National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Huynh Ngoc Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 2 for a delegation from the France-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group led by its President Pascal Deguilhem.
President Truong Tan Sang on June 2 hosted a reception for the visiting US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker who stated that the US is keen on boosting ties with Vietnam in all fields.
A long spell of hot weather is forecast to cover the northern and central regions during June, with the average temperature forecast to range between 25-30 degrees Celsius.
Authorities in the central city of Da Nang and the Bac My An shipbuilding co-operative have completed detailed plans to salvage the fishing boat DNa 90152 which was rammed and sunk by a Chinese ship while undertaking its regular operations in its traditional Hoang Sa fishing grounds.
More than 129 Cao Vit gibbons, one of the world’s rarest primate species, are being protected in Trung Khanh district of the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang, as part of a project launched by Fauna & Flora International (FFI) in 2004.
Delegates to the 13th Shangri-La Dialogue have welcomed Vietnam’s stance on settling the East Sea issue by peaceful means in line with international law, said Defence Minister, General Phung Quang Thanh.
More than 1,000 Buddhist monks, nuns and followers in Ho Chi Minh City on June 1 prayed for peace in the East Sea following China’s illegal placement of its Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig in Vietnamese waters.
Vietnam’s law enforcement forces on June 1 detected that China’s oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, illegally stationed in Vietnamese waters, may not be fixed in a stable position.
Vietnamese athletes took part in the second stage of the Asian Cycling Championships in Karaganda, Kazakhstan on May 31.
A meeting in response to the World Environment Day (June 5) was held Binh Duong province on May 31.