Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of the movie “Kong: Skull Island” with some scenes filmed in Vietnam, on Monday had an inspiring talk with students on the Hanoi campus of RMIT International University Vietnam (RMIT Vietnam) upon arrival in the capital.

 An award ceremony for the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE 2017) was held in Hanoi on May 11.

 The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will help Vietnam become the regional hub of many foreign manufacturing companies, boosting the development of industrial zones in the country.

The Binh Son Refining and Petro Chemical Co. (BSR), the operator of Dung Quat Oil Refinery, has invited 15 domestic and foreign investors to become the company’s strategic partners.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the 26th World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) in Phnom Penh on May 11, the Vietnam News Agency reports.

The Prime Minister and ministries of Health and Agriculture and Rural Development are calling for intensive measures to curb the trafficking, trade and consumption of unknown poultry, especially birds smuggled from China,

The Vietnamese-language version of the biography of National Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev was presented to the Vietnamese public on Wednesday on the occasion of his 94th birthday anniversary.

Chinese enterprises want to buy Vietnam’s macadamia nuts in large quantity, but economists have advised Vietnamese enterprises to remain cautious when doing business with China.

Vietnamese fighters Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat and Le Hoang Duc have advanced to the finals of the ongoing International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships in Minsk, Belarus.

 Vietnamese workers pay little attention to improving their skills, a concern as the country is entering the Industrial Revolution 4.0, said Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Mai Duc Chinh on May 11.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation has asked the Ministry of Transport for VND7 trillion ($308.2 million) in Government bonds to renovate the Hanoi – HCM City rail system from 2017 – 2020.

 Team MTA Racer from the Military Technical Academy overcame seven teams to win first prize at FPT’s Digital Race contest, held at Cau Giay Stadium on Wednesday.

 More than 1,000 participants including local and foreign investors, start-up businesses and investment funds will attend the second International Start-up Conference and Exhibition in Da Nang on July 21-22.

 POSCO Energy Co has been received in-principal approval from the Government to develop a thermal power plant that will cost approximately US$2.5 billion in central Nghe An Province.

 The play “Duoi cat la nuoc” (Under the Sand is Water) by the Military Drama Theatre of Vietnam has recently been staged in Moscow, Russia.

Vietnam attaches great importance to and prioritises economic, trade and investment ties with China, stated President Tran Dai Quang at a seminar in Beijing on May 12.

 After a period of actively selling non-performing loans to the Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC), banks are buying back the debts from the VAMC to self-handle.

 The Vietnamese retail industry is on the cusp of great change, experts say.

 The domestic building material market was stable in the first four months of the year and continued to meet demand, said the Ministry of Construction.

 The Prime Minister has recently approved an action plan to conserve primates in Vietnam until 2025 with a vision to 2030.