Three Vietnamese fishermen working on Singapore’s Le Tong Patriot ship received emergency aid at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) after they suffered severe burns from a fire on board on May 6.

President Tran Dai Quang spoke at the Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on APEC Toward 2020 and Beyond on May 16.

The Asia-Pacific region’s software and web developers will participate in a 24-hour app challenge focused on building products that address a persistent regional challenge: how can more micro and small businesses start exporting to foreign markets?

VietNamNet Bridge - Though China is the biggest export market for Vietnam, most of the exports go through unofficial channels. 

 Viet Nam U15 team beat Malaysia 2-1 in the third match of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-15 Women’s Championship in Laos on May 14.

 A group of 17 tourists from Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province who were on a field trip to Da Nang were admitted to the city’s General Hospital on Sunday night, suffering from food poisoning.

 Myanmar wishes that Vietnamese businesses will increase their investment in the country, Speaker of Myanmar’s Parliament and House of Nationalities Mahn Win Khaing Than told Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 The Prime Minister has issued a national action plan for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which adopted at the UN Summit in New York, the US, in September, 2016. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the Vietnam-Japan University to become an international standard research university, focusing on training highly-qualified human resources for society.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong reiterated Vietnam’s consistent policy of treasuring and expanding the friendship and multi-faceted partnership with Myanmar via Party, Government, and parliament channels and people-to-people exchange.

 The Vietnamese State and Government support the enhancement of relations with Japan’s Kyushu region, and welcome businesses from the region and Fukuoka prefecture in particular to invest in Vietnam, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh said.

Vietnam is facing tough challenges to fulfil its economic growth target for this year amidst the country is experiencing trade deficit and depending on foreign direct investment sector, held Dr. Vu Thanh Tu Anh.

 The 14th National Assembly Standing Committee reviewed personnel work at its 10th session in Hanoi on May 15 afternoon.

 The spread of WannaCry ransomware has been wreaking havoc across the world since May 12, and several Vietnamese businesses and agencies are advised to take cautions.

 The benchmark VN Index reversed a four-day rise on May 15 as large-cap stocks were hit by profit-taking.

 President Tran Dai Quang, his spouse and the Vietnamese delegation left Beijing on May 15, concluding a five-day State visit to China, during which he also attended the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

VietNamNet Bridge - A teacher in Hanoi has been sacked after he pulled a student’s ear and slapped his face after being teased by students. 

VietNamNet Bridge - A lot of people have become rich by running garbage collection rings, considered valuable assets transferred from generation to generation.

VietNamNet Bridge - Retailers’ great efforts to develop online sales have been rewarded with initial success. 

Officially setting foot in the Vietnamese market two months ago, in mid-March, Xiaomi was expected to bring to Vietnamese users high-quality products with suitable models and reasonable prices.