A plane about to take off from Da Nang Airport stopped on the tarmac and headed back to the terminal after a pregnant woman fell ill on-board.

 Hanoi plans to introduce buses that run on compressed natural gas (CNG) on a trial basis on three routes from early July, the city’s Department of Transport has said.

 Mexican Secretary of National Defence General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda has received the new Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong.

A delegation of the Party, State, National Assembly, Government and Vietnam Fatherland Front paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on the occasion of his 128th birthday.

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 6.4 trln in compensation for victims of marine environment incident

 Vietnam’s economy had a good start in 2018 with a 7.38 percent GDP growth in first quarter, but experts warn of challenges and risks ahead in the remaining of the year as well as following years. 

Le Ky Nam, a 12th grader from Ha Long High School for the Gifted, has been commended and rewarded for his excellent achievement in the recently-concluded 19th Asian Physics Olympiad in Hanoi. 

Hospital Ship 561 of the Vietnam People’s Navy returned to Cam Ranh military port of central Khanh Hoa province on May 16, concluding its trip to attend the MNEK 2018 held in Indonesia from May 5-9.

 Two years since the marine pollution incident in the central region in April 2016, the lives of coastal residents in Quang Binh province have returned to normal.

 Vietnamese firms have had a lot of success while investing in foreign markets.

 The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of the HCM City on May 16 announced its plan for the summer voluntary campaign, which runs until August 12.

 The State Treasury of Vietnam has mobilised over 56 trillion VND (2.46 billion USD) through Government bond auctions in the Hanoi Stock Exchange since the beginning of this year.

 The Tan Son Nhat International Airport Customs Sub-department under the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department have recently discovered a number of illegal foreign currency transport cases on flights from the city to foreign countries.  

The Bio-technology Institute under the Hue University in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue will be developed into one of the three national bio-technology centres on a par with ASEAN level under a project just approved by the Prime Minister.

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted separate receptions for Ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mozambique and the Republic of Korea (RoK) after receiving their letter of credentials on May 17.

 The Prime Minister’s working group has asked the ministries of Finance and Planning and Investment to swiftly lift the foreign ownership limit of 49 percent at enterprises where foreign investment is not restricted.

 Major issues discussed at 7th meeting of 12th Party Central Committee

 Vietnam is concerned about escalating tension and violence in the Gaza Strip over recent days, which killed and injured many Palestinians, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said at a regular press briefing on May 17.

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