VietNamNet Bridge – The beverage market has seen significant upheavals recently as big players like Number 1 Group and Suntory PepsiCo face scandals over their production quality.

Professor Vu Doan Ket from the Faculty of International Politics and Diplomacy, Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam writes about US President Barack Obama's recent visit to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Muong ethnic group is a minority group with many of its people residing in the western outskirt districts of My Duc, Ba Vi and Thach That in the capital.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Duc Anh, director general of the Viet Nam National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, spoke to the Vietnam News Agency on the safety of changes in the polio vaccine regime for infants. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of local firms participating in the Samsung supply chain has increased dramatically thanks to Samsung Electronics Viet Nam’s efforts to seek domestic vendors.

 Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat added another accomplishment to his martial arts record with a gold medal at the 17th IFMA Muaythai World Championship, May 19-28, in Jonkoping Sweden.

 The revelation was made by VTV Deputy General Director Pham Viet Tien on May 27 at a press conference held in Hanoi.

 Three Vietnamese banks were listed in Forbes Global 2000, an annual ranking of the world's largest public companies, this year.

 Marksmen who win an Olympic medal will receive a big bonus from sponsors according to the Vietnam Shooting Federation.

 Six out of seven Vietnamese masters secured wins in the first round of the Asian Individual Chess Championship currently taking place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

 Nguyen Diep Phuong Tram continued to shine on day two of the National Age Groups Swimming Tournament in HCM City yesterday after winning five more gold medals and breaking a national record.

 The 17th Asian Junior Athletics Championships 2016 will be held at the Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City from June 3-6.

 The Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development has proposed PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc suspend a project on hydropower plants in the Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak to protect the local environment and wild animals.

 The higher education students take, the higher the rate of unemployment they might suffer, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Doan Mau Diep, said.

 Leaders from across major sections of Vietnamese civil society are taking on a new role in a nation-wide campaign to promote zero tolerance of wildlife crime through consumer behaviour change.

 The World Bank (WB) announced it recently approved additional funding of USD$119 million for the ongoing Urban Water Supply and Wastewater Project in Vietnam.

 All public schools in HCM City will be required to teach swimming beginning in the 2016-17 school year under a new directive from the city’s Department of Education and Training.

Vietnam hopes that G7 countries and multilateral organisations will continue to assist the country in managing and protecting water resource, and improving their capacity to adapt to climate change and prevent drought and saltwater intrusion.

 Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 27 for a delegation of the Sri Lanka – Vietnam Solidarity Association led by Most Venerable Baddegama Samitha Thero, member of the association’s Executive Board.

 Gender equality, prevention of child and female labour abuse and human trafficking, and the role of women are areas for parliamentary cooperation between Vietnam and Italy in 2017 as proposed by NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong.