The family of late Japanese archaeologist Nishimura Masanari, an expert on Vietnamese archaeology, has donated his entire library – in all, 7,000 items – to the National University of Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four children in Phu Yen Province’s Son Hoa District drowned on Wednesday while bathing in the water flow of a nearby hydropower plant, 

 Vietnamese FPT Corp and German Siemens are expected to sign a strategic co-operation agreement on digital human resources training in July.

 Fitch Ratings on Wednesday revised the outlooks on the long-term issuer default ratings (IDRs) of three State-owned Vietnamese banks – Vietinbank, Vietcombank and Agribank – to positive from stable.

 The total value of the export turnover earned by foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises as of May 15 reached US$49.4 billion, accounting for 71 per cent of the nation’s export turnover.

 The huge volume of cheap sugar smuggled in from Thailand is among the key reasons for high inventories at sugar factories, according to the Viet Nam Sugar and Sugarcane Association.

 A forum on “Viet Nam’s consumer trend in 2017” was held in Ha Noi on Thursday to discuss changes in consumption habits and how to promote the sustainable development of consumer goods in Viet Nam.

 The Viet Nam Trade Promotion Agency held a workshop in the capital on Thursday on trade promotion to the Middle East and Africa, which followed a conference on South American trade promotion on Wednesday.

 Four Vietnamese firms were named in the Forbes’ 2017 Global 2000 list of the world’s biggest and most powerful public companies.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued a decision to conduct a second review of anti-dumping duties on imported cold-rolled stainless steel.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung on Wednesday held a press conference at the Vietnamese Embassy in Spain, sharing information on breeding and export of tra fish. 

 Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has played a key role in strengthening trade links in perishables between Viet Nam and the UAE.

A contemporary concert by sound artists Mathias Rossignol and Nhung Nguyen (Sound Awakener), featuring guest artist Vu Dinh Trong Thang, will be held at Manzi Art Space, Hanoi on June 2.

Some nights, when only one classroom light shines at Nam Xuan Commune’s Le Loi Elementary School, you can find students older than the usual elementary schooler.  

Vocational education and training must be reformed to meet the requirements of the fourth industrial revolution, experts said on Thursday at a meeting held in HCM City.

A law on foreign trade management is needed to better manage foreign trade activities as Vietnam integrates deeper into the global economy, said lawmakers on May 25.

 Two Tibetan bears which were illegally possessed in southern Tay Ninh province were sent to Hon Me Rescue Centre in the southern province of Kien Giang.

 The process known as equitization in Vietnam is turning government owned enterprises into joint-stock companies with ownership shares possessed by workers or other private sector interests.

 The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency held a workshop in the capital on May 25 on trade promotion to the Middle East and Africa, which followed a conference on South American trade promotion on May 24.

 The restoration of a recently-discovered ancient road in the My Son Sanctuary - a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the central province of Quang Nam - has been completed.