Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had meetings with overseas Vietnamese (OV) and US businessmen and scientists in San Francisco on May 17 morning (US time) within the framework of his working trip to the US to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit.

VOV.VN - Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, says Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s May 11-17 working trip to the United States has offered good prospects for the two countries to foster bilateral cooperation.

With Vietnam-US economic relations having grown steadily over time, the American business community is very optimistic and working very hard in Vietnam, according to Virginia B. Foote, President of the Board of the US International Centre.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Women’s Museum held a ceremony on May 17 in Hanoi to receive roughly 500 artifacts donated by Mark Rapoport, a doctor from the United States, and his family.

VOV.VN - With high demand from several major markets, Vietnamese aquatic exports in the second quarter of this year are projected to reach a record high of US$3 billion, according to the forecasts made by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh who is in New York for a week-long working trip to the United States and United Nations called at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and attended a roundtable discussion with executives of firms listed on the NYSE.

The Economic Times, an Indian English-language daily, has posted a commentary on the Vietnamese Prime Minister’s working visit to the US and the UN, saying that the trip aims to reaffirm Vietnam’s role in stabilising Southeast Asia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam ranks among the leading five countries which exports the most goods to the US retail giant Walmart, with major products including garments and textiles, household appliances, electronics, and ready-to-eat foods, said Paul Dyck, vice president of Global Government Affairs at Walmart.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with some overseas Vietnamese (OV) intellectuals and young people in New York on May 15 as part of his working trip to the US and the UN.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 15 (US time) had meetings with American friends who have stood by Vietnam and its people as part of his working visit to the US.