Politburo member Tran Quoc Vuong, head of the Vietnamese Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, paid a courtesy call to the Party General Secretary and President of Laos, Bounnhang Vorachith, in Vientiane on May 26.

  Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Hong Nam paid a working visit to Myanmar on May 25-26 in an effort to strengthen cooperation between the countries, as well as between the two foreign ministries.

 President Tran Dai Quang lauded the contributions made by Australian Ambassador Hugh Borrowman to deepening the comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and Australia, when he bid farewell to him in Hanoi on May 26.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed hope that his visit to Japan from May 26-28 will create new impetus to further strengthen the relationship between Vietnam and Japan.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on May 26 on the sidelines of the expanded Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Mie prefecture, Japan.

The high schools for the gifted in HCM City will enroll 2,295 students in the 2016-2017 academic year. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Bank shares have seen prices increasing steadily since early April, making a great contribution to the strong rise of the VN Index, helping the index exceed the resistance threshold of 605-610 points.

VietNamNet Bridge - If Vietnam does not tighten control over licensing of foreign invested projects, it will have to pay a heavy environmental price for foreign direct investment (FDI), experts say.

Spinal cord fusion operation remains an impossible mission, especially fusion to restore functions, according to Nguyen Tien Quyet, former director of the Vietnam-Germany Hospital, a leading expert in organ transplantation. 

Vietnam’s logistics industry is expected to be wholly controlled by foreign firms over the next few years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – US Obama's trip to Vietnam was a historic event. Many professional and amateur photographers posted impressive photos about the event on Facebook and Instagram.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In mid-1990, the young Senator John Kerry and his two young daughters visited Vietnam. The idea of cooperation in education to promote relations between the US and Vietnam ocurred to him from that trip.

Seven years after its first proposal, Vietnam’s government decree on the casino business has yet to be approved despite undergoing many revisions.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the Vietnam-Japan high-level economic policy dialogue on May 26, right after his arrival in Nagoya city, Japan’s Aichi prefecture.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has signed a decision to establish seven working groups in charge of inspecting the investigation and judgment of serious and complicated corruption and economic cases of public concern.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Nagoya city of Japan’s Aichi prefecture on the afternoon of May 26 (Vietnam time) for an official visit to Japan and to attend the expanded G7 Summit Japan 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During his three-day visit to Vietnam (May 23-25), US President Barack Obama met with Vietnamese leaders, had dialogues with Vietnamese youth, enjoyed Vietnamese cuisine and had exchanges with people.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The White House said the United States will provide 18 MetalShark 45-foot patrol boats, as well as training and maritime law enforcement equipment, to the country’s Coast Guard.

VietNamNet Bridge - The resort real estate market has heated up, with many projects up for sale and trillions of dong invested.

Computer users in Vietnam use unlicensed software at an alarming rate, despite being well aware of the associated cyber-security dangers, said a survey released yesterday by the Software Alliance (BSA).