VietNamNet Bridge - One of the issues to be discussed during US President Obama’s visit to Vietnam on May 23-25 is the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). 

Despite the quantitative and qualitative growth of US investment into Vietnam, much remains to be done to make the best use of this capital source. Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung spoke about this issue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ba Chua Xu Festival, a national intangible cultural heritage held in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang, will take place at Ba Chua Xu Temple in Chau Doc Town on May 29 – June 2.

While banks have been able to control their non-performing loans ratio well below the 3 per cent threshold, the potentially irrecoverable debt fraction has, conversely, edged up among local banks.

 President Tran Dai Quang and his US counterpart Barack Obama chaired an international press conference in Hanoi on May 23 to answer reporters’ queries on the outcomes of their talks and directions for the two countries’ relations going forward.

President Tran Dai Quang and his US counterpart Barack Obama discussed measures to step up the two countries’ relations during their talks following an official welcome ceremony in Hanoi on May 23.

 The Binh Thuan Police announced they had completed DNA testing on all the fatalities of the horrific bus crash that occurred in central Binh Thuan Province on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The US President on Monday held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang, met with Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong and PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and visited the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex.

VietNamNet Bridge - Former Tourism Ambassador of Vietnam, actress and businesswoman Ly Nha Ky on May 22 attended the closing ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hai Phong extended their lead over other teams in the V.League following their 1-0 win over FLC Thanh Hoa yesterday, May 22. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese epic poem Luc Van Tien (The Story of Luc Van Tien) has been launched for the first time in three languages -- Vietnamese, English and French.

 The Vietnam Diary Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) will remove the maximum foreign ownership limit of its shares, Chairwoman of Vinamilk’s board of directors Le Bang Tam has said.

 Minister of Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich and a high-ranking military delegation left Hanoi on May 23 for an official visit to Laos and to attend the 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM-10) from May 23-26.

 National Assembly Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien and US members of parliament have discussed issues of shared concern such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and national defence and security.

 Important milestones in the Vietnam-U.S. relations

 The three-cushion carom billiards World Cup held in Ho Chi Minh City concluded on May 22 with the overall championship victory going to Frederic Caudron from Belgium.

US Ambassador Ted Osius writes about the outstanding achievements of the 21-year relationship between Vietnam and the US and what lies ahead in this ongoing process.

Following the signing of the landmark TPP early this year, President Barack Obama’s visit to Vietnam this week is expected to bolster US investors’ confidence in the prospects of bilateral relations. 

VietNamNet Bridge - This morning thousands of Hanoi people gathered along the street to greet the visiting US President, Barack Obama.

 US President Obama plans to meet young entrepreneurs and members of the local business community at Dreamplex, a co-working space for startups in HCM City on May 24.