Manila, May 31 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam met with representatives of some organisations and businesses in the Philippines on May 31 afternoon, part of his state visit to the archipelagic nation. Talking to President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Masato Kanda, General Secretary and President Lam affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to its cooperation with the bank and wishes to further deepen this partnership in the new development phase. Noting that Vietnam and the ADB boast a long-standing, reliable, and effective development partnership through financial support, expertise sharing, and policy assistance, he expressed his hope that the ADB will contin...