International media and prestigious experts have given positive assessments on the ongoing US visit by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the invitation of President Donald Trump. 

 The foreign ministries of Vietnam and Laos held their second political consultation in the Lao capital city of Vientiane on May 31. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc voiced his delight at the development of relations between the NA of Vietnam and the US Congress while holding phone talks with some key parliamentarians of the Republican Party and the Democratic Party in Washington D.C.

 Fifteen new high-quality buses with capacity of 60 seats each were put into operation on two routes in Hanoi from June 1.

Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam qualified for the second round of the Singapore F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament on May 31.

 Vietnam held its first ever field hockey coaching course for all hockey coaches from Asian countries.

 The 10th national sport festival of ethnic minority groups in central, south central and Central Highlands provinces and Ho Chi Minh City officially opened in Dak Lak on May 31 evening.

 Defence Minister Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 31 for Senator John McCain from the US Senate Committee on Armed Services. 

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has described Vietnam-Netherlands ties as typical and effective relations between Vietnam and a European nation. 

 Cigarette smoke contains hundreds of toxic chemicals, about 70 of which can cause cancer. Listed among the 15 countries with the most smokers in the world, more secondhand smokers in Vietnam are suffering from fatal diseases.

 Vietnam and the US have issued a joint statement for enhancing the comprehensive partnership between the two countries, on the occasion of the official visit to the US by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from May 29-31.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Secretary of the US Department of Commerce (DOC) Wilbur Ross in Washington DC on May 31 (local time), asking the department to recognise Vietnam’s market economy status soon.

 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and US President Donald Trump held talks in Washingotn DC on May 31 (local time), discussing ways to develop bilateral ties in a more substantive manner.

 Northern provinces are suffering the first major hot spell of summer 2017, with temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius.

 Vietnam plans to develop a comprehensive, long-term and win-win relationship with the US, actively contributing to peace, prosperity and development in the region and the world.

VietNamNet Bridge - Uncontrolled rampant sand exploitation is seriously affecting Krong Ana and Krong No, two large rivers in the Central Highlands. 

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HCM City’s revenues jump 18.4%, Startups soar in January-May, Capital cost ebbs to three-month low, New terms for customs declaration to take effect, Vietnam’s aquatic product exports hit 2.8 billion USD

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