The central province of Thua Thien – Hue opened an exhibition inside the Hue imperial citadel on May 16 to display a collection of UNESCO world documentary heritages found in Vietnam.

Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov has hoped that PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to Russia will promote Vietnam-Russia bonds in trade and investment as they are not matched with bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived at Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, on May 16, to begin his official visit to Russia where he will attend the Russia-ASEAN Summit in Sochi.

 People in many areas in HCM City are having difficulties remembering their addresses as they so complicated.

 The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has issued a plan to completely handle long lasting environmental pollution in Dong Hung Thuan ward of District 12, home to 42 polluting weaving, dyeing, paper and package plants.

 The Nguyen Kim Trading Joint Stock Company has completed its purchase of e-commerce retailer Zalora Vietnam while Thailand’s Central Group has bought Zalora Thailand, Zalora announced on May 13.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will oversee a strategy for exploiting and utilizing natural resources and protecting the marine environment to 2020 and vision to 2030. 

 Overseas Vietnamese artists will participate in a “Musique Sans Frontières” concert intended to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the HCM City Conservatory of Music in District 1 at 7:30 pm on May 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Trong Nhan, a drummer from Da Lat, became the winner of Vietnam's Got Talents 2016 after his great performance on the final night last Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In severe storms, vegetables are still green at the steel house of DK1, hundreds of kilometers from the mainland.

 On May 12, Forbes Vietnam revealed its 2016 ‘30 Under 30’ list, featuring 30 of the nation’s most talented young innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders across six categories who are under 30 years of age.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to sell the Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Joint Stock Company (TISCO) and invest in their new factory.

 The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers has asked the supermarket chain Big C to refrain from asking for higher discount rates from Vietnamese suppliers, and has recommended a maximum rate of 15 per cent.

 More than 2,000 book titles will be featured at the Japanese Books Exhibition 2016 at Nguyen Hue and Tan Dinh bookstores in HCM City from May 12 to 19.

 HCM City has petitioned the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism to list its People’s Committee office as a national heritage site along with some other French-era buildings in the city.

 The Lac Hong University’s LH-FF team successfully overcame 31 other competitors to become winner at the Robocon Vietnam 2016 final, which took place in the northern province of Ninh Binh on May 14. 

 The Vietnam-EU cooperation in the science and technology field is auspicious, said the Head of Unit for Strategy on International Cooperation under the European Commission’s Directorate General of Innovation & Research.

 Vietnamese students have shined at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF 2016), the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, which took place in the US from May 8-13.

 Lang Sen Festival 2016, which will celebrate late President Ho Chi Minh’s 126th birthday, will officially kick off on May 17 in Vinh City and Kim Lien Commune with a variety of activities.

 Dozens of traditional long dresses, part of the private collection of a Vietnamese living in Germany, will be exhibited at the Hue Culture Museum this month.