Social order in Ho Chi Minh City was disrupted on May 1 and 8 after some mass gatherings were held in the name of environment protection using the context of the unusual mass fish deaths in the north central provinces.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico and the Republic of Guatemala Le Linh Lan has pledged to accelerate the formation of a legal framework for the friendship and cooperation between the two countries, bringing pragmatic interests for their people.

 Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh, Vietnam's permanent representative to the UN, rejected the inaccurate, biased and unverified information provided by the spokesperson of the UNHCR on May 13.

 The Prime Minister has decided to launch a national steering committee to implement an action plan to tackle hunger in Vietnam between 2016 and 2025.

VietNamNet Bridge - Soon after Thailand announced the plan to sell 11.4 million tons of rice in stockpile over a two-month period, Vietnam’s exporters predicted they would be hurt by the move

VietNamNet Bridge - The construction of artificial islands and permanent infrastructure items has adversely affected Vietnam's territorial waters.

VietNamNet Bridge - Going to university is no longer ‘a must’ for many Vietnamese students, who would rather go to vocational schools and work at factories than attend university and remain unemployed.

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCM City People’s Committee has proposed to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Ministry of Industry & Trade (MOIT) to create a legal framework for the production and use of unburned bricks.

VietNamNet Bridge - A saturated market and stiff competition have forced certificate authorities (CAs) to slash service fees and offer a sky-high discount rate of 75-80 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge - A survey by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has found that businesses operate under the regulation of 7,000 sub-licenses or 7,000 business conditions.

Vietnam is unlikely to reach its target for the development of renewable energy in the nation’s revised power master plan, as low electricity prices are turning off domestic and foreign investors.

 The Prime Minister recently issued Decision No.793/QD-TTg, selecting July 30 as Vietnam’s Anti-Human Trafficking Day.

Banks are rushing to get listed on the stock exchange this year, as ordered by the State Bank of Vietnam.

Việt Nam’s power needs could be fully met by renewable energy by 2050, according to a new report by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Việt Nam and Việt Nam Sustainable Energy Alliance.

According to an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, just over 3% of the retail market of Vietnam is in the hands of foreign investors, in which the largest part belonging to Big C supermarket chain.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In the dry season, workers at the Da Lat lighthouse have to save every drop of water.

VietNamNet Bridge - New credit packages to help stimulate real estate demand will be launched as the national VND30 trillion package for low-income earners ends disbursement in June.

VietNamNet Bridge - Phu Do Village has been making rice vermicelli for more than 400 years. However, the traditional job has caused serious pollution in the village.

 Football, volleyball, table tennis, jogging, and aerobics are among the most popular sports for locals and soldiers on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

 There has been much talk about the National Assembly’s silent deputies, which has led to discussions about how to improve the quality of the work done by the people’s elected representatives.