The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement will help Vietnam become the regional hub for many foreign manufacturing companies, promoting the development of industrial parks (IPs) in the country.

 On May 17, Prime Minister met with 1,500 representatives of Vietnamese and foreign companies in the private sector. Below are some of the proposals the companies and business associations submitted to the government before the meeting.

 Minister of Health Nguyen Thị Kim Tien has sent a document asking the Ministry of Public Security to ensure the safety of hospitals throughout the country.

 In-form Vietnam defeated Iran 25-19, 25-17, 25-19 at the second Asian Women’s U23 Volleyball Championship in Thailand on May 16.

 The top three places still belong to Vietnam after round five of the Asian Continental Chess Championships’ Women’s Category in China on May 16.

 Vietnamese footballers have fully prepared for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Futsal Championship, which kicked off in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 16.

 Top lawmakers have urged for fuller engagement with voters’ opinions in response to a report on voters’ proposals to the 14th National Assembly (NA)’s second session as well as the upcoming third session.

 Authorities of central province of Nghe An have provided to the press detailed information on the May 15 arrest of Hoang Duc Binh, born 1983, a resident of Hung Trung commune, Hung Nguyen district, and incidents related to Binh. 

 The APEC 2017 Second Senior Officials Meeting (SOM2) officially opened in Hanoi on May 17.

 Vietnam and Myanmar should step up cooperation in the fields of their strengths for mutual development, said President Tran Dai Quang.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Cao Chinh Thien hailed growing ties between ASEAN and Italy while chairing the 28th session of the ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR) on May 15. 

 Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh talked with special advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance Tsutomo Takebe on May 16. 

 Vietnam and the EU have just concluded negotiations for a voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT), according to the EU delegation to Vietnam on May 16.

Aware of the danger and high affectability of WannaCry, Vietnamese businesses and agencies have taken various protection measures to guard against the ransomeware.

 Speaker of Myanmar’s Parliament and House of Nationalities Mahn Win Khaing Than wrapped up his week-long visit to Vietnam in Hanoi on May 16.

 The 14th Senior Officials’ Meeting on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) will take place in Guiyang city, the Chinese southwestern province of Guizhou on May 18.

Foreign-invested enterprises, including Samsung Vietnam are an important component of Vietnam’s economy, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Han Myoung-Sup, General Director of Samsung Vietnam at a meeting in Hanoi on May 16. 

Preschools, primary and secondary schools will begin enroll students in mid-June. The local education sub-departments and state-owned schools are struggling to arrange seats for students. 

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