The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Taxation has said recently that its data center is checking Facebook accounts used for conducting business, with a view to determining any tax obligations. 

 Hydropower dams on the Upper Mekong River have seriously affected the Mekong Delta.

 Three visitors, including an American man, were injured in a bizarre car accident which happened inside Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lawmakers have urged the Government to encourage public private partnerships to draw private investment into the railway sector.

Japanese coach Hidehiro Irisawa has called 16 national women’s volleyball players to prepare for August’s Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Gangwon FC of South Korea’s K-League Classic will have a friendly match with HCM City on June 9 at Thong Nhat Stadium.

Viet Nam’s Thai Son Nam are in Group A of the AFC Futsal Club Championship Viet Nam 2017, following the tournament’s draw in HCM City yesterday.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently approved a plan on restructuring state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the 2016-2020 period.

Verisign released its Q1 DDoS Trends Report, which represents a unique view into the attack trends unfolding online through observations and insights derived from distributed DDoS attack mitigations enacted on behalf of Verisign DDoS.

 The UK’s brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance has announced the Telecoms 500 2017 ranking for the second time this year, with five Vietnamese telecom brands appearing on the list.

 The branch of Suntory Pepsico Viet Nam Beverage Company in Can Tho City is subject to taxes as an expansion but not as a new investment, the Ministry of Finance has announced.

 Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, also the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, visited farmers and businesses in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong on May 30.

Four member universities of Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNUHCM) on Monday received accreditation certification for educational quality from the Ministry of Education and Training.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien yesterday called the death of seven patients of suspected anaphylactic shock while receiving kidney dialysis at Hoa Binh Province’s General Hospital a serious medical calamity.

Da Nang City Tourism Association insisted at a talk on Son Tra Peninsula tourism development on Tuesday morning that no more hotels or buildings should be built on the peninsula to preserve its environment and biodiversity.

VietNamNet Bridge - The news that Thai Aerospace Services has been chosen by Honda as the distributor of HondaJet in the SE Asian market has caught public attention. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue in Washington DC on May 30 (local time).

Artist Nguyen Thu Thuy and her partners from New Hanoi Arts Group won a bronze at the 10th International Design Awards (IDA) in Los Angeles for a mural of Vietnamese trees and flowers at Da Nang International Airport. 

Shrimp breeders in Song Cau Township, Phu Yen Province have strongly opposed a local seafood processing factory’s discharge of untreated wastewater into Xuan Dai Bay, 

 Lai Ly Huynh secured a second gold medal at the National Chinese Chess Team Championships, which concluded on May 30 in Danang City.