The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee will coordinate in organising a ceremony to mark International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22) in the northern locality on May 19.

Two Vietnamese athletes booked their berths in the May 11 semi-finals of the ongoing International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships in Minsk, Belarus.

 Representatives of Vietnamese and Chinese agriculture ministries participated in a fish releasing event on May 8 on the Beilun River in Dongxing City of south China’s Guangxi province on the Vietnam – China border.

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Sketches and photos of Ha Noi by French author-illustrator Jean-Charles Sarrazin from 1987 and 1988 are on display in Ha Noi, accompanied by the originals of his three books recently translated into Vietnamese.

 International flights of Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific were transferred to new passenger terminal No.2 in Da Nang Airport from May 9.

 The “Ho Chi Minh City Street Show” will be held at Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street, starting on May 13, announced the HCM City Tourism Department on May 8.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with relevant ministries and agencies are verifying landslide in Mekong Delta provinces of Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, An Giang and Dong Thap from May 9- 12.

 The 6th Quang Nam Heritage Festival which will be held from June 9 -14 will feature various cultural and entertainment activities.

 Many visitors have complained about the environmental fees which may be charged at a cave on Ly Son Island off the central province of Quang Ngai.

 Convicted paedophile comedian Minh Beo has offered a public apology for the first time in a clip posted online.

 The upgrade and re-construction of many dilapidated apartment buildings in Hanoi has been delayed by differences between residents, authorities and investors.

 Vietnam will pilot auctioning tobacco seized while being smuggled into the country according to a new instruction by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong expressed deep concern over the protracted inefficiency of the State corporate sector, saying this is a source of public frustration.

 VND21,234 billion (about US$935 million) will be needed to extend Metro Line No.1 in HCMC to the neighboring provinces of Binh Duong and Dong Nai, according to a research team of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged full support for Viet Nam to host the APEC economic leaders’ meeting in Da Nang this November during his reception for Vietnamese Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh in Tokyo on Monday.

 Moody’s Investors Service has said that Vietnamese banks will face capital shortfalls over the next 12-18 months and that such a situation continues to represent a key credit burden for the industry.

Carlsberg CEO Cees’t Hart said on May 4 that negotiations with the Ministry of Industry and Trade over an additional stake in Habeco has been “hot, complicated, and cumbersome.”

 Vietnam’s games industry is expected to see revenue of $1 billion by 2027, Mr. Le Hong Minh, CEO of VNG, told the Vietnam Games Summit on May 5, citing the burgeoning interest in games among young 

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