VietNamNet Bridge – Six riders from Australia joined a 400km charity bike trip to raise scholarship funds for disadvantaged students in central Viet Nam. 

Rudolf Hever, Director of Hotels at Savills Asia Pacific, casts his eye over Vietnam's condotel market.

Lai Xa Village in Hoai Duc District on the western outskirts of Ha Noi will open a photography museum celebrating the art form’s early 20th century roots in the village.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Waste must be treated more effectively with advanced technology and categorised prior to treatment, 

 Microsoft and the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Association co-oragnised the “Technology for Good Day” event in Hanoi on May 10 to introduce a free cloud computing programme to Vietnamese non-governmental and non-profit organisations.

 The enhancement of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership is in line with the two countries’ fundamental and long-term interests while benefiting peace and stability in the region and the world.

 A joint venture of the PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corporation (PVEP), Groupment Bir Seba (GBRS), has produced 10 million barrels of oil after 20 months of exploitation in Algeria’s Sahara Desert.

 Chairman of the Hanoi City People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung pledged all possible support to foreign investors during separate receptions in Hanoi on May 10 to European and Hong Kong (China) trade officials. 

 Vietnam exported $16.7 billion worth of goods in April, raising the total export turnover in four months to $61.3 billion, a year-on-year increase of 15.4 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Hunt – an internationally acclaimed movie from Denmark - will be the first to be screened during the 18th European Film Festival in Vietnam. 

Former Associated Press war photographer Huynh Cong Ut has donated a set of five photos of the American war in Viet Nam and a camera he used during the war to the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Ha Noi.

 The Vietnamese mechanical industry will have more opportunities to improve their competitiveness if they apply technologies to meet the standards of the so-called fourth industrial revolution, experts have said.

 The central province of Thanh Hoa is calling for over US$5 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic direct investment (DDI) for 50 projects by 2020.

Viet Nam’s Bach Mai Hospital, one of the leading hospital in the country, has enjoyed a successful trial run using a minimally invasive alternative to thyroid nodule open surgery.

A wide gender gap, improper legal framework and lack of self-confidence create major barriers for women, especially those from ethnic minority groups, to participate in political life in Viet Nam, 

A lightning strike killed three people in the central province of Quang Binh while they were working in an open cemetery on Wednesday afternoon.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of banks have announced they will raise charter capital in 2017 after receiving approval from shareholders. But all of them are private, not state, banks.

A press conference was held in HCM City on May 9 to announce the promotional campaign for Vietnamese movies and the city’s tourism at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. The campaign is funded by actress and businesswoman Ly Nha Ky.

 The customs has explained the discard of 20,000 pills for cancer treatment over expiration is not due to its lengthy import procedures, says a press release which the Ministry of Finance issued on May 8.

 Residents Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang have discovered a large number of fish deaths on water surface along seashores of Kien Luong district and town of Ha Tien since May 7th.