An exhibition on the Vietnamese worship of Mother Goddesses of the Three Realms opened in the Republic of Korea on May 20, as part of activities in celebration of the 25-year diplomatic ties of the two countries.

 The Vietnamese delegation, as an invited guest, has called for G20 countries to promote inclusive development at the third G20 Sherpa Meeting in Munich, Germany, on May 18-19.

 While homeschooling is somewhat common in developed countries, it remains unfamiliar to Vietnam. It has been imported to Vietnam by parents who have worked and lived abroad and has become more popular. 

 Ministers responsible for trade of the APEC member economies made  their call for free and fair trade after the conclusion of the 23rd APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting in Hanoi on May 21. 

 A two-day festival centring on the Vietnamese Mother Goddess worship opened in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on May 20.

The electricity industry must improve its management and technology to reduce losses in the transmission grid as well as eradicate power stealing, delegates heard at a recent seminar in Con Dao Island in Ba Ria – Vung Tau.

The south’s key economic provinces have recently shifted focus from agricultural to non-agricultural sectors, resulting in a serious shortage of agricultural workers during harvest season.

VietNamNet Bridge - The supply of high-end apartments has been increasing rapidly in Hanoi and HCMC, but sales have not been brisk. 

Vietnam is working with MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) on the Vietnamese stock market upgrading. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some things change a person’s life forever – a person, an event, or a floral kaleidoscope.

The “Mây” (Cloud) duo will present a piano repertoire for four hands and two pianos, including compositions by Brahms, Fauré, Bizet and Rachmaninoff at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi on May 27.

  A Vietnamese delegation led by Hoa Lac Hi-tech Service Centre (HHSC), under Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park’s management, was showcasing many IT application products at the Tech in Asia 2017 in Singapore on Wednesday.

 Financial inclusion has been an accelerating global phenomenon recently, with financial services being provided at affordable costs to disadvantaged and low-income segments to increase earnings.

 Saigon Heat, the first professional basketball club in Việt Nam, have said goodbye to coach Anthony Garbelotto following the team’s repeated inability to win the ABL title.

 Viet Nam beat Chinese Taipei 5-4 in the third match of Group B of the 2017 Asian Football Confederation U-20 Futsal Championship in Thailand yesterday.

 Doctors from the Viet Nam-Germany Hospital have successfully conducted an eight-hour heart surgery on a female patient with the HIV virus.

 The National Assembly’s first meeting session this year will be focused on scrutinising and voting on 13 draft laws, announced NA Deputy General-Secretary Le Bo Linh yesterday.

 Hanoi’s leader has promised to solve all issues in the daily lives of all workers in the city soon, including shortages of housing, cultural activities, kindergartens and medical centres at industrial zones.

President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception for Chinese Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan in Hanoi on May 20.

 President Tran Dai Quang has conveyed his deep sympathy to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the death of Russian Hero, astronaut Viktor Gorbatko who joined Vietnamese heroic spaceman Pham Tuan on a flight to the space in 1980.