VOV.VN - Australian Regional Express Airlines on May 12 celebrated the graduation of the first group of Vietnamese cadets trained at its pilot academy, the Australian Airline Pilot Academy, in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.

VOV.VN - The commanding officer of the US Pacific Partnership 2017, a mission of the United States Navy, officially handed over the Hoa Lien Nursery School to the local Danang community on May 12, 2017.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thanh Dat, who is believed to be the youngest Vietnamese patient to undergo a successful heart transplant, went home today (May 12) after nearly two months of hospital stay, said official at the Vietnam-Germany Hospital.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies will establish a common framework to manage the issue of labour mobility in the region, said Tran Viet Thai, Director of the Vietnam APEC Study Centre under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Human Resources Development Working Group (HRDWG) organised a workshop on skills education & training and social protection in Hanoi on May 12.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang is implementing a sub-project on managing and mitigating the risk of floods in Ba Rai – Phu An area, which is funded by the Asian Development Bank and the Australia Agency for International Development (AusAID). 

A ceremony celebrating the 72nd anniversary of Russia’ Victory Day  took place in Ho Chi Minh City on May 12, attracting representatives from the municipal departments, Vietnamese  and Russian alumni and people in each country. 

VOV.VN - Imagining herself as an advisor to the new UN Secretary-General, young eighth grade student Nguyen Do Huyen Vy from the province of Bac Ninh,wrote a letter advising him of the world issue she would tackle first.

The central province of Nghe An on May 12 held a burial ceremony for 107 volunteer soldiers and experts falling down in Laos, whose remains were found and repatriated in the 2016-2017 dry season.

Tan Vu-Lach Huyen bridge, the to-be longest cross-sea bridge in Southeast Asia, will undergo a test run to check loading capacity on May 14

An award ceremony for the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE 2017) was held in Hanoi on May 11.

More than one year since the maritime environmental incident ravaged four central provinces, information about the results of investigations into Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh, has been made public while the supervision over activities of the violator has been carried out strictly.

The Prime Minister has recently approved an action plan to conserve primates in Vietnam until 2025 with a vision to 2030. 

Vietnamese workers pay little attention to improving their skills, a concern as the country is entering the Industrial Revolution 4.0, said Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Mai Duc Chinh on May 11.

Delegates to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Asia-Pacific conference on response to climate change have stressed the need to raise lawmakers’ awareness of linkages among climate change, gender inequality and health care.

The Hai Phong People’s Committee launched its official portal on May 11, offering access to online administrative procedures in the northern city.

VOV.VN - More than 350 students have attended the second round of the international mathematics competition Bebras Challenge 2017 in Hanoi and HCM City. 

Given the rising number of traffic accidents, five students from Hanoi University of Science and Technology and Foreign Trade University have devised an initiative of smart helmets called Mubahi.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son presented the Friendship Medal to former French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean-Noel Poirier at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 11.

The Vietnamese population spends a total of VND31 trillion (US$1.38 billion) a year on cigarettes, according to statistics released by Vietnam’s Ministry of Health.

The central province of Thanh Hoa held a ceremony on May 11 to re-bury 21 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts repatriated from Laos.

The central province of Thua Thien – Hue targets to plant 13,000 hectares of forests, of which 40 percent meets the global environmentally-friendly standard, by 2020.

Efforts and achievements of Vietnam in promoting women's role and status in economic development was highlighted by Vietnamese Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh at the opening session of the Global Summit of Women 2017 in Tokyo, Japan on May 11. 

VOV.VN - The Hai Phong People’s Committee has announced it will resubmit its application to have the Cat Ba Archipelago recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site. 

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) regional seminar for the Asia-Pacific on responding to climate change and actions of parliaments to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on May 11.

The Central Highland province of Gia Lai on May 11 held a memorial and burial service for the remains of 29 Vietnamese voluntary soldiers who laid down their lives in the battlefields of Cambodia during wartime.

With the vision by 2030, APEC will have a strong and cohesive education community characterized by inclusive and quality education that supports sustainable economic growth, social wellbeing and employability of people in APEC economies.

As part of the second APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 2) and related meeting, the Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) hosted a Trade Policy Dialogue (TPD) on Environmental Services in Hanoi on May 11.

Representatives from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies gathered in Hanoi on May 11 for the 10th APEC Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI-10) Meeting.

The globalisation process and the fourth industrial revolution is posing big challenges to member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum in general and Vietnam in particular, said a Vietnamese official.