VietNamNet Bridge – Many key routes in Ha Noi have been downgraded due to ineffective maintenance work, posing high risks of traffic accidents.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After two years of working at a factory in Ha Noi, mechanic Huynh from the central region finds it hard to hear conversations unless his companions talk loudly.

Doctors from the Viet Nam – Germany Hospital has conducted the country’s first successful surgery on a female patient with the HIV virus who was suffering from type A aortic dissection.

National Assembly (NA) deputies said promulgating the Law on Support for Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) was an urgent task during a discussion on the draft law yesterday.

The National Assembly plans to approve 19 laws, debate another 16 draft laws, three resolutions and conduct supervisory acts on two special subjects and consider and make decisions on various significant policies

The Voice of HCM City (VOH) radio station plans to launch a series of activities to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Lan Song Xanh (Blue Wave), a radio programme that promotes Vietnamese music.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National champion Lai Ly Huynh took the lead after three rounds of the National Chinese Chess Team Championships, which is ongoing in Da Nang.

 So far, the Government has revised 50 decrees on investment and business in an effort to accelerate administrative reform, improve the business environment, and raise the economy's competitiveness.

 Up to 3,288 petitions lodged by voters were collected by the Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the National Assembly Standing Committee for the ongoing third session of the  14th NA.

 Some major firms such as Vietnam Airlines and Petrolimex have incurred hefty losses since 2014 due to fuel hedging contracts, according to a report on audit results of 2016 released recently.

Car prices in Vietnam are nearly two times higher than in other countries in the region such as Thailand and Indonesia, and much higher than in countries with developed automobile industries such as the US and Japan. 

The National Assembly is afraid that GDP growth in 2017 can hardly meet the 6.7% target. The NA Economic Committee tentatively put GDP growth this year at 6.3-6.5%.

 The Urban Drainage Co. (UDC) has launched an app that updates users on flooded areas, rain, and flood tides in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Experts said that regulations on the establishment of private universities should be stricter.

 Han Duc Long, who was wrongly imprisoned for 11 years, has asked for compensation of VND20 billion ($883,000).

 A young British man was found dead on Monday on a tourist boat in the area of Cat Ba Island in the northern city of Haiphong.

 The unbalanced sex ratio at birth is expanding quickly, particularly in the Red River Delta, stressed Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Viet Tien.

 Renowned artists from Japan, the Republic of Korea and Vietnam will participate in a chamber concert to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 28.

 The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed relevant authorities to develop software that will allow the public to obtain land-use plans on their mobile phones as a means to avoid the land “fever” that occurs periodically.

 The Viet Nam Petroleum Association (VINPA) has proposed to establish commercial barriers to protect local firms once import duties on fuel products are gradually reduced to zero per cent.