Vietnam and Mexico should boost cooperation in all areas to a higher level to match the current development of political relations between the two nations, Vice State President Truong My Hoa said at a meeting with visiting Mexican senators in Hanoi, on May 7.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem met with Hong Kong-based Sun Wah Group President, Jonathan Choi Koon-shum, in Hanoi on May 7.

Northwestern Dien Bien province held a meeting to mark the 53rd anniversary of Vietnam’s Dien Bien Phu victory in the city of the same name on May 7 in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong.

A delegation from the Vietnam National Assembly (NA) has joined other members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) at their 116th Assembly in Bali, Indonesia.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked Hai Phong City to continue fighting all crime, particularly organized crime, and to firmly maintain social order and security during the 12th National Assembly election.

The meeting aimed to review ACMECS cooperation after the third ACMECS Ministerial Meeting held in Laos in July last year and to prepare for the third ACMECS Summit scheduled for Hanoi from October 22-26.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet met with Most Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on May 5.

The US industry executives showed their interest in doing business in Vietnam but asked the Government to continue improving the business environment and shared the view that Vietnam will soon become a leading investment destination in the region.

The Government will continue to accelerate decentralisation of State management to ensure the efficiency of the governance, considering it an important factor in administrative reform, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the monthly Cabinet meeting in Hanoi on May 3-4.

The Presidential Office on May 4 announced the President’s decision to promulgate the Ordinance on protecting important projects relating to national security, the Ordinance on signing and Implementing international agreements, and the Ordinance on implementing democratic regulations at the communal, town and ward levels.

Presided over by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, the Government’s monthly meeting on May 3 discussed four important issues, including the budget balance in 2005, a draft on the Government’s resolution on building and upgrading the crumbling residence, a project to issue Government bonds on the international market and results of administration reform in April and in the past four months.

State Vice President Truong My Hoa on May 3 held a working session with leaders of the Khanh Trung commune, Khanh Vinh district, south-central Khanh Hoa province.

More than 200 news stories and articles about Vietnam in the “China-ASEAN Cooperation Itinerary” were made by a 40-member Chinese press delegation during the recent tour of seven big Vietnamese provinces and cities.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung called for strong development of the special traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos while receiving Lao Chief of General Staff, Major General Kenkham Senglathone in Hanoi on May 3.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Duc Soat, Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, received visiting Lieutenant General Daniel Leaf, Deputy Commander of the US Pacific Command, in Hanoi on May 3.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on May 3 said that it would conduct public trials of two cases involved in spreading propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The Joint Coordination Committee was established under the decision made by the Vietnamese and Japanese Prime Ministers with a view to accelerating the implementation of the three large-scale infrastructure development projects.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed that the Vietnamese Government encourages British investors to cooperate and invest in long-term projects in all areas, including the financial market and public administrative management.

Vice State President Truong My Hoa expressed thanks for their sacrifices during the struggle for national independence and freedom while receiving a delegation of Heroic Vietnamese Mother from northern Vinh Phuc province on May 2.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan will visit Japan on May 8 to attend an awards ceremony for “Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun” - the highest order that Japan confers on foreigners.

The shipping and sea-borne equipment industry is one of the five areas to develop the marine-based economy. Shipping industry development has the potential to play a major role in moving the country towards industrialisation and modernisation, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Diverse celebrations are underway from across the country to celebrate Southern Liberation Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1).

The development of Can Tho city, an economic centre of the Mekong Delta, will help to promote growth in the whole region.

The Netherlands is one of Europe’s biggest investors in Vietnam, with a total capitalisation of around US$2.3 billion. Many Dutch companies can be said to be operating effectively in Vietnam.

President Nguyen Minh Triet has praised southern Dong Nai province for its rapid economic recovery since the end of the American war.

Thanh Hoa province should focus on developing Nghi Son economic zone, considering it a key point in the province’s industrialization and modernization process, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet while visiting the zone on April 28.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung inspected socio-economic development, the progress in the construction of the Ca Mau Gas-Power-Nitrogenous Fertilizer Complex, and forest development and forest fire prevention in the southernmost province of Ca Mau on April 27.

Vietnamese missions in Cambodia should coordinate with local administrations to help Vietnamese nationals stabilise their lives and integrate well into local communities, says National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet presented and posthumously conveyed the Gold Star Order to those army generals who had made great contributions to the cause of national liberation, reunification, construction and defence.

The Phnom Penh administration will continue to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to invest in the Cambodian capital city.