Vietnam is striving to realize the 2011-2020 sustainable development goals set at the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20).

Many official newspapers and websites of the US government have widely covered Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s official visit to Vietnam to foster multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.

Partners of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should continue to assist the association to strengthen regional links, narrowing the development gap, and support its central role in regional forums.

Vietnam and the US should further promote cooperation in the fields of economics, trade, investment, science, technology, education-training, environmental protection and climate change management.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 10 received visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who spoke highly of Vietnam’s socio-economic development achievements.

The 13th Asia Pacific Conference Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies Forum (APHoMSA) opened in the central coastal city of Nha Trang on July 10.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks in Hanoi on July 10 to discuss ways to foster future cooperation.

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart in implementing the agreements reached by the two countries’ leaders at their talks on the development of bilateral relations.

Cuban newspapers have widely covered meetings between Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) Central Committee and Vietnamese leaders during his official visit to Vietnam from July 8-10.

Vietnam is strongly committed to supporting international efforts towards disarmament and arms control to prevent the overuse and illegal transfer of conventional weapons.

ASEAN needs to maintain solidarity, strengthen coordination and play key role in dealing with regional challenges, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said.

President Truong Tan Sang has extended condolences to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over heavy human and material losses caused by floods in southern Russia and a bus crash in Ukraine.

A delegation from the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) led by NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu visited Chile on July 3-5 to foster ties between the two legislative bodies.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh joined delegates from the nine other ASEAN member countries at the 45th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting, which opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on July 9.

The Vietnamese people own a debt of gratitude to the Cuban people for their support, sentiment and assistance in the past struggle for national independence and the current process of national construction and development.

The two Party leaders have agreed to promote high-level exchanges, share experiences in socio-economic management and Party building, and expand economic, trade and investment cooperation.

The 100th birthday anniversary of late Party General Secretary Nguyen Van Cu (July 9, 1912) was celebrated in the northern province of Bac Ninh on July 8.

A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam attended the 18th Sao Paulo Forum in Caracas, Venezuela from July 6 to 7 with the participation of 800 delegates from 50 countries.

First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) Central Committee and President of the Cuban State Council and Council of Ministers, Raul Castro, will pay an official visit to Vietnam on July 8 and 9.

A conference to mark the 65th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day was held in Danang city on July 7 in the presence of State President Truong Tan Sang and National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Vietnam attaches great importance to developing friendship and cooperation with Brazil, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at a reception for Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio de Aguiar Patriota in Hanoi on July 6.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations hosted an exchange with a delegation from Brazil headed by Ambassador Hadil de Rocha Viana, Under Secretary General for Cooperation, Culture and Trade Promotion, in Hanoi on July 6.   

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will pay an official visit to Vietnam on July 10 and 11, aiming to boost US-Vietnam multifaceted cooperation, says the Foreign Ministry.

A delegation of foreign military attachés to Vietnam began their two-day visit to Central Highland provinces on July 6.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung and his delegation returned to Hanoi on July 5 after successfully concluding their visit to Laos.

President Truong Tan Sang on July 5 sent a message of condolence to his Indian counterpart, Pratibha Devisingh Patil, over recent floods in the northeastern state of Assam.

The Royal Cambodian Army’s naval command headquarters, a friendship gift from the Vietnam Naval High Command, was inaugurated in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia on July 5.

The Dominican Republic (DR) will consider recognising Vietnam’s market economy status, and encourage Vietnamese businesses to invest more in the country.

UK Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Jeremy Browne and Foreign Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Son conducted the 2nd UK-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue in Hanoi on July 5.

As an ASEAN member, Vietnam will join efforts with other ASEAN nations to help maintain peace and stability in the region, said spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi at the Foreign Ministry’s regular press briefing in Hanoi on July 5.