A Vietnamese Party delegation attended the meeting of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) Standing Committee, in Jakarta, Indonesia from April 22-24. 

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly Nguyen Dinh Quyen visited Norway from April 18-22, aiming to strengthen cooperation between the two countries’ legislatures.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith will pay an official friendly visit to Vietnam from April 25-27.

The 11th fishery patrol between the coast guards of Vietnam and China in shared fishing grounds in the Gulf of Tokin ended successfully on April 23 after nearly a week, according to the Vietnam Maritime Police High Command. 

A Vietnamese delegation led by Head of the Institute for International Defence Relations, Major General Vu Tien Trong participated in the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials Meeting (ADSOM) in Vientiane, Laos on April 23. 

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu has proposed numerous measures to effectively foster the cooperation between Asia and Europe at the 9th Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP-9) Meeting, which ran from April 21-22 in Mongolia.

A high-ranking delegation of Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defence led by Minister-General Ngo Xuan Lich left for an official visit to Russia on April 23.

An honorary consular office of Vietnam officially opened in Monaco on April 21.

The Vietnam-Mongolia legislative relationshiphas progressed well with the regular exchange of all-level visits,said National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu when meeting with Speaker of the Mongolian Parliament Z. Enkhbold on April 21 in Ulaanbaatar. 

VOV.VN - Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang hosted a reception on April 22 for Tsutomu Takebe, special advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, and some Japanese business leaders.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and State President Bounnhang Volachith will pay an official friendship visit to Vietnam from April 25-27. 

Governor of Banteay Meanchey province in Cambodia, Suon Bovor, has affirmed his determination to foster the bilateral ties long nurtured by the two countries. 

Vietnam is determined to improve its investment and business environment to create more favourable conditions for foreign investors, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed while receiving Chairman of the Hong Kong-based Sunwah Group Jonathan Choi, in Hanoi on April 21. 

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken compared notes on measures to enhance the relationship between Vietnam and the US in the time ahead during their meeting in Hanoi on April 21.

VOV.VN - Vietnam values its relations with Japan and appreciates an initiative to establish the Vietnam-Japan University in Vietnam.

Cuba will continue creating favourable conditions for the enhancement of its relationship with Vietnam, particularly in economy and trade, a Cuban diplomat has said. 

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s hosting of the conference to promote the Asia-Europe partnership in the 21st century has illustrated its deep engagement in the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to strengthen cooperation between the two continents.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc appreciated Kumho Asiana’s contribution to the development of trade, investment, culture and education in Vietnam during a reception on April 20 for the group’s Chairman Park Sam Koo. 

The first consultative meeting of Eurasian parliament speakers took place in Moscow on April 19, aiming to boost parliamentary cooperation between Asian-European countries.

VOV.VN - President Tran Dai Quang suggested Vietnam and Russia should step up their cooperation in oil and gas and nuclear electricity at an April 19 reception for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantine Vnukov in Hanoi. 

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on April 19 to mark the 55th anniversary of Cuba’s Giron victory (April 19, 1961).

Vietnam will host a conference promoting the Asia-Europe partnership in the 21st century on April 20, representing one of the country’s significant efforts to deepen relations between the two continents, Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said in an interview with the press.

VOV.VN - State President Tran Dai Quang offered a red-carpet welcome for Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng to Ho Chi Minh City on April 17 for a pomp-filled visit designed to rejuvenate Vietnam-Cambodian ties.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung and his Chinese counterpart Liu Zhenmin have discussed how to boost cooperation between the two countries across the fields, including border and territory issues.

Foreign leaders continued to cable their congratulations to Tran Dai Quang on his election as new President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has said one of the priorities of his country is further developing its traditional cooperation with Vietnam in various fields.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Ambassador to the US Bui Quang Vinh and his spouse on April 14 visited and sent greetings to the Lao Embassy in the US on the occasion of Laos’s traditional Boun Pi Mai (New Year) festival.

VOV.VN -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc reiterated Vietnam's recognition of importance to enhancing its role as a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at a reception for WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo in Hanoi on April 15. 

A delegation of the Dutch defence attachés in Asia Pacific visited Song Thu Corporation, a firm under the Defence Ministry’s General Department of Defence Industry, in central Da Nang city on April 14. 

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang asked for US assistance in responding to climate change in Vietnam while receiving US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius in the city on April 14.