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Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh reported on May 22 before the National Assembly that the tourism sector had a good start in the first months of the year, and that the government hopes to see the number of foreign travelers increase by 30 percent in 2017.

 The enforcement of the law on tobacco harm reduction should be promoted in ministries, branches and local authorities to reduce dangers from smoking and lower the death rate caused by smoking, said Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.

 The Prime Minister on May 28 issued an official dispatch urging urgent actions to curb and prevent illegal operation of Vietnamese fishing boats and fishermen in foreign waters.

 Belgian cueist Eddy Merckx won the title at the World Cup 3-Cushion 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City on May 28. 

 Vietnamese wood companies will not exploit, transport, process, produce or trade in illegal wood and wooden products, according to the Viet Nam Wood and Forest Association (VIFORES).

 E-commerce in Viet Nam is more developed than some Southeast Asian countries and is poised to expand in coming years, according to a market research company.

 A resident of central Quang Binh Province has discovered thousands of human bone pieces that are believed to be of the victims of massacres by the French colonists.  The resident was digging the ground for building a home foundation.

 Hosts HCM City topped the table in the National Muay Thai Championships, which concluded on May 27.

 Lai Ly Huynh lost his only match in the National Chinese Chess Team Championships’ blitz event, but it did not stop him from retaining the men’s title on May 28 in Danang City.

 Diagnoses of occupational diseases are on the rise in Vietnam and several new occupations have been found to cause respiratory diseases and deafness, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

The official visit from May 29-31 will be the first trip to the US by Nguyen Xuan Phuc as Prime Minister of Vietnam and also the first time a Vietnamese senior leader will meet with US President Donald Trump since the countries had new leaders.

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai participated in the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on women’s economic empowerment in Vilnius, Lithuania, on May 25-26.

 Vietnam’s U20 football team were defeated by Honduras 2-0 in the last match of Group E of the FIFA U20 World Cup in the Republic of Korea on May 28.

 Increasing mutual visits at all levels between Vietnam and the US illustrate growing bilateral ties, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh said on the threshold of an official visit to the US by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Vietnam will continue to be a very important partner of the US, Anthony Nelson, Director of Albright Stonebridge Consulting Group has said.

 The Governor of the Mexican state of Zacatecas, Alejandro Tello Cristerna, has underlined his hope to enhance all-round cooperation with Vietnamese localities, thus helping solidify the two countries’ relations.

 The Vietnamese Government has failed to downsize its large staff, with the number of officials continuing to increase.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation of the Government left Hanoi on the night of May 28 for an official visit to the United State from May 29-31 at the invitation of US President Donald Trump.

In the central province of Quang Binh, people prefer growing indigenous plants to acacia and cajuput. This allows them to make fat profits, protect the environment and conserve rare and precious plant species.