VOV.VN - Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel is making a trip to Vietnam for talks on Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment, said the Boston Global Forum.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Union of Friendship Organisations held a get-together on August 5 to mark 27 years of Vietnam's membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (July 28) and the 55th founding anniversary of the bloc (August 8).

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son attended the 29th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) that took place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on August 5 within the framework of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-55), and held several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the event. ​

The Heads of Civil Service Meeting themed “Modernising civil service towards a cohesive and responsive ASEAN Community” kicked off on August 5 as part of the 21st ASEAN Conference on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM 21).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on August 5 joined other diplomats of the East Asia Summit (EAS) at the EAS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting as part of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting taking place in Phnom Penh (Cambodia).

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 5 received Ambassadors of South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Belgium to Vietnam who came to present their credentials to the president.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 4 for heads of delegations of ASEAN and ASEAN Plus+3 countries to the 21st ASEAN Conference on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM 21).

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN Plus One, and ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers’ Meetings, and co-chaired the ASEAN-Republic of Korea (RoK) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Cambodia on August 4.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted separate receptions for the new ambassadors of Cuba and Russia in Hanoi on August 4.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held a meeting on August 4 with his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi on the sidelines of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-55), which is taking place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

VOV.VN - Japan continues to be the nation’s leading economic partner, the number one ODA donor, the third major investor, and the fourth largest trading partner.

Designing an appropriate salary and bonus system to attract talents to the state apparatus was a highlight of the sixth ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and the Republic of Korea) senior officials’ meeting (SOM) that was held in Hanoi on August 3 as part of the 21st ASEAN Cooperation on Civil Service Matters.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to locality-to-locality cooperation with Japan while receiving Governor of Japan’s Gunma prefecture Yamamoto Ichita in Hanoi on August 3.

Permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Vo Van Thuong and the Party high-ranking delegation had a number of meetings with the Republic of Korea (RoK) officials on August 2-3 before concluding their visit to the RoK.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son had meetings with officials from New Zealand, Canada and the UK on the sidelines of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-55) in Phnom Penh on August 3.

A Vietnamese delegation is paying a visit to Cambodia from August 1-4 in a bid to cement the bilateral friendship and people-to-people exchange, amid the celebration of the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on August 3 joined other Foreign Ministers in a courtesy visit to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on the sidelines of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-55) taking place in Phnom Penh.

A delegation of Savannakhet province of Laos led by its Secretary and Governor Santiphap Phomvihane paid a working visit to the central province of Thua Thien - Hue on August 2.

VOV.VN - A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Ministry of Vietnam on August 3 reiterated Vietnam’s support for the One-China policy and called on relevant parties to exercise restraint across the Taiwan Strait.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son attended a dialogue between ASEAN FMs and representatives of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in Cambodia on August 2.

VOV.VN - ASEAN Foreign Ministers while attending a meeting in Phnom Penh on August 2 reiterated their countries’ commitments to strictly implement the Treaty of Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) to build a region free of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 1 called on Singaporean firms and Temasek in particular to expand their investment in Vietnam, particularly in technology, strategic infrastructure development, logistics and innovative startups.

The National Assembly of Vietnam is ready to improve legislation, creating the best conditions for all economic sectors and investors, including those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), to expand their investment and do business in the country, said National Assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always attaches importance to strengthening bilateral relations with the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told outgoing British ambassador Gareth Ward in Hanoi on August 2.

VOV.VN - A memorial and burial service for Greek Hero of the Vietnam People's Armed Forces Kostas Sarantidis, also known as Nguyen Van Lap, was held in Da Nang on August 2 by the Command of Military Zone 5.

Countries must step up cooperation and dialogue, and strengthen mutual understanding for a common cause of eliminating nuclear threat, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc told a New York conference.

The 21st ASEAN Conference on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM 21) will open in Hanoi on August 5 under the chair of Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra.

Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), has suggested Vietnam and Singapore deepen cooperation in specific areas, including the building of a cooperation programme between the HCMA and Singaporeans partners.

A Vietnamese delegation joined others of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and India in the Mekong-Ganga Senior Officials' Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on August 1.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Han Duck-soo on August 1 as part of his ongoing visit to the country.