The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah from May 5-7 is expected to give a boost to bilateral cooperation in various fields.

 The Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption has decided to arrange seven working groups for inspecting the anti-corruption work in 14 provinces nationwide in 2016, according to document No. 15-TB/BCDTW issued by the committee.

A red water flow suddenly appeared near the coast of Nhan Trach commune in Quang Binh on the morning of April 4, worrying local fishermen, said the Party Secretary of Bo Trach district, Phan Van Gon.

"Fifty percent of the retail market in Vietnam has fallen into the hands of Thais, and the domestic retail market is already 'dead to the shoulder,'" said Vu Vinh Phu, Chairman of the Hanoi Supermarket Association.

VietNamNet Bridge - UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson is paying a visit to Vietnam from May 3-6 to engage with senior government and UN officials on some issues.

Asian Scientist Magazine has announced its first ever The Asian Scientist 100, including two female scientists from Vietnam, Tran Ha Lien Phuong from the National University, HCM City, and Dang Thi Oanh of Thai Nguyen University.

VietNamNet Bridge – Confirming that the water in the sea of Da Nang, Ha Tinh and Nghe An is unpolluted, senior officials of the provinces swam and ate fresh seafood during the recent four-day holiday (April 30-May 3).

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc is chairing the Government’s regular meeting in April on May 4-5 in Ha Noi.

 French Ambassador to Vietnam, Jean-Noel Poirier, spoke to Tien Phong Newspaper about Hanoi’s worsening air quality and an agreement on the supplies of French air quality measurement systems to the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In 2006, each Vietnamese shouldered about VND3.5 million of public debt, and 10 years later the burden has increased to nearly VND30 million.

VietNamNet Bridge – Passengers taking domestic flights in Viet Nam can now carry liquids, aerosols and gels on their flights, the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV) announced. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The weightlifting team will see their fourth athlete competing in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics this summer, setting a national record.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will send 172 triathletes, the largest team, to race in the VNG Ironman 70.3 Viet Nam in the central city on May 8.

VietNamNet Bridge - The four Asian giants predicted to be able to change the face of some industries and economic branches in Vietnam include CJ Group (South Korea), Ayala (the Philippines), SCG (Thailand) and Central Group (Thailand).

 The Vietnam National Academy of Music has unveiled that it will present Hungarian pianist Adam Gyorgy, one of the world’s finest classical musicians, in concert on May 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Artists from Italy, Poland and Germany and Vietnam will join forces to stage a jazz concert to mark European Days at the HCMC Opera House at 8 pm on May 11.

 More than 200 residents of Osaka and Kansai, Japan protested vehemently on May 1 against the overt Chinese transgressions of Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty and international law in the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – French artists of the Compagnie par Terre dance group will perform in HCM City today and in Ha Noi on Friday, as part of their Asian tour.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rally Indochina is Southeast Asia’s largest annual charity motorcycle adventure to raise money for the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation to combat trafficking of children in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – US Ambassador Ted Osius and Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, the deputy minister of Defence, announced on Monday the successful treatment of dioxin-contaminated soil at Da Nang International Airport