Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico and the Republic of Guatemala Le Linh Lan has pledged to accelerate the formation of a legal framework for the friendship and cooperation between the two countries, bringing pragmatic interests for their people.

 Olympian Phan Thi Ha Thanh grabbed two silver medals at the Gymnastics Federation’s Individual Apparatus World Challenge Cup which closed in Varna, Bulgaria, yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – TNG Thai Nguyen secured second place in the National Women’s Football Championship after their 2-0 win over Viet Nam Coal and Minerals in the third round match at the Ha Nam Province Stadium. 

 Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh, Vietnam's permanent representative to the UN, rejected the inaccurate, biased and unverified information provided by the spokesperson of the UNHCR on May 13.

 The Prime Minister has decided to launch a national steering committee to implement an action plan to tackle hunger in Vietnam between 2016 and 2025.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Pham Cong Tac said that sufficient scientific evidence has been collected to conclude the cause of unusual fish deaths that occurred in the central coastal region

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with his Lao counterpart, Thongloun Sisoulith, in Ha Noi yesterday, following a welcome ceremony.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government, parents, and teachers are jointly responsible for protecting and educating children and for helping them realise their hopes and aspirations,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc begins his official visit to Russia today at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The health ministry has called for increased efforts to provide effective and safe vaccines under the National Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) to all children in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai ended their winless streak yesterday (May 15) with a 3-2 victory over Long An during the V.League’s round 10 on their home turf in Pleiku City.

VietNamNet Bridge - Soon after Thailand announced the plan to sell 11.4 million tons of rice in stockpile over a two-month period, Vietnam’s exporters predicted they would be hurt by the move

VietNamNet Bridge - The construction of artificial islands and permanent infrastructure items has adversely affected Vietnam's territorial waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Food service enterprises must apply for food safety and hygiene permits, but many enterprises complain it is too hard to get permits due to complicated procedures.

VietNamNet Bridge - Going to university is no longer ‘a must’ for many Vietnamese students, who would rather go to vocational schools and work at factories than attend university and remain unemployed.

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCM City People’s Committee has proposed to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Ministry of Industry & Trade (MOIT) to create a legal framework for the production and use of unburned bricks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese producers have expressed concern over the rapid expansion of foreign retailers on the domestic market as their products may be replaced by foreign items at supermarkets with foreign involvement.

VietNamNet Bridge - A saturated market and stiff competition have forced certificate authorities (CAs) to slash service fees and offer a sky-high discount rate of 75-80 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge - A survey by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has found that businesses operate under the regulation of 7,000 sub-licenses or 7,000 business conditions.

Vietnam is unlikely to reach its target for the development of renewable energy in the nation’s revised power master plan, as low electricity prices are turning off domestic and foreign investors.