Vietsovpetro, a joint Vietnamese-Russian oil and gas enterprise on May 7 began operating the Tho Trang 03 oil rig (White Rabbit) at well 37P offshore of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, 13 days ahead of schedule.

 Italian photographer Daniele Rossi, 41, is displaying his work at an on-going exhibition themed “Vietnam today” in Rome, Italy. 

 They are 40-year-old Zhu Hai Rong, 41-year-old Qiu Shui Bing and 37-year-old Zhong Jian Hua from China’s Jiangxi province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vinmec Times City International Hospital announced it has successfully performed a liver transplantation surgery from a living donor.

Certain vehicles will be banned from entering 10 different streets in Ha Noi during three rush-hour slots during the second APEC Senior Official Meeting (SOM2) from May 8-25, 

The shocking traffic accident that claimed 13 lives last weekend in the Central Highlands, and several such mishaps of late, underscore a failure to check rash driving at many levels. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of tonnes of cobia in various rivers of Tan Thanh District and Vung Tau City, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, have been dying en masse for the past 10 days. 

Phan Cong Minh of Viet Nam won a gold medal in the men’s 25m standard pistol individual event at the Southeast Asian Shooting Championships at Subang Shooting Range, Malaysia, yesterday.

 Police in HCM City’s District 12 last week inaugurated a control centre for surveillance cameras they have installed to tackle street crimes and traffic violations and regulate public order and security.

 The military-run mobile carrier Viettel is planning to expand its investments to Indonesia and Nigeria, two countries with large populations, group leaders told the annual general meeting of Viettel Global, a subsidiary of the Viettel Group. 

 Eight groups of students from eight universities nationwide will gather for the final battle of the Digital Race, an annual technology contest organised by FPT, taking place this Wednesday at Cau Giay Stadium in Ha Noi.

 The real estate market was stable in April, as several developers of high- and middle-end projects slightly lowered prices to speed up sales, according to a new Ministry of Construction report.

 Thailand and Myanmar won their first match at the ASEAN Football Federation U15 Girls’ Championship yesterday in Laos.

 Argentina’s U-20 squad arrived at HCM City on Monday, receiving a warm welcome from local supporters, the media, and their fellow countrymen in the city.

 Vietnamese businesswoman and popular female actor Ly Nha Ky has announced she is bound for the south of France for the Cannes International Film Festival, which begins May 28.

 American DJ Jauz has unveiled he is due to play alongside several top local DJs this coming May 11 at the 1900 Le Theatre located in the Hoan Kim District of Hanoi.

 The second APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 2) and related meetings began in the capital city of Hanoi on May 9.

 Non-infectious diseases claim the lives of about 400,000 Vietnamese people each year, said Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long at a conference seeking to prevent and control these diseases in the southern region in Ho Chi Minh City on May 8.

 The Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW) and Cuc Phuong National Park released into the wild 93 Java pangolins (Manis javanica), the largest number so far, between April 28 and May 6.

 Vietstar Airlines has adjusted its plan and continued to ask the Government to grant an air transport business licence so that it can take off sooner.