Despite a decrease in newly-registered capital, the significant growth in the value of mergers and acquisitions became a key element in raising Vietnam’s foreign direct investment in the first five months of 2017.

 Vietnam’s exports to US will exceed $40 billion in value

 A number of newswires and prestigious organisations have published articles commenting on the US visit by Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from May 29-31.

 The capital flow from the US is expected to open up a new chapter in investment cooperation with Vietnam, according to Dau tu (Investment) newspaper.

 The Foreign Ministries of Vietnam and Myanmar held their seventh political consultation in the Myanmar capital city of Nay Pyi Taw on May 29. 

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) ranks first among 19 ministries and ministry-level agencies while the central city of Da Nang tops 63 provinces and cities in the Public Administration Reform Index 2016 (PAR Index 2016).

 Asia’s top 14 futsal clubs discovered their rivals for the AFC Futsal Club Championship Vietnam 2017 slated for July 17-30 after the tournament’s official draw in Ho Chi Minh on May 30.

 Vietnam posted a trade deficit of nearly $2.7 billion this year to the end of May, equal to 1.7 percent of the country’s total export turnover.

In Vietnam, the number of diseases related to cigarette smoke has increased significantly. Experts have said cigarettes are helping cancers to grow.

 Vietnam reiterates its support of every effort to promote dialogue and maintain peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on May 30. 

 Legislators debated the draft revised Law on Railway during a plenary session in Hanoi on May 30 under the chair of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. 

 The time is ripe for US businesses to engage more strongly in the economic restructuring of Vietnam, especially in finance-banking and State-owned enterprise equitisation, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer met as co-chairs of the Vietnam-US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council in Washington on May 30.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has urged localities to promptly take measures to prevent Vietnamese fishermen from illegally fishing in foreign waters.

 The Washington Times on May 30 published a message by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on the occasion of his official visit to the United States of America at the invitation of President Donald Trump. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Few Vietnamese know about the man who discovered a precious medicinal herb – giao co lam (Gynostemma pentaphyllum): Pham Thanh Ky, rector of the Hanoi Pharmacy University. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The centuries-old cinnamon gardens on Ngoc Linh Mount are a treasure which has been preserved for generations. Cadong people consider the ancient cinnamon trees as gifts from God.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the first months of 2017, the number of real estate transactions at the Notary Public Office No 1 in HCMC increased by 17-27 percent compared with the same period last year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Secondary school graduates are now gearing up to prepare for the high-school entrance exams, slated for June 9. 

 A Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh, has attended the Thailand Rice Convention 2017 in Bangkok from May 28 – 30.