A club of Vietnamese scientists living in Australia’s Queensland state made its debut recently in Brisbane city with the purpose to connect Vietnamese scientists to contribute to scientific and technological development in the homeland.

A mural painting created by artist Nguyen Thu Thuy and her colleagues from the New Hanoi Art Company located in Da Nang International Airport won the bronze medal at the 10th International Design Awards, the awards jury announced on May 11.

 Ho Chi Minh City has launched a Street Show programme in Nguyen Hue walking street, with weekly performances every Saturday and Sunday.

 U20 Vietnam tied 1-1 with U20 Vanuatu in their friendly match on May 14 in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

 The 24th General Meeting of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) and the High-level Policy Dialogue on Human Resources Development in the Digital Age will be highlights of the seventh working day of SOM 2.

 Vietnam crushed Uzbekistan 3-0 in the opening Group Women’s U23 Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

 Rear Admiral Pham Hoai Nam, Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy, had a bilateral meeting with his Singaporean counterpart Lai Chung Han on May 14, Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) newspaper reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – U20 Argentina crushed U22 Viet Nam 5-0 in a friendly match at the My Dinh National Stadium in Ha Noi on Sunday.

Viet Nam’s first-ever festival featuring Mau Thuong Ngan (Mother Goddess of Forest) worship will bring folk artists from across the nation to Yen Bai Province on May 20 and 21. 

Some VND62 trillion (US$2.7 billion) of official development aid (ODA) is the amount proposed by the Ha Noi People’s Committee to build two new railway routes in the city.

 Danabus, an app for smartphones that allows users to find buses in the central city of Da Nang, has been officially launched by the city’s Department of Transport.

 Pre-paid SIM cards will no longer be available for use by those who do not update their information with their provider, according to new regulations on violations in telecommunications, IT, and radio frequencies.

A photography museum will open on May 15 in Lai Xa village, Hoai Duc district in Hanoi and display and introduce the photography village’s traditional trade. 

 Hanoi has proposed adding two new terminals at Noi Bai International Airport to deal with possible overload in the next few years.

 The Internet of Things (IoT) is perhaps the most obvious impact of Industry 4.0 on agriculture. 

The HCM City Stock Exchange just announced that three of VinaCapital’s foreign investment funds have recently sold more than 29.4 million shares of Quoc Cuong Gia Lai Joint Stock Company.

 Viet Nam’s benchmark VN-Index is expected to rise further this week and meet a strong test to get past the level of 730 points.

 Following recent complaints that several banks in Viet Nam have stopped providing ATM services at night, the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has ordered all banks nationwide to provide ATM services 24/7.

 The Government will likely ease the requirement for seafood enterprises to submit declarations of conformity with food safety regulations, officials said at a conference on Saturday.

 Viet Nam urgently needs an effective model for managing State capital at State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to prevent loss and corruption while promoting efficiency in using State capital.