Prime Minister 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.

 Vietnamese and Chinese airlines are working on plans to launch more flights to meet increasing demand for air travel between the two countries.

 As President Obama visits Vietnam, we are struck by the fact that most citizens of both countries have no living memory of a conflict that claimed the lives of more than 58,000 Americans and upward of a million Vietnamese.

 The Ministry of Education plans to cut down admission quota for teacher training universities to prevent unemployment and to improve the quality of teaching staff.

The Peace Corps, a US program whose volunteers travel overseas to help people, will officially set foot in Vietnam under an agreement signed during President Barack Obama’s visit from May 23 to 25.

The 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) concluded on May 25 afternoon in Vientiane, Laos.

VietNamNet Bridge - The forestland in the districts of Thanh Son, Thanh Thuy and Tam Nong of the midland province of Phu Tho has been seriously damaged. 

VietNamNet Bridge - E-wallets are developing strongly in Vietnam again after many years of slow growth.

A café owner was fined VND17 million and prosecuted because he took five days to file his business registration. Luckily, the prosecution was canceled after the Prime Minister’s intervention.

Vietnam wishes to receive more support from the UN to fulfill its Sustainable Development Goals, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan told UN Resident Coordinator Pratibha Mehta.

 A delegation of the Sri Lanka-Vietnam Solidarity Association (SVSA) is paying a week-long working visit to Vietnam from May 24 to boost mutual understanding between the two countries.

 Further cooperation in investments and trade between Vietnam and Italy will bring benefits to both sides, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said during a reception for Italian Ambassador Cecilia Piccioni in Hanoi on May 25.

The Vietnamese government is determined to successfully carry out reforms to stabilise the macro-economy and fuel economic growth, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc assured Country Director of ADB in Vietnam Eric Sidgwick.

 The 13th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee adopted two resolutions on standards and classification of administrative units and classification of urban areas at its one-day 48th session on May 25.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 90 percent of students suffer from mental disorders because of study pressure, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET). 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese Government left Hanoi for Japan on May 26 for a visit to the country and to attend the expanded G7 Summit Japan 2016.

Japan’s ANA Holdings would officially become a strategic investor of Vietnam’s flagship carrier Vietnam Airlines under a deal expected to be signed during Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s working visit to Japan this  week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Huong Lien Bun Cha Restaurant on Ha Noi’s Le Van Huu Street became famous in a single night, after US President Barack Obama ate dinner there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of customers of Bun cha Huong Lien shop, which is now called "Bun cha Obama" by locals, located at No. 26 Le Van Huu Street suddenly rocketed on Tuesday morning, May 24.

VietNamNet Bridge - After the heavy rains last night, social networks in Vietnam are flooded with unbelievable pictures.