VietNamNet Bridge - After paying an additional $3 million, the Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) now owns Driftwood, a dairy company in California, the United States.

Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission Tran Quoc Vuong had a meeting on May 24 with Lao National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 24 for Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong, calling for further facilitation of high-level visits and increased political trust.

 Vietnam and Mozambique share interest in developing coastal transport, thus liaison in the field is necessary, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Schools have been built and handed over in only 25 of the 252 new urban areas in Hanoi. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese like Apple products, especially iPhones. But some of the models are not popular in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The operation mode of the environmental monitoring institutions needs an overhaul as the country Is facing serious environmental problems as a result of an unsustainable development model. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Compared with other countries in the region, Vietnam has outstanding consumer potential and new opportunities, which will help stimulate capital to flow from the US to Vietnam.

After years of feeble attempts, Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest electronic component manufacturer, advanced its investment commitment in Vietnam by acquiring Microsoft’s smartphone factory in Bac Ninh.

HCM City committed to create all possible business conditions for US firms as well as international investors for the benefit of both enterprises and the city.

  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s working visit to Japan from May 26-28 looks to further enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries.

 The Japanese Government announced a non-refundable emergency aid worth $2.5 million for Vietnam to address drought and saltwater intrusion consequences in the central and Mekong Delta regions.

 The ongoing landmark visit of US President Barack Obama to Vietnam continues to make headlines on regional and international media, on May 24.

 Vietnam and the US have issued a Joint Statement on the occasion of the visit by US President Barack Obama to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang.

Stability, security and development in Vietnam – China land border areas have been promoted as a result of the implementation of three bilateral legal documents on the land border, Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge - US President Barack Obama discussed the status of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement and Vietnam’s entrepreneurial growth during a talk with 100 young businesspeople in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.

 Several American lawmakers and veterans supported US President Barack Obama’s historic decision to fully lift a decades-old embargo on sales of lethal arms to Vietnam.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 24 for a delegation from the US-ASEAN Business Council, where he stressed that the business community should be a decisive factor for the sustainability of the two nations’ ties.

 Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Hanoi on May 24.

 Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will make a two-day visit to Vietnam to boost military relations between the two nations, according to the Indian news agency Press Trust of India.