A concert of classical music performed by French pianist Jean-Louis Haguenauer will take place at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on May 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prolonged dry weather has significantly increased forest fire risk in the southeast region, authorised agencies report.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tonnes of cage-raised fish along the Buoi River in the north central province of Thanh Hoa have continued to die, according to local officials.

Once Vietnam finishes implementation of the TV digitalization program, the 700 Mhz waveband will be free for broadband services. The frequency band, with optimal advantages in signal transmission, will allow 4G services at low costs to rural areas.

Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary Dinh La Thang has moved the construction deadline for the already long-delayed $500-million Saigon Safari Park in the city’s Cu Chi district to later this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Panama Papers has issued warnings about tax evasion committed by Vietnamese individuals and institutions through international transactions. 

Russian Rosneft and Vietnamese state-run oil and gas group PetroVietnam have signed an agreement to co-operate in the petrochemical sector, according to Rosneft’s website.

 The Philippines announced on May 17 that its patrol force had arrested three Vietnamese fishing vessels and two from China for illegal fishing in the country’s waters.

 All localities are ready for the election day slated for May 22, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)’s Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has assured the media in a recent interview.

 The signing of the regular MoU to resume the reception of Vietnamese labourers to work in the Republic of Korea under the Employment Permit System will help step up the two countries’ ties, particularly in the labour field.

 Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Rupert Colville has recently had inaccurate and biased words based on wrongful information about recent mass gatherings that took place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 Vietnam and Russia should step up their legislative ties through the exchange of information and experience in law-making and supervision activities, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many students who do not pass the entrance exams to university can go to intermediate school (2-year training) and junior college (3-year training) first, and then pass the credits to enter university. 

 Vietnam adamantly opposes China’s fishing suspension – a void decision – in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh has said.

  Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has jumped six places to the 927th spot in the world rankings.

Vietnam has a good legal framework concerning environment pollution, but the environment remains polluted, and forests have been devastated and rivers poisoned with untreated waste water. 

 Amid growing concerns in Viet Nam about unsafe food, many foreign and local firms are exploring opportunities to produce safe food in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of lakes, the lungs of Hanoi, have become polluted.

VietNamNet Bridge - Famous entertainment complexes around the world are all big moneymakers for host countries, but recreational tourism has not been given the attention it deserves in Vietnam. 

  2015 was littered with M&A activity in the property market, especially in residential, hospitality, and retail, and the trend is forecast to continue.