VietNamNet Bridge - Ambassador Osius visited Khanh Hoa province from May 23 to 24 to highlight Pacific Partnership 17’s (PP17) collaboration with the province. 

Vietnam resolutely opposes China’s Taiwan conducting a number of live-fire exercises in the waters area around Ba Binh island, which belongs to Vietnam’s Truong Sa archipelago.

A government report sent to the on-going third session of the 14th National Assembly has raised concern about rampant nepotism at state agencies with 58 cases in nine provinces and cities.

 A visiting delegation from the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodia’s Motherland led by its Vice Chairman and Acting General Secretary Nhem Valy, has met with officials from the Hanoi Party Committee.

 Hanoi will create all best possible conditions for investors from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to invest in Hanoi as well as for 50,000 RoK citizens living in the Vietnamese capital, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.

The U.S. Coast Guard transferred a High Endurance Cutter to the Vietnam Coast Guard during a ceremony in Honolulu on Thursday morning. 

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested Google open official representative office in Viet Nam as many of Google’s services have been widely used by Vietnamese businesses and people.

 The representative offices of Vietnam in foreign countries should continue prioritising matters that serve Vietnam’s sustainable development and raise the country’s profile within the world arena.

 Queen Máxima of the Netherlands to visit HCMC, Da Lat, and Hanoi from May 30 to June 1 in her role as the UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development.

The Communist Party of Vietnam and the Communist Party of China shared experience in enhancing the Party’s leadership in press and media work in the new situation at their 13th theoretical workshop held in Henan province, China, on May 25-26.

 Measures to protect Vietnamese citizens involved in several incidents in other countries were clarified by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang at a regular press conference in Hanoi on May 25.

Vietnam and the US will discuss measures to promote their comprehensive partnership during the upcoming visit to the US by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 The Republic of Korea (RoK) is one of the most important economic-trade-investment partners of Vietnam.

 Lawmakers elaborated the draft law on public debt management (revised) and another on foreign trade management during the ongoing third session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on May 25.

 The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat has decided to give a warning to Nguyen Van Thien, former Secretary of the Binh Dinh provincial Party Committee, for his wrongdoings between 2010 and 2015.

Portugal attaches special importance to and wishes to deepen the friendship and cooperation, including legislative ties, with Vietnam, President of the Portuguese Parliament told visiting Vietnamese Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

The Special Envoy of the Vietnamese PM, Pham Sanh Chau, and Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Colindres discussed measures to consolidate the two countries’ time-honoured relationship at their meeting yesterday.

 Vietnam and Sudan hold a lot of potential for stronger cooperation, particularly in trade, investment, agriculture, fishery, oil and gas, and telecommunications, said President Tran Dai Quang. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lauded Siemens AG’s cooperation with Vietnam in various fields during his reception in Hanoi on May 24 for Joe Kaeser, President and CEO of the German group.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong lauded the visit by Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee Jose Ramon Balaguer during a reception yesterday.