Thousands of Buddhists flocked to the street to see 32 flower-decorated vehicles while on Nhieu Loc and Tau Hu canals, flower-decorated boats participated in the lantern festival celebrating the Vesak Day.

VietNamNet Bridge – Sucker-mouth fish, an invasive species of South American origin, have appeared in large quantities in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, threatening the lives of indigenous aquatic species.

 The newly discovered cave is two kilometer long. It is seven kilometer shorter and 30-50m wider than the 200m high and 150m wide Son Doong Cave.

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 Three men who caused a massive blackout in 22 southern provinces and cities on Wednesday are expected to be prosecuted, according to southern Binh Duong Province's Police.

  A flood of students will be graduating in June, but many of them will not be able to find jobs, according to HCM City's Centre for Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labour Market Information.

 Duc Tuan to perform at Da Nang theatre; Singing competition open to overseas Vietnamese; Binh Quoi village river tours present HCM City in new light; Cartoon show for kids

 UK volunteers cycle for Vietnamese babies; HCM City presents office building to Laos; Training 150,000 rural labourers in 2013; Wall Street English opens first Vietnam centre

 Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has confirmed that the bauxite project in the Central Highlands region will bear fruit in the long run.

 Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem has drawn with M.Paragua from the host Philippines in the sixth round of the Asian Continental Chess Championships.   

 President Barack Obama laid out new guidelines for drone strikes and launched a fresh bid to close Guantanamo, warning that a "perpetual" US war on terror would be self-defeating.

In an effort to save the cashew industry, local authorities have been moving ahead with the special plans to develop cashew growing areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly on May 24 approved the government’s nomination of Dinh Tien Dung as Finance Minister of Vietnam with 71.28% of votes in favour.

 At least nine cars were torched and two schools and a police station were set ablaze as riots swept through Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs early Friday for the fifth straight night, police and firefighters said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bonsais of an entrepreneur named Khang were distrained because Khang could not pay his debts.

 Nation to work with Australia lawmakers; Vietnam attends German’s Social Democratic Party’s celebration; Lao localities hope to foster ties with Vietnam

For the first time, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has publicly backed Mr. Le Khanh Hai as the president of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has been warned against the hastiness in regulating the money policy. Vietnam would have to pay a heavy price for the decision to slash interest rates at unreasonable moments.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) yesterday approved the Prime Minister's proposal to allow Vuong Dinh Hue to leave his post as Finance Minister in order to take on a new role.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An improvised concert will be held with Danish artist Lotte Anker and prominent Ha Noi musicians on Saturday.