Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will visit Laos and co-chair a mid-term session of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-government Committee from August 11-14.

Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh received in Hanoi on August 9 a delegation of the US House of Representatives’ Armed Services Committee.

Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang held talks with the Lao Minister of Transport and Public Works Sommat Pholsena in Hanoi on August 9.

All activities of concerned parties in the East Sea should strictly comply with international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), said a Foreign Ministry spokesman.

Vietnam has nominated Deputy Foreign Minister Le Luong Minh to the post of Secretary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the 2013-2017 term.

A flag-raising ceremony was held by the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 8 to mark the 45th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (August 8, 1967).

The Vietnam Baptist Church (southern) convened its second congress for the 2012-2016 tenure in Ho Chi Minh City on August 8. 

The Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a ceremony to mark the 45th the founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and 17 years since the country joined the group in Hanoi on August 8. 

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) always attaches importance to the traditional friendship and cooperation with the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM). 

The Vietnamese people and Vietnam People’s Army forever respect the immense assistance and support from international friends, including Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thamavong received a delegation from Hai Phong City on August 8, headed by Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Chairman of the Municipal People’s Council, Nguyen Van Thanh.

Experts and representatives from the ASEAN Secretariat and 18 nations of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM+) gathered in Hanoi on August 8 for the second conference of expert working groups on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (EWG-HADR).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 8 held a ceremony to raise the ASEAN and national flags in the presence of Minister Pham Binh Minh and ASEAN countries’ ambassadors to Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on August 7 delivered a televised speech on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (August 8).

The Vietnamese Government will strive to effectively implement the agreements reached between the leaders of Vietnam and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Vietnam hopes to receive further support from the Rules Committee of the US’s House of Representative in boosting ties between the two countries as well as two parliaments. 

Vietnam and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have affirmed their determination to consolidate and develop their time-honoured friendship in line with the aspirations and for the benefit of the two peoples.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolution Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Defence Sengnouane Sayalat in Hanoi on August 6.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) share many similarities and advantages for promoting mutually beneficial cooperation and development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The 100th birth anniversary of former State Council President Vo Chi Cong was celebrated at the cultural centre in the central province of Quang Nam with the attendance of Party and State leaders, heroic mothers and revolutionary veterans.

Kim Yong-Nam, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) arrived in Vietnam on August 5 for a three-day official visit.

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has written an article on the occasion of the 45th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on August 8.

A ceremony was held on August 5 in Nui Thanh district in the central province of Quang Nam to upgrade and nationally recognize a memorial site for former State Council President Vo Chi Cong.

Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Simon Wong Wie Kuen has received the Friendship Order for his active contributions to fostering the friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations.

Cambodia’s Standing Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An on August 3 offered incense at a historical site in southern Dong Nai province where Brigade 125, the precursor of the Cambodian National United Front for National Salvation, was established. 

The fourth meeting of law-makers of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam focusing on the role of the National Assemblies (NA) in supporting the development triangle was wrapped up in the central province of Nghe An on August 3. 

Lieutenant-General Mai Quang Phan, Deputy Director of the Vietnam People’s Army’s General Department of Politics, welcomed a delegation of artists from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in Hanoi on August 2.   

The State of Vietnam has been implementing many specific policies and measures to ensure that people fully enjoy rights to freedom of religion and belief.

The External Relations Committees of the National Assemblies of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV) opened its fourth conference on Development Triangle Area (DTA) in the central province of Nghe An on August 2.

A delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An attended the third Vietnam-Cambodia people cooperation and friendship meeting programme in the southern province of Dong Nai on August 2.