The Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, Lieut. Gen. Vo Van Tuan received visiting head of the Thai Royal Development Projects and Security Coordination Centre, Lieut. Gen. Dhanayod Pringthongfoo in Hanoi on September 17. 

Vietnam and Germany have agreed on specific measures to develop bilateral relations on a par with each country’s potential and strengths. 

Vice National Assembly Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong is joining her counterparts from the nine other ASEAN nations at the 33rd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in Lombok, Indonesia. 

President Truong Tan Sang asked the National Defence Academy to study deeply the global military science, especially modern and hi-tech warfare issues to advise the Party, State and the army and serve its training.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received the new Australian ambassador, Hugh Borrowman, who paid a courtesy visit before assuming his position in Vietnam.

Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh has praised the four-day exchange visit to Vietnam by a delegation from Laos, which demonstrates the close cooperation between the two foreign ministries.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will attend the 9th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and the 9th China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) in Nanning, the capital of southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, from September 20-21.

Cambodia will always bear in mind the Vietnamese army and people’s great support for past struggle for national independence and the present process of national construction, said Cambodian Defence Minister General Tea Banh.

Italy continues to consider Vietnam a priority in its development cooperation policy, Under Scretary of State Staffan De Mistura told his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son in Rome.

The Prime Minister has asked relevant agencies to investigate several websites that distort the situation in Vietnam, speak ill of the Party’s leadership, and incite social disturbances against the administration.

Economics and Technology Minister Dr Philipp Rösler will visit Vietnam and Thailand from September 17-21, according to the German embassy in Hanoi.

During his visit to the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore, on September 14, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong underlined the importance of peace, stability, cooperation and development in Southeast Asia. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong returned to Hanoi on September 14, concluding his three-day official visit to Singapore at the invitation of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received visiting Cambodian Minister of Social Affairs, War Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation Ith Samheng in Hanoi on September 14. 

Vietnam is expanding its relations with international and regional organizations and forums in an effort to gain investor trust, says Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

The Italy-Vietnam Relations Institute known as IRIV- a non-profit organization made its debut in Rome on September 13.

The government of the Republic of Vanuatu attaches importance to developing diplomatic ties with Vietnam.

Vietnam strongly condemns a recent attack on the US Consulate General in Benghazi, Libya, killing the Ambassador and some diplomats, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on September 13.

Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong met with Khaw Boon Wan, Chairman of the People’s Action Party (PAP) and Minister for National Development of Singapore on September 13.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Deputy Head of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Vuong Thua Phong, paid a working visit to Myanmar from September 11-13. 

Vietnamese Defence Minister, General Phung Quang Thanh held talks with visiting Ukrainian Defence Minister Salamatin Dmitry Albertovich in Hanoi on September 13.

The two leaders have applauded the fine development of the close-knit relationship between the two countries in recent years, especially bilateral cooperation in economics, trade and investment.

Vietnam always attaches great importance to its traditional partners, including Ukraine.

Eni Faleomavaega, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, confirms that Vietnam has done all the best to ensure human rights in the country.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has expressed appreciation for Austria’s assistance to Vietnam during its past struggle for national independence and present process of national construction and defence.

Italian President Giorgio Napolinato received Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Hoang Long when he presented his credentials on September 21.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has appreciated UNDP’s assistance to Vietnam in strengthening the country’s legal frameworks, administrative reform, managerial decentralisation and public financial management.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have agreed to elevate the Vietnam-Singapore relationship to the status of strategic partnership.

The first meeting of Vietnam-Germany Strategic Management Group took place in Berlin on September 10.

A delegation led by Air Marshal Phuong Minh Hoa is participating at the 9th ASEAN Air Chiefs Conference (AACC) in Malaysia from September 10-13.