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Hanoi’s cuisine to be featured on CNN's "Parts Unknown" TV program

Besides “bun cha”, bia hoi and bun oc, two famous dishes of Hanoi, will appear in CNN’s culinary discovery program featuring well-known American chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain.

HCM City Chairman worried about foreign investors’ dominance of retail market

HCM City People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong is concerned that without suitable policies, foreign investors will dominate the retail market in the country in the near future.

Without reform, Vietnam will lag behind other Asian economies

 Vietnam Report 2035 shows that the current institutions of Vietnam are facing two major problems: creating barriers for autonomous operation of the private sector, weak capacity and low accountability.

Vietnam’s only seaplane service incurs heavy losses

 VietNamNet Bridge – After fewer than two years exploring seaplane service, Hai Au (Seagull) Airlines has incurred heavy losses and faces a threat of stopping operation.

Rain, wind batter Mekong farms

 VietNamNet Bridge – Heavy rains and strong winds have flattened paddy fields in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, making it difficult for farmers to harvest rice.

Forbes VN names top 50 local firms

  Forbes Viet Nam Magazine has named the top 50 listed companies of the year in the local stock markets.

Quy to represent Vietnam at Scottish Open

 Golfer Hoang Ngoc Quy will represent Việt Nam at the Scottish Open in July after winning the two-day Ballentine’s International Cup 2016.

Vietnam's Mai Hung second at Asian chess championship

 Vietnamese female Grandmaster Nguyen Thi Mai Hung beat Pourkashiyan Atousa of Iran in the fourth round at the Asian Individual Chess Championship in Uzbekistan.

Nguyen Tien Minh drops to No 35 in world rankings

 Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh dropped three places to World No 35 in the latest rankings, the sport’s governing body announced.

Giant jars snapped up with high bid of $275,000

 A pair of Four Sacred Animals jars by artisan Pham Anh Dao from the Bat Trang pottery village have been auctioned off at a price of US$275,000.

Chef of the Century joins 2016 Golden Spoon cooking contest

 Austrian chef Eckart Witzigmann, who received the award "Chef of the Century” from the Gault Millau guide and has worked at prestigious restaurants around the world, will take part in the 2016 Golden Spoon cooking contest.

VN civil aviation authority investigates house damage

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) is investigating the damage caused to a local household’s roof allegedly caused by an aircraft landing at an airport in central Nghe An Province.

China’s yuan depreciation likely to harm Vietnamese firms: experts

 Vietnamese enterprises, especially those having trade links with Chinese counterparts, will suffer from the negative impacts of China’s move to devalue its yuan currency, said experts.

Old trees in Tra Vinh threatened: researchers

 Hundreds of ancient trees in Tra Vinh city, which is described as the "Green City" of the Mekong Delta region, could be at risk of death, experts warn.

Action plan executes integrated coastal zone management strategy

 The Prime Minister has signed off on an action plan for an integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) strategy in Vietnam up to 2020.

Vietnamese students talk science at Seoul conference

 The third conference of young Vietnamese scientists took place in Chung-Ang University, Seoul on May 29, attracting 100 young intellectuals and scientists from universities and research institutes across the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Angels of Italy returns to Hanoi to mark Italian Republic Day

 The performance “Angels of Italy” will return to Le Phung Hieu Street in Hanoi on June 2 night to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Italian Republic (June 2), the Embassy of Italy in Vietnam said on May 30.

Australian man gets life sentence for drug trafficking

 The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on May 30 gave life sentence to Jones Nathan Andrew James, an Australian national, on the charge of the illegal transportation of drugs.

Vietnam strengthens links with Italy’s communist parties

 A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation has met with Italian communist parties’ officials to cement ties between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Italian side.

Vietnam call for more assistance for least developed countries

Vietnam’s representative at the UN has called developed countries to boost their assistance for least developed countries via the increase of official development assistance, the removal of trade barriers.