Thailand’s Central Group and its Vietnamese partner Nguyen Kim Group are working on a plan to open seven new Big C supermarkets this year after they completed procedures to take over all Big C assets in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Con Son relic site in Chi Linh District, Hai Duong Province is closely associated with many well-known Vietnamese figures such as Tran Nguyen Dan, Huyen Quang and Nguyen Trai, a national hero and world cultural figure.

Often critisised as lack of professional procedure, the artists and art dealers in the country are trying to make art autions more professional. The first art auction in Viet Nam with five art works will take place in Ha Noi on May 28.

One more Tan Son Nhat airport bus service launched, Three batches of soft drinks with high level of lead removed from market, Vietnam launches nutrition days 2016, Health Ministry denies rumor of vaccination at home

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.