Corruption remains a pressing problem that needs to be addressed as soon as possible, voters in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 4 said during their meeting with President Truong Tan Sang on October 15.
Chairman of the National Assembly Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc held talks with representatives from the standing committee of the Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments (ASGP) in Geneva on October 14 to propose a topic for the 132nd meeting of ASGP (ASGP-132) scheduled for March 2015 in Hanoi.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel assured Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung that Germany values its bilateral ties with Vietnam, a vibrant economy and key player in the birth of the ASEAN Economic Community, during talks in Berlin on October 15.
The Vietnam Pictorial, one of the Vietnam News Agency’s publications, has contributed to the country’s external relations and should continue its efforts to bring the land and people of Vietnam closer to international readers.
The Prime Minister approved a master plan for socio-economic development in the central key economic region by 2020 with a view to becoming a dynamic region with rapid, sustainable growth, thus creating momentum for development in the northern and coastal central regions.
Vietnam and Cuba should boost their bilateral cooperation, which has yet to meet its full potential despite recent progress made to deepen the traditional friendship and special partnership, the Cuban State Council Vice President Lazara Mercedes Lopez Acea said at a reception for a Vietnamese delegation on October 14.
Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to step up collaboration in the fight against crimes, especially those in their border areas.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to the European Union from October 13-18 was covered by a series of articles in the European press.
The Vietnam-Japan Business Association (VJBA) organised a forum to support Vietnamese and Japanese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Hanoi on October 14.
The Prime Minister approved a master plan for socio-economic development in the central key economic region by 2020 with a view to becoming a dynamic region with rapid, sustainable growth, thus creating momentum for development in the northern and coastal central regions.