Prime Minister receives RoK legislator, German press hails late President Ho Chi Minh, Deputy PM meets with former Lao leader, Late President’s 125th birth anniversary marked abroad, East Sea issues lie at heart of seminars in France

 The Ha Tinh Police’s investigation division arrested two men, both from the Republic of Korea, on May 19 as part of an investigation into a fatal scaffolding collapse on March 25.

VietNamNet Bridge - The last time the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) announced the prime interest rate was in 2009, or six years ago.

Bolivia wishes to further enhance its mutually-benefiting cooperation with Vietnam, stated Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera at his talks with visiting Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan in La Paz on May 18.

 Eleven draft laws are expected to be approved and 15 others will be scrutinised during the ninth sitting of the 13th National Assembly (NA), scheduled to convene on May 20, in a bid to implement the 2013 Constitution more effectively.

VietNamNet Bridge - Upgrading ships and turning them into mobile military bases, which Malaysia is doing, is within Vietnamese reach, scientists say.

VietNamNet Bridge - University entrance-exam preparation centers, which mushroomed in number some years ago, will be shut down because of a new exam regulation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new law was needed to tackle water pollution a workshop has been told in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A consortium of South Korean firms Hanwha E&C and K-Water have proposed implementing a wastewater treatment facility for the Tan Hoa-Lo Gom canal basin in HCMC

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three music concerts will be held in HCMC, Hanoi and Hue on May 23, May 30, and June 6 respectively in commemoration of the late famous musician Trinh Cong Son.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Terraced rice fields in Yen Bai, tea hills in Thai Nguyen, rocky islands offshore Quang Ninh and ancient villages are typical images of northern Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Nam Province plans to relocate a Cham ruin in the path of a highway project because the road must go ahead.

China's illegal construction activities in the East Sea have worried many countries. Below is the timeline of China's activities in the East Sea from 2012 to early 2015, compiled by VietNamNet. 

 Foreign businesses (FBs) wishing to establish representative offices (ROs) and branches in Vietnam are recommended to take notice of statutory conditions, dossier components, orders, procedures, and required tasks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During the war, many people in northern Vietnam left behind their loved ones and families to go to the southern front. At that time, letters were the only means of communicating with the people back home.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Health experts believe that food safety is still a major problem in big cities and provinces, especially at factory canteens at industrial parks in HCM City and Binh Duong.

 Effective restructuring is vital for local commcercial banks to survive the coming tough competition after the market is fully liberalised in line with ASEAN Economic Community commitments.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has requested brewery enterprises to stamp their products, a solution the ministry believes is important to avoid trade fraud.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Visitors traveling along the coast of Quang Nam province in central Vietnam will have a chance to see largehead hairtails caught by local fisherman.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 520ha Hue Royal Citadel, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, is covered by green when it is viewed from above.