Each Vietnamese living in Russia has the responsibility for nurturing and developing the time-honoured friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

 Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung received Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov on May 18, where he expressed his belief in the bright future for cooperation between Hanoi and Moscow.

 Streets across the capital city have been colourfully decorated to celebrate the 2016 National Assembly and all-level People’s Council elections set to take place on May 22.

 The first Vietnamese spacecraft made by a group of Vietnamese engineers was successfully launched into the space from the town of Alice Springs in Australia on May 16.

 Three scientists were honoured at the Ta Quang Buu Awards, which is held annually to honour exceptional basic scientific researches, at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 18.

VietNamNet Bridge – Salt makers in Duc Pho district, Quang Ngai province, the home of the country’s largest salt field of Sa Huynh, have abandoned their job to earn their living by other jobs, far from home, because of the drop in salt prices.

James Josehph Kendal, the founder of the Keep Hanoi Clean group, was honoured with an insignia from Chairman of the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on May 18.

Former US Congressman Eni Faleomavaega issued a press release in which he reaffirms his support for Vietnam and hails the country’s human rights progress in the context of the President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After 20 years of normalized relations, the US has become the 2nd largest trade partner of Vietnam, after China. Vietnam’s position in trade relations with the US also rose from 26th in 2014 to 19th at present.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has decided to save Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group, which has incurred big debts and tumbling share prices. However, the Prime Minister will make the final decision.

Vietnam Gold Trading Association chairman, Nguyen Thanh Long, asked the central bank and the Ministry of Finance to set up a national gold trading floor to mobilise gold from local people.

Vietnam is boosting the expansion of international terminals to contribute to the socio-economic development of the country in general and provinces in particular, while simultaneously meeting the increasing demand for air transportation.

The spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights made inaccurate and false remarks at recent gatherings in Hanoi and HCMC under the pretext of environmental protection following the mass deaths of fish along Vietnam’s central coast.

 Nexttel, Viettel's brand in Cameroon, won the award for best Internet Service Provider in Cameroon at the 2015 Ascom Prizes for communications companies last month.

 Experts believe the central bank is loosening its monetary policies to support businesses and boost economic growth.

 Vietnamese female boxers hope to have tickets to the Rio Olympics in 2016 via the World Boxing Championships, an Olympic qualifying round, to be held in Kazakhstan today.

 Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Rich “Ace" Franklin will have a martial arts exchange in HCM City on May 21.

Phan Thi Hanh, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Association of Midwives, has become the first Vietnamese winner of the Midwives4all award, a global initiative by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is a big footwear exporter, but many Vietnamese do not wear domestically made shoes.

 The Vietnamese dairy firm TH True Milk began the first phase of its large-scale cow breeding and farming project in Moscow, Russia on May 18.