Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Vu Xuan Hong on December 3 received a delegation of the American Council of Young Political Leaders. 

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held separate meetings with new ambassadors from Sweden and the Czech Republic in Hanoi on December 3. 

(VOV) - The National Assemblies of Vietnam and Cambodia will increase information and experience sharing and assist each other in personnel training.

(VOV) - The Vietnam National Assembly supports a plan to upgrade Vietnam-Thailand relations to strategic partnership status in the near future.

Authorities of the southern province of Binh Duong and Lao province of Chamapassak have recently met to seek ways to expand their cooperation.

(VOV) - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung’s visits to Thailand and Japan aim to strengthen legislative ties between Vietnam and these two countries.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on December 2 received a delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC), led by Politburo member Li Keqiang.

A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) led by President Huynh Dam has paid a working visit to India to enhance the friendship between the two countries.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met voters from Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem and Tay Ho districts in Hanoi on December 1 to inform them of the fourth session of the 13th National Assembly (NA).

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on December 2 attended a ceremony to start construction on the Ha Tinh Formosa steel plant in the Vung Ang economic zone in Ky Anh district.

(VOV) - A Vietnamese delegation from the National Assembly’s (NA) Committee for Science, Technology, and Environment—led by its Chairman Le Bo Linh—has paid a four-day visit to Mexico, promoting inter-parliamentary cooperation and exchanging legislative experiences related to science and technology.

(VOV) - State President Truong Tan Sang’s recent visits to Brunei Darussalam and Myanmar have opened up new opportunities for cooperation between Vietnam and these two countries.

A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 30 to celebrate the 94 th Great Union Day of Romania (December 1, 1918-2012).

(VOV) - A delegation from the National Assembly’s Committee for Legal Affairs, led by its Chairman Phan Trung Ly, has paid a two-day visit to France to foster closer legislative and judicial ties.

(VOV) - National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung will pay official visits to Japan and Thailand from December 3-8.

Vietnam and Myanmar issued a joint statement on President Truong Tan Sang’s visit to Myanmar from November 29-December 1.

Vietnam has congratulated Palestine on being granted non-member observer state status by the UN General Assembly.

(VOV) - Both countries should cooperate to fully exploit their complementary advantages and push two-way trade turnover over the US$500 million target.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked the central province of Khanh Hoa to tap its potential for developing tourism, services and maritime-based economy.

(VOV) - Vietnam attaches considerable importance to strengthening its friendship and cooperative relations with Iran and is very pleased to have witnessed Iran’s achievements in recent years.

(VOV) - Tehran is ready to support and share experience in urban construction and development with Hanoi.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam, led by Nguyen Van Thanh, Secretary of the Haiphong municipal Party Committee, is attending the 63rd congress of the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UNMO) Party in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

(VOV) - The government is determined to manage market prices, rein in inflation, and ensure social welfare in 2013.

(VOV) - Angola, Mozambique and South Africa will launch the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Group in Vietnam on November 30. 

(VOV) - Vietnam and Myanmar have agreed to expand cooperation in agro-forestry, fisheries, tree plantations, telecommunications, oil and gas, mining, transport, labour, culture, sports and tourism. 

(VOV) - A delegation from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam led by its President Dang Dinh Quy visited Italy from November 26-28 to promote academic exchange between the two countries. 

(VOV) - The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association held a get-together in Ho Chi Minh City on November 29 to celebrate Laos’ 37th National Day (December 2).

Vietnam attaches importance to its traditional friendship, solidarity and comprehensive strategic cooperation and partnership with China.

Vietnam and Brunei on November 28 released a joint statement on the occasion of the State visit of President Truong Tan Sang to Brunei from November 27-29.

(VOV) - Vice Chairman of the Government Committee for Ethnic Minorities, Deputy Minister Hoang Xuan Luong,  led a delegation to the fifth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on ethnic minorities held in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 27-28.