Vietnamese representative Ngoc Lan Vy, 13, was announced as the winner of the Little Miss Universe pageant at the grand finale held in Turkey recently.

 Following the successful organization of the first Vietnam-Japan Mini Book Fair in Ho Chi Minh City in 2016, a second event is to be held at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on May 24-25.

 The Singapore Food Festival will be held on May 26 and 27 at the Atrium of Saigon Centre in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Singapore.

 The rate of Vietnamese workers who have breached the rules of their work permits and illegally stayed in the Republic of Korea reached nearly 35% by early April.

Farmer Tran Huu Hue of An Giang province, owns stamps of great historical value, including two collections namely “Hoang Sa soldiers in the 17th and 18th century” and “Hoang Sa and Truong Sa in ancient maps”.

 Under the pressure of a rapidly aging population and dwindling social welfare funds, Vietnam is planning to raise the existing retirement ages for both men and women to mitigate the economic impacts of these issues.

 Eleven investors, including those from the Republic of Korea and China, wish to invest in the My Thuan-Can Tho expressway in the Mekong Delta region.

 The emergence of e-commerce websites such as Lazada, Tiki, and Shopee has led to online shopping becoming popular among Vietnamese customers over recent years, in particular young customers who prefer buying and selling products on social networks.

 A camera trap has caught the large-antlered muntjac, one of the rarest and most threatened mammal species of Southeast Asia, for the first time in the central province of Quang Nam.

 Foreign and local firms have expressed ambitions to develop ultra-clear glass projects to meet the increasing demand for high-end glass for construction and solar panels.

The e-commerce community predicted that 2018 would be the year of fashion products in Vietnam, noting that busy office workers were buying more clothes from online shops.

Foreign investors’ proposal to increase the minimum investment capital of universities to US$43.9 million is expected to create a fair playground for both local and foreign investors in the education sector. But will it really?

 The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has decided to levy import tax on steel produced in Vietnam using Chinese-origin substrate.

 The Vietnamese beer market is considered a promised land for both foreign and local brewers due to the massive consumption. However, in reality, it is a playground with strict competition.

The World Press Photo Exhibition will be organized by the Embassy of the Netherlands in cooperation with the Vietnam Journalists’ Association from June 16 to July 6 in Hanoi.

 Two nude models have accused a famous body painter and architect in HCM City of attempted sexual assault.

 The Sugar and Sugarcane Association has objected to the proposal by the Ministry of Finance to levy a special consumption tax of 10% on sugary soft drinks.

 Up to 40 people who are members of the central city of Danang’s a high-quality workforce training project have resigned from municipal state agencies.

 Parents in Hanoi are in a hurry to find babysitters for their children in the coming school summer holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – International news channel France 24 has strengthened its presence in Vietnam, after gaining new distribution agreements with five operators in Vietnam.