The Asian Games is seen as the focus of Vietnamese sport in 2018. With the goal of winning three to four gold medals, the sport sector is frantically making all preparations needed, aiming towards a successful Games in Indonesia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every Wednesday and Friday morning, a group of local policemen offer free breakfast to disadvantaged patients at Thu Duc District Hospital in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of containers were left at Cat Lai Port, HCM City over the last few months because owners haven’t visited the customs department to complete the necessary procedures, 

A state-owned consultancy has proposed adjustments to the expansion plan for HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat international airport that would result in much lower costs than one proposed by the French consultancy ADPi.

 Besides traditional markets like Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar, Vietnamese companies have begun searching for new markets for overseas investment.   

VietNamNet  Bridge - As the leading economic sector in Vietnam’s economy, foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) make only modest contributions to the state budget.

After VTVcab, General Military Telecommunications Company (Viettel) will be fined for replacing a number of foreign television channels with new ones without announcing it to customers.

A man in Lam Dong Province has been fined VND357.5m (USD15,700) for illegally keeping douc langurs and monkeys for producing traditional 'medical' glue.

The Ministry of Education and Training has proposed draft regulations on foreign-language and information and technology training centres which require foreign teachers to have university degrees.

 Large amounts of wastewater from nearby polluted lakes are discharged into Ha Long Bay every day, threatening the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

About 135 competitors will take part in the Nhan Dan Newspaper National Table Tennis Championship to be held in Da Lat City, Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on May 22-27.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events taking place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from May 14 to 20.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has removed all the images and information relating to its former ambassador Pham Anh Khoa from its Facebook and Website amid the rocker's sex abuse scandal. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese tennis player Rio Noguchi won the men’s singles category of the Viet Nam F2 tennis tournament held in Hue yesterday.

At least three men have been killed and two others seriously injured while chasing after a group of motorbike robbers in Ho Chi Minh City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s female team triumphed at the National Boxing Clubs Cup which finished in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – American team BIP came from behind to win the Group B opener of the VTV9 Binh Dien Cup volleyball tournament at Quang Nam Province’s Gymnasium on Sunday.

 After Uber’s departure from Viet Nam’s ride hailing market, a newcomer named Mass Vehicle Ledger Foundation Pte. Ltd (MVLchain) has made its move to enter the country’s Grab-dominated ride industry.

 The Viet Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) had sold 30 million shares at its subsidiaries in the first quarter of the year.

 The appreciation in land prices seen in HCM City in recent time is spreading to its adjoining provinces, according to traders and agents.