Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Nienke Trooster has described the relations between the Netherlands and Vietnam over the past four decades as wonderful and excellent in various fields.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minimalist painter Le Thiet Cuong, one of Vietnam’s most famous contemporary artists, is presenting his latest works at the Vincom Centre for Contemporary Art (VCCA) in Hanoi.

 Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Duy Thang has stated that Vietnam will firmly deal with activities that violate the law and go against public morality in the name of religion while upholding the freedom of religion and beliefs. 

  Four French doctors have been awarded with certificates of merit of the Vietnamese Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien for their contributions to public health care in Vietnam. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Ministry of Transport to reassess costs and capital sources for two metro lines in HCM City and to submit the report to the city government.

 Vietnam Social Security Fund (VSSF) will not go bust by 2025, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Social Security Dao Viet Anh has said. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 74 per cent of the 925,961 candidates taking the upcoming national high school graduation examinations have applied to universities, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

 A foreign passenger made a false bomb threat while completing check-in procedures at Cat Bi Airport in the northern city of Hai Phong on May 3.

A high-level delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly led by its Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu is paying a working visit to Romania.

 Amid the complex world situation, Vietnam needs to push ahead with reforming policies and regulations to keep up with the development pace of the global economy, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

A 65-hectare freshwater reservoir with a designed capacity of 4.5 million cubic metres will be built in Vinh Tuong commune, Vi Thuy district, the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang in response to climate change.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twelve artists from Be Clown will perform a contemporary circus show, taking the audience on a timeless journey away from everyday reality, in Hanoi on Saturday.

 President of the Vietnam Medical Association (VMA) Nguyen Thi Xuyen has received the rotational chairmanship of the Medical Association of Southeast Asian Nations (MASEAN) for the 2018-2020 tenure.

The HCM City People’s Procuracy on May 3 proposed sentences for eight defendants charged with “violating regulations on lending in activities of credit institutions” at Trust Bank, the predecessor of the Vietnam Construction Bank.

 The customs office at Saigon Port under the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department on May 3 seized an additional 3.3 tonnes of pangolin scales illegally imported from Africa.

 The World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) 2018 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi from September 11-13, featuring entrepreneurship and the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0).

 Close to 1.2 million people, including about 400,000 tourists, took part in the 10th Hue Festival, which was held between April 27 and May 2.

VietNamNet Bridge - More infrastructure developers want to transfer projects to the State because of a number of problems they face.  

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Multimedia Corporation (VTC) earlier this year unexpectedly refused to attend an event honoring content creators held in HCM City. 

 Foreign investors already active in the Vietnamese power sector are looking to expand their footprints in the country to create a more stable power supply in the near future, with increased focus on renewable energy.