The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MoNRE) will ask the Government to postpone a controversial urban development project on the Dong Nai riverbank.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People in Thuong Dinh village in Quang Xuong district in Thanh Hoa province harvest tobacco. Tobacco plants are grown in September and harvested in April-May of the next year.

 The death toll in the heatwave sweeping India has passed 1,000, with temperatures nearing 50C (122F) in some areas.

VietNamNet Bridge – Holding nearly 50% of the domestic gasoline market, Petrolimex Group suffered huge losses last year, mainly caused by its subsidiary in Singapore.

 Six football officials have been arrested over corruption charges at governing body Fifa, at a hotel in Zurich, Switzerland.

 A landslide occurred early today in Can Tho City's Cai Rang District, sweeping away three houses and more than 50m of a road into the River Can Tho.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s swimming star Nguyen Thi Anh Vien and her trainer, Dang Anh Tuan were honoured with the third-class Labour Orders at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Khanh Hoa provincial authorities have shown their strong determination to develop Phuong Hoang beach (Phoenix) in Nha Trang City, ignoring protests from organizations.

 New World Bridal Fashion Show lures huge crowd, Free film-making class opens, American classical play enthralls Hanoians, 2015 Golden Spoon cooking contest kicks off in Binh Duong, First underground exhibition opened in Quang Tri

 The Politburo has issued Directive No.45-CT/TW enhancing the implementation of its resolution on work related to overseas Vietnamese (OVs) dated March 26, 2004.

 Orbis Flying Eye Hospital arrived at Noi Bai Airport on May 26 to give free eye surgery to patients with eyesight problems and deliver training courses to medical officials after an 11-day stay in Hue.

EPS Group from the United Arab Emirates proposed to build an intelligent parking lot in HCM City in the form of BOT, at a cost of $500 million, at a recent meeting with HCM City’s Chairman Le Hoang Quan.

 Khoa Tran Eco-Tour in the ancient town of Hoi An has launched a new tour featuring ba trao, a traditional singing style of local fishermen.

 Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked the Ha Noi People's Committee to investigate the issue of maintenance fee at Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower, after residents raised concerns.

 The Viet Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) is accelerating negotiations with its strategic Japanese investor, JX Nippon Oil and Energy, to sell 15-25 per cent of its stakes through a share issue to raise charter capital.

 A decade-long cyber espionage operation for stealing sensitive information from India and several ASEAN countries, including Viet Nam, was discovered by American security firm FireEye.

 The Viet Nam Marine Turtle Conservation Action Plan will be implemented over the next decade under a Memorandum of Understanding between Viet Nam and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

HCMC signs cooperation MoUs with RoK giants, Ha Tinh terminates trillion-dong steel complex project, Trade sees $1.87b deficit in first half of May, VietJet, VNPT to co-operate on telecommunications

 SmarterTravel, one of the largest online travel resources of the US, has revealed the world’s top 27 amazing natural wonders in Asia, including 3 destinations in Vietnam.

 Some 40 sketches and eight oil paintings featuring General Vo Nguyen Giap are being showcased at an exhibition which opened on May 26 at the Vietnam Military History Museum.