successes and pledged all possible conditions for foreign investors, including those from the US.

 The military-run telecom group, Viettel, will establish a representative office in Ethiopia in East Africa with the aim of researching the market and promoting investment in the country, Viettel said.

 Standard & Poor's (S&P) last week gave Viet Nam a crediting rating of BB-/B and a stable outlook, unchanged from the ratings announced in March 2015. 

 The Government asked ministers and chairmen of provincial and municipal people's committees to build action plans to improve the country's business environment and competitiveness for the third year in a row.

VietNamNet Bridge - A type of virus that has spread odd links on Microsoft’s Skype, a messaging app, can only be identified by some anti-virus software.

 Vietnam representative Becamex Binh Duong quit the Asian Football Confederation Champions League after losing 1-2 to FC Tokyo in their Group E match yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

 On Friday at 6.30pm, Manzi Art Space will launch the solo exhibition Into Darkness by artist Vũ Kim Thư.