Vietnam Gold Trading Association chairman, Nguyen Thanh Long, asked the central bank and the Ministry of Finance to set up a national gold trading floor to mobilise gold from local people.

Vietnam is boosting the expansion of international terminals to contribute to the socio-economic development of the country in general and provinces in particular, while simultaneously meeting the increasing demand for air transportation.

The spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights made inaccurate and false remarks at recent gatherings in Hanoi and HCMC under the pretext of environmental protection following the mass deaths of fish along Vietnam’s central coast.

 Nexttel, Viettel's brand in Cameroon, won the award for best Internet Service Provider in Cameroon at the 2015 Ascom Prizes for communications companies last month.

 Experts believe the central bank is loosening its monetary policies to support businesses and boost economic growth.

 Vietnamese female boxers hope to have tickets to the Rio Olympics in 2016 via the World Boxing Championships, an Olympic qualifying round, to be held in Kazakhstan today.

 Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Rich “Ace" Franklin will have a martial arts exchange in HCM City on May 21.

House No 48 on Hang Ngang Street in Hanoi, where President Ho Chi Minh wrote the Declaration of Independence that gave birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam has been listed among the nation’s special historical and cultural sites.

 The HCM City Ballet and Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will grace the city with a concert to celebrate the 126th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh on May 19.        

Phan Thi Hanh, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Association of Midwives, has become the first Vietnamese winner of the Midwives4all award, a global initiative by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is a big footwear exporter, but many Vietnamese do not wear domestically made shoes.

 The Vietnamese dairy firm TH True Milk began the first phase of its large-scale cow breeding and farming project in Moscow, Russia on May 18.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked Vietnamese and Russian firms to raise two-way trade to 10 billion USD by 2020 during a business forum in Moscow on May 18.

Vietnam will create all favourable conditions for Brunei enterprises who wish to invest in the country, President Tran Dai Quang has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists are concerned that coal power plants would still provide 50 percent of the nation’s total electricity output in the future.

Vietnam’s first artwork auction will be held in Hanoi on May 28, which expects to attract up to 40 bidders.

VietNamNet Bridge - The ‘PhD inflation’ is the hottest topic on education forums these days. MOET is now compiling new regulations on PhD training with an aim to improve training quality.

 Secretary of the Party Central Committee Nguyen Van Nen has affirmed that the Vietnamese Party, State and people will do their best to foster the Vietnam-Thailand strategic partnership.

 Cooperation between Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will help maintain peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Nguyen Thanh Son.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese clients of HSBC and BIDV have lost tens of millions of dong after having their international payment accounts hacked.