The Digital Vietnamese knowledge system, an ambitious Government funded open database similar to Wikipedia, now boasts more than 10,000 articles, alongside 3.5 million question and answers following its launch in January.

 The Embassy of Mexico in Vietnam held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on May 18 to introduce the Honorary Consul of Mexico to HCM City, Vu Minh Anh, and inaugurate the Honorary Consul’s office in the city. 

 The Vietnam Airlines Corporation plans to build a logistics centre in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho this year, Deputy General Director Trinh Hong Quang said at a meeting with municipal leaders on May 18.

 The 14th-tenure National Assembly’s fifth session will open in Hanoi on May 21, with eight draft laws and one draft resolution expected to be passed during the event which will last for 20 working days.

 Vietnamese Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the UN, the WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, has stressed that Vietnam protests the use of force in the Gaza Strip. 

 The southern province of Dong Nai has been working with agencies on a project to turn Bien Hoa I Industrial Zone into a commercial and service centre.

The rainbow colours, a widely-recognized symbol of LGBT people, have become popular among Vietnamese and it is not uncommon to see rainbow flags pinned to shirts and on car bumpers in the country.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to the provision of 1.5 trillion VND (65.9 million USD) from the standby 2018 State budget for Mekong Delta localities to address urgent dyke erosion threatening life and property of local residents.

 The Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued a decision on May 18 on its official probe into ride-hailing company Grab’s takeover of Uber Technologies’ Southeast Asia business.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An illegal logging site has been found in part of the Kon River protected forest – the fourth recorded case of logging violations in the central province since January.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A chemical factory project, originally set to be opened not far from the World Heritage of Ha Long Bay, is sparking public concerns in the northeastern province.

 The context of integration and the trend of the fourth industrial revolution are opening up many opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises, but they can only seize the opportunities if the human resources meet the requirements. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Local authorities have proposed adding tens of golf course projects to the program on golf course development, a move many economists oppose. 

In early May, Vietnam’s men broke out of division three to join division two of the World Team Table Tennis Championships after beating their Israeli opponents with a score of 3-1. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five-year-old Bui Thi Hong Ngoc smiles and chats to her grandmother just like any other child of her age would do.

VietNamNet Bridge - A Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) report has found that most domestic logistics firms are small or very small with limited financial capability. 

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnamese rice export prices are increasing rapidly. 

 Nguyen Huong Giang, a Vietnamese transgender woman, on March 9 won Miss International Queen 2018 - the world’s largest transgender pageant.

“I want to become the world’s number-one ball-juggling artist,” a Hanoian autistic teenager has said.

Statistics from the Saigon Hi-tech Park Incubation Center (SHTP-IC) show that since 2014, the center has incubated 38 projects, 22 of which have been successfully commercialized and other nine projects excellently graduated.