Vietnam won three gold medals at the two-day Taiwan Athletics Open on May 19.

 Pangolin hunters and smugglers could face a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison under the Penal Code No 100/2015/QH13, as from July 1, 2016, according to Nguyen Van Thai, Director of Save Vietnam’s Wildlife.

  A conference on Vietnam has been held at the National University in San Salvador city, El Salvador, by the El Salvador – Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc had bilateral meetings with leaders of Cambodia, Indonesia and Myanmar in Russia’s Sochi on May 19 on the occasion of the Commemorative Summit to mark the 20th anniversary of ASEAN-Russia dialogue relations.

  The biggest problem facing the Vietnamese aviation sector is the infrastructure at airports, especially at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport, heard a conference in Ha Noi this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem has been chosen as No 1 seed at the Asian Individual Chess Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Uzbekistan on May 25.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 70,000 teachers are likely to be out of jobs by 2020 since the demand is far short of supply,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of organisations have signed a joint action programme in Ha Noi yesterday  (May 19) to support farmers affected by drought, saltwater intrusion, and massive seafood death.

  Ministries and sectors, along with local authorities, must promote their roles and coordination to help improve the domestic business environment and enhance national competitiveness, in accordance with a Government resolution.

Top players Ly Hoang Nam, Nguyen Hoang Thien and Nguyen Minh Tuan will compete in the Dà Nang Tennis Clubs Tournament at Tien Son Sports Centre between May 20 and 25.

 Hanoi has been building new tourism products to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the capital city, affirming its position as a tourism centre of the country, said the municipal Department of Tourism.

“The Essence of Vietnam” will be the common tourism brand of three central coastal localities namely Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam and Da Nang.

 A container shipping route traversing Vung Ang port in the central province of Ha Tinh and accompanying services was officially put into use on May 19.

VietNamNet Bridge - Making unburned bricks from ash appears to be the best solution for the ash discharged by thermal power plants.

A workshop to enhance the understanding of nuclear power among people and media alike was held on May 19 in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge - Teachers appear seem to be very ‘generous’ when giving compliments to students. Nearly all students can receive ‘certificates of satisfactory progress’ when the academic year finishes.

 New Lao Ambassador to Vietnam, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, has affirmed he will do all he can to bring the Vietnam-Laos traditional relationship to a new level.

Assistant to the Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung has affirmed Vietnam’s commitments to actualising sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the 72nd session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

Minister of Defence Ngo Xuan Lich on May 19 received the ambassadors from China, Indonesia, France and the United States to Vietnam and appreciated their contributions to bilateral ties.

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