The 2015 Vietnam Festival is scheduled to take place in Yoyogi park in Tokyo, Japan on June 13-14, as heard a press conference in the city on May 13.

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 Vietnam and the Czech Republic issued a joint statement on the occasion of State President Truong Tan Sang’s visit to the European country from May 10-13 at the invitation of President Milos Zeman.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of health insurance buyers has reduced by 1.2 million in the first four months of 2015 compared to 64 million by the end of 2014.

 Vietnam is now the only comprehensive strategic partnership of Russia in the Asia-Pacific region and bilateral ties have reached the highest ever level, Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnokov said at a press conference in Hanoi on May 13.

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 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung welcomed the first accredited Peruvian Ambassador to Vietnam Carlos Berninzon in Hanoi on May 13, during which he confirmed Vietnam’s wish to deepen cooperation with Peru in all fields.

 Vietnam and Azerbaijan have great cooperation potential in the oil and gas sector, stated Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during an interview with the Vietnam News Agency ahead of Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang’s visit to Azerbaijan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Kon Ka Kinh national park, dubbed the “roof of Gia Lai Province”, is set to become a biodiversity reserve hub owing to its diversified flora and fauna.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved adding eight national hi-tech agriculture parks to the master zoning plan for this sector until 2020 with a vision toward 2030.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The top palaces in the country are the Thanh Chuong Viet Palace of artist Thanh Chuong in Hanoi and the Chinese-style palace of a businessman in Nghe An Province.

 The Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has proposed the Government and the Transport Ministry to retain 51 to 65 per cent of the State-owned capital at Hai Phong Port.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Vietnam was seen as an ideal destination for art inspiration by some French artists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The cost of 551 types of medicine in HCM City will be cut by 10 per cent following an announcement made at a meeting held by the city's Department of Health on Saturday.

 Former beauty queen Trieu Thi Ha was inducted as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for a project aimed at preserving traditional Vietnamese culture at a ceremony held May 12 in HCM City.

 The transport ministry has submitted the equitisation plan of the Airports Corporation of Viet Nam (ACV) to the Prime Minister for approval.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ban Gioc Waterfall in Vietnam’s northern Cao Bang Province has been listed among top 15 most amazing waterfalls in the world, according to Thrillist-a leading US food, drink and travel website.

 Vietnam and the Czech Republic are keen to boost defence cooperation in the time to come, said Deputy Minister of Defence Truong Quang Khanh at a meeting with his Czech counterpart Tomas Kuchta in Prague on May 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Whether they are drought-tolerant cattle, tens of thousands of sheeps in Ninh Thuan province, central Vietnam, are at risk of death because of prolonged drought.