Joining the UN peacekeeping force is not only the responsibility but also a great honour for each Vietnamese officer. Apart from their duties, the officers also involve in social activities in support of local people. 

 The draft law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Higher Education is set to be scrutinised during the fifth sitting of the 14th National Assembly on May 30 morning. 

 Support hotlines have been set up and a tax hike has been mooted to tackle smoking in Vietnam, where more than 100 people are killed by smoking-related diseases per day.

A total of 11,027 businesses with combined registered capital of $4.61 billion were established in May, according to the Business Registration Management Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

 By handing over the last captive bear to the bear rescue centre in Cat Tien National Park on May 29, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has become the 22nd locality in the country with no captive bears. 

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hosted a welcome ceremony for President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse, who are on a State visit to Japan, at the Tokyo Imperial Palace on May 30 morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Author-journalist Nguyen Dinh’s Chuyen Nho O Cho Lon (Stories of Big Market), a book on the Old Quarter, known as Cho Lon (Big Market) in HCM City, was released last weekend.

 Converting idle gold held by Vietnamese people into money and other assets may help provide more funding for socio-economic development and business operation, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

 The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on climate change response toward sustainability chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will  take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 19-20. 

The disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first five months of 2018 was estimated at 6.75 billion USD, up 9.8 percent year-on-year.

Vietnam’s Tan Long Group has won three contracts to sell 50,000 tonnes of Japonica rice to Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp of the Republic of Korea, 70 percent of the bidding volume. 

 Around 2,400 baby fish and sea cucumbers have been released to Nha Trang Bay to increase and diversify the marine environment.

 A pupil in HCM City has been offered various scholarships by 11 universities which are ranked by US News and World Report as among the 100 best colleges and universities in the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong easily crushed Sai Gon FC 5-1 in the 10th-round match of Nuti Café V. League 2018, which took place in their home Go Dau Stadium yesterday. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hai Phuong Nam - Dai hoc Gia Dinh came from behind to beat Thai Son Bac 2-1 in the first leg of the second stage of the National HDBank Futsal Tournament yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A giant, outdoor, natural museum. That’s what experts believe 2,000sq.km of land in Quang Ngai Province could soon become.

The Embassy of Israel in Vietnam will present the Israel Film Festival 2018, from June 1-4 with various films touching on a number of topics from daily life to monumental dramas, and from documentaries to kid’s films.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam will soon spend one year training in Spain to improve his world rankings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has issued resolutions to adjust land use planning until 2020 in Hanoi, the northern Hai Phong City and the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

When it comes to food policy, Vietnam faces a double health burden: The country has seen a rising number of children with obesity in urban areas, while the number of malnourished children remains high.