An anonymous Vietnamese businessman has donated $1,000 to buy a repatriation plane ticket for a Russian with a metal problem to go home. The Russian man had been  wandering for months in Khanh Hoa.

 Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh and Portuguese FM Augusto Santos Silva have agreed to double efforts to raise the two-way trade value to US$1 billion by 20202.

 From 2012 to 2016, there have been 127,258 domestic violence nationwide which many of cases lead to divorce. Worse, 83.69 percent of domestic violence cases were committed by males.

HCM City's retail market to see large quantity of floor area by end of 2018, according to Colliers report.

First-ever Asian Venture Capital Journal forum hears from international investors about investment opportunities in Vietnam.

 Microsoft Vietnam has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee to develop the south-central beach city of Nha Trang into a smart city with a particular focus on tourism.

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Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh reported on May 22 before the National Assembly that the tourism sector had a good start in the first months of the year, and that the government hopes to see the number of foreign travelers increase by 30 percent in 2017.

 The enforcement of the law on tobacco harm reduction should be promoted in ministries, branches and local authorities to reduce dangers from smoking and lower the death rate caused by smoking, said Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.

 The Prime Minister on May 28 issued an official dispatch urging urgent actions to curb and prevent illegal operation of Vietnamese fishing boats and fishermen in foreign waters.

 Belgian cueist Eddy Merckx won the title at the World Cup 3-Cushion 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City on May 28. 

 Vietnamese wood companies will not exploit, transport, process, produce or trade in illegal wood and wooden products, according to the Viet Nam Wood and Forest Association (VIFORES).

 E-commerce in Viet Nam is more developed than some Southeast Asian countries and is poised to expand in coming years, according to a market research company.

 A resident of central Quang Binh Province has discovered thousands of human bone pieces that are believed to be of the victims of massacres by the French colonists.  The resident was digging the ground for building a home foundation.

 Hosts HCM City topped the table in the National Muay Thai Championships, which concluded on May 27.

 Lai Ly Huynh lost his only match in the National Chinese Chess Team Championships’ blitz event, but it did not stop him from retaining the men’s title on May 28 in Danang City.

 Diagnoses of occupational diseases are on the rise in Vietnam and several new occupations have been found to cause respiratory diseases and deafness, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

The official visit from May 29-31 will be the first trip to the US by Nguyen Xuan Phuc as Prime Minister of Vietnam and also the first time a Vietnamese senior leader will meet with US President Donald Trump since the countries had new leaders.

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai participated in the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on women’s economic empowerment in Vilnius, Lithuania, on May 25-26.

 Vietnam’s U20 football team were defeated by Honduras 2-0 in the last match of Group E of the FIFA U20 World Cup in the Republic of Korea on May 28.