Vietnam attaches importance to defence ties with Myanmar, said Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen Nguyen Chi Vinh.

“Angel Face”, a film invested and co-produced by Vietnamese artist Ly Nha Ky, will vie for prize at the Cannes Film Festival which will take place in France from May 8-19.

As part of the annual Europe Days 2018, the “Europe Village” recently held in Hanoi has been considered a culture highlight. 

 A seminar discussing the application of nanotechnology in treating aquaculture waste took place in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on May 7.

Domestic and foreign investors are pouring money into Vietnam, attracted by strong economic growth and a slew of sales by state-owned and private companies, according to the Reuters. 

An inspection team of officials from the construction and public security ministries, and the HCM City People’s Committee on May 7 examined fire safety measures in apartment and high-rise buildings in the city.

 Singapore’s Gemadept and Sao Do Group put Nam Dinh Vu port (the first stage) into operation in Nam Dinh Vu industrial park in the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 7. 

 The first working day of the 7th plenary session of the 12th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) took place in Hanoi on May 7.

Some 6,000 young doctors will join hands to provide free-of-charge health check-ups and medicines for people in 63 cities and provinces from May 12-19. 

 The ethnic Nang Hai festival in the northern province of Cao Bang has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage. 

Vietnam always constructively coordinates with other members of the Chemical Weapons Convention to raise the significance of the disarmament of weapons of mass destruction in general and chemical weapons in particular.

A ceremony was held in Hoi An, the central province of Quang Nam, on May 7 to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognising Bai Choi singing, a popular folklore style of singing in central Vietnam, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has continuously bought in hard currencies in the past few months, raising the country’s foreign reserves to a record high of 63 billion USD.

VietNamNet Bridge – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) figures show that China became Vietnam’s biggest export market in 2017. The position had belonged to the US for the last 15 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Localities need to set up plans for hi-tech agricultural areas in accordance with regional growing and climate conditions.

VietNamNet Bridge - LINE expects to make a comeback to Vietnam through its investment in webtretho.com.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi People’s Council’s supervisory board has discovered a high number of unlicensed nursery classes and VND12,000-15,000 meals.

VietNamNet Bridge - The road section on Highway No 62 that runs through Thanh Hoa Town in Thanh Hoa district in Long An Province has become noted for its wild animal markets.

After one year of establishment, auction houses Chon’s in Hanoi and Ly Thi in Ho Chi Minh City have really been helpful for Vietnam’s art market to go through “pubescent” and grow up.

Prof Dr Trinh Van Minh was given in March the Honour Award of the Group of Francophone Embassies for his important contributions to the development of the French language, and the values of Francophonie.