A high-ranking delegation from Myanmar Assembly of the Union led by Mahn Win Khaing Than, Speaker of the House of Nationalities (Upper House) and the Assembly, started his week-long visit to Vietnam from May 10.

The fifth plenary meeting of the 12th Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee closed in Hanoi on May 10, fulfilling all the set objectives after six days of working.

 Vietnam will create the best possible conditions for foreign enterprises, including those from Hong Kong (China), to invest in the country, particularly in the field of infrastructure, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed. 

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has affirmed that China’s statement on halting fishing activities for a limited period in the waters belonging to Vietnam’s sovereignty is valueless.

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Hanoi on May 11 morning to attend the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF-ASEAN) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

 President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse left Hanoi on the morning of May 11 for a State visit to China and to attend a high-level forum on Belt and Road Initiative from May 11-15.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many educational projects capitalized at trillions of dong have failed, but negative consequences have affected generations of students.

VietNamNet Bridge - Bui Do Minh Quan and Do Phuong Mai from the Tran Phu High School for the Gifted have synthesized a new derivative that has the potential to treat cancer.

VietNamNet Bridge - China consumes 144,000 tons of pork a day, according to FAO, but Vietnamese farmers cant sell their pork to the country because of demands made by Chinese traders. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have pointed out that field research results about the Pak Beng hydropower project in Laos are sketchy and do not provide sufficient information. 

Rudolf Hever, Director of Hotels at Savills Asia Pacific, casts his eye over Vietnam's condotel market.

 Microsoft and the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Association co-oragnised the “Technology for Good Day” event in Hanoi on May 10 to introduce a free cloud computing programme to Vietnamese non-governmental and non-profit organisations.

 The enhancement of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership is in line with the two countries’ fundamental and long-term interests while benefiting peace and stability in the region and the world.

 A joint venture of the PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corporation (PVEP), Groupment Bir Seba (GBRS), has produced 10 million barrels of oil after 20 months of exploitation in Algeria’s Sahara Desert.

 Chairman of the Hanoi City People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung pledged all possible support to foreign investors during separate receptions in Hanoi on May 10 to European and Hong Kong (China) trade officials. 

 Vietnam exported $16.7 billion worth of goods in April, raising the total export turnover in four months to $61.3 billion, a year-on-year increase of 15.4 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.

 The Vietnamese mechanical industry will have more opportunities to improve their competitiveness if they apply technologies to meet the standards of the so-called fourth industrial revolution, experts have said.

 The central province of Thanh Hoa is calling for over US$5 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic direct investment (DDI) for 50 projects by 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of banks have announced they will raise charter capital in 2017 after receiving approval from shareholders. But all of them are private, not state, banks.

 The customs has explained the discard of 20,000 pills for cancer treatment over expiration is not due to its lengthy import procedures, says a press release which the Ministry of Finance issued on May 8.