Hanoi’s Police Department has launched a plan aimed at curbing illegal motorbike street racing in the city as the 2018 World Cup draws near.

VietNamNet Bridge - Thai investors are expected to increase their presence in Vietnam through capital contribution and M&A deals, analysts say. This will pose a challenge for Vietnamese goods.

 The third International Children Festival VTV 2018 will take place in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa, from May 29 to June 3.

 Voters in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong said the recent trial of several major corruption cases has strengthened the public’s trust in the Communist Party of Vietnam. 

 Online real estate brokerages have become increasingly popular over recent years but the day they conquer the market is still some way off.

 Young football talents in Vietnam will have a chance to pursue their dream when the Toyota Junior Football Clinic & Camp 2018 returns this June.

 Ho Chi Minh City is calling for investment in waterway and seaport projects.

Three naval ships of India anchored at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang on May 21, beginning a five-day courtesy visit to the central city.

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of e-banking service users had reached 81 percent by the end of 2017, according to IDG. 

 With improved product quality and consecutive win of export contracts, doors are wide open for Vietnamese rice. 

 HCM City is giving the priority to luring new-generation foreign direct invest (FDI) in the fields of high technology and urban development, along with FDI attraction in the four main industries and two traditional sectors.

 The Ministry of Labour and Invalids and Social Affairs and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee launched a national campaign on child drowning prevention at Tay Son Elementary School in Hanoi on May 22.

 Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has raised objections to China’s militarisation of the East Sea after reports that a Chinese bomber capable of carrying a nuclear warhead had landed in the Paracel archipelago.

The PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PVOIL) has selected four investors who are qualified to become strategic shareholders of the firm, PVOIL General Director Cao Hoai Duong said on May 22.

 Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera has voiced deep concern about reports that Chinese bombers had landed for the first time at an airport on the East Sea. 

 Vietnam strongly condemns and opposes all acts of violence or abuses committed against civilians and excessive use of lethal weapons to strike civilian facilities, including schools, hospitals, residential and public areas.

 The Vietnam-Australia cooperation is witnessing an increasingly strong development  and the enhancement of relations is one of the focuses of both sides, said  Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick.

 Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park granted investment certificates to four projects worth nearly 11 trillion VND (484 million USD) combined in the first four months of this year, the park’s management board said on May 22.

Along with ensuring quality and safety, Vietnamese firms should make their products’ price suitable and meet customers’ demands to sell in foreign distribution channels, said Naohisa Saeki, AEON Vietnam’s Deputy General Manager.

 Vietnam ranks 18th in index of women entrepreneurs