Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong affirmed that Vietnam would do its best to preserve and develop its special relationship with Laos for mutual benefit.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Nguyen Minh Quang, was the first cabinet member to respond to National Assembly (NA) deputies' questions about land management and the environment on June 13.  

Vietnam plans to set up a national coordinating committee for information specifically related to ASEAN, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Do Quy Doan.

Deputy Minister of Defence Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh received Lieutenant General Suphet Phayvisit, Director of the Lao People’s Army General Department of Logistics and Technology, in Hanoi on June 12.

A Vietnamese entrepreneur has been awarded Laos’ Labour Order, third class, for supporting Laos’ National Assembly and people.

A ceremony to mark the centenary anniversary of the birth of Pham Hung, the late Chairman of the Council of Ministers, took place in the southern province of Vinh Long on June 11. 

The Ministers of Public Security, Industry and Trade, Planning and Investment, and Natural Resources and Environment will take the floor during the National Assembly (NA) question time from June 13-15.

Vietnam will continue to fully implement the provisions of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as regard to its maritime zones and settlement of disputes therein, and calls on other states to do likewise.

The role of female National Assembly (NA) deputies in NA supervisory activities was discussed at a seminar organized on June 9 by the NA Committee for Social Affairs and the Policy Implementation Assistance Project (PIAP) in Thai Nguyen city.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong paid a working visit to Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper on June 9, in the lead up to the 87th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).

Since they officially established diplomatic relations in 1977, Vietnam and Spain have always attached great importance to strengthening their bilateral cooperation which has grown and flourished over the past years.  

Vietnam always respects ties with its traditional friends, including Armenia, while pursuing its foreign policy of independence, sovereignty, diversification and multilateralization.

The President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan began a two-day official visit to Vietnam on June 8 at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang.

A contest on studying the history of Vietnam-Laos relations was launched in Hanoi on June 7 to respond to the Vietnam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year and celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

The Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) has won a 100,000-tonnes rice import contract from the Filipino National Food Authority (NFA), Vinafood said on June 7.

The Vietnamese Party, State, and people consistently consider developing and consolidating the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China as a top priority in foreign policy.

Donor representatives dicsussed poverty reduction and natural disaster mitigation in central Vietnam during the mid-year Consultative Group (CG) meeting opened in Quang Tri province on June 5.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has vowed that Vietnam will use official development assistance (ODA) loans effectively and transparently and boost anti-corruption activities.

Leading US newspapers have run articles highlighting Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s visit to Vietnam, saying it reflects the in-depth cooperation between both countries.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung received the ambassadors of Thailand and Indonesia in Hanoi on June 4.

The US government attaches great importance to fostering relations with Vietnam in its Asia-Pacific policy, says US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta.

Together with State diplomacy, people-to-people diplomacy has made great contributions to the past struggles for national independence and to the country’s current process of socio-economic development.

Along with shifting its navy forces to Asia and the Pacific, the US wants to strengthen ties with its partners in the region, including Vietnam, for peace, stability and prosperity in the entire region.

Serzh Sargsyan, the President of the Republic of Armenia, will pay an official visit to Vietnam on June 8 and 9.

Military Zone 2 occupies an important strategic position in terms of socio-economic development, national defense, security and external affairs.  

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on June 3 visited USNS Richard E.Byrd, a dry cargo/ammunition ship, which has anchored at Cam Ranh Bay in central Vietnam for maintenance.

Vietnamese and Chinese border provinces need to work closer together to realize signed agreements on cooperation in various areas, helping to foster the two countries’ strategic partnership.

Sovereignty disputes at sea should be directly settled between concerned parties and be transparent in the international environment.

Vietnamese border provinces and the Chinese province of Yunnan need to increase the exchange of visits and discuss measures to fully exploit their potential for stronger cooperation.

Vietnam’s participation in the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia in Bangkok affirmed the country’s policy of accelerating its international integration.