Translator Nguyen Tung received the Phan Chau Trinh Awards 2018. Launched 10 years ago by Phan Chau Trinh Culture Foundation, it honours individuals and groups for their contributions to culture, translation, research and studies.

 Foreign investors can now acquire more than 49 percent of shares, the previous limit on foreign ownership, in PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo), the operator of Phu My fertilizer plant.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators agree that Vietnam’s universities need to be accredited, but they have not reached a consensus on how it should be done. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – V.League 1 side Thanh Hoa have a new coach. Nguyen Duc Thang yesterday signed a one-year contract and replaces Romanian Marian Mihail.

People’s Artist Bach Tuyet will offer online training in cai luong, a genre of southern traditional theatre, for young people next month as part of the city’s Theatre Artists Association’s celebration of 100 years of the art form. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The trading of low quality gas, illegal extraction and failure to ensure the safety continue posing dangers to the health and rights of consumers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southern province of Long An has begun to keep a close eye on property development in areas adjacent to HCM City.

 HCM City is giving priority to developing a collective economic model particularly cooperatives over the current model of farmer households.

 Four ships belonging to Nam Binh An Limited Co. in the coastal Northen city of Ha Long, Quang Ninh Province were suspended from operation by the local authorities for a safety check after an incident on one of their ships on May 1.

 Proposals for draft amended Law on Education by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), especially regulations on private nurseries, are raising concerns among the public, including parents and nursery school teachers.

 These days many eyes are on the Hoang Sa exhibition house in the central city of Da Nang. The venue is home to historical documents, objects and images on Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

VietNamNet Bridge - Soil, water and air pollution have increased as a result of agricultural production growth in the last few decades.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts say that discriminatory treatment is hindering the development of Vietnam education.

VietNamNet Bridge - With support of The Gioi Di Dong, the largest mobile phone distribution chain in Vietnam, Nokia is expected to make things happen again in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are about 200,000 autistic children in Vietnam, but the law has no content regulating their educational treatment. 

 The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018, themed “The Legends of Bridges”, kicked off on the banks of the Han River in the evening of April 30.

 A working delegation from the European Commission’s (EC) Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries will visit Vietnam from May 16 to 23.

 Foreign artists devoted their unique performances to entertain audiences at An Dinh Palace on April 30 as part of  the ongoing Hue Festival 2018 in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

 Skimming devices may have been used to steal money from 400 Agribank accounts, causing a huge stir recently.

 Vietnam is making every effort to promote a cashless economy, with a focus on the development of digital payments so as to reach out to a wider demographic.