Vietnam actively participates in mechanisms to build a nuclear weapon free South East Asia and Asia-Pacific region in a sustainable manner.  

Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry once again requested China to release Vietnamese fishing vessels detained by the neighbouring country, calling it a “serious violation of Vietnamese sovereignty”.  

Vietnam hopes to receive more effective support and assistance from the World Bank to implement development targets.

Four defendants in central Nghe An province were sentenced at a trial of the provincial People’s Court on May 24 on the charge of “conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” pursuant to point C, clause 1, Article 88 of the Criminal Code.

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan paid a courtesy visit to Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito on May 24 as part of her visit to Japan for the 18th Annual “Future of Asia” Conference which is taking place in Tokyo on May 24-25.

The Vietnam Bar Federation (VBA) needs to perform well its role as a common house for lawyers to make their contributions to building a law-governed socialist State, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.  

Vietnam is considered a strategic partner of the European Union (EU), especially in trade and investment, said UK Consul General Douglas Barnes.  

Vietnam and China have agreed to speed up negotiations of the delineation of the sea area outside the Bac Bo (Tonkin) Gulf mouth and cooperation for mutual development.

The Head of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations (UN), Le Hoai Trung, has been elected Vice President of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation, a subcommittee of the UN General Assembly.

Vietnam attaches importance to cooperation with Japan, visiting Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan told the Mayor of Nagoya city, Takashi Kawamura, on May 23.

The President of Austria, Heinz Fischer and his wife are scheduled to pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 29-31.

Hosting events and setting up a long-term relationship with Nobel Prize laureates will contribute to promoting the nation’s image around the world and boost scientific research.

Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 25 th ASEAN-US dialogue in Manila, the Philippines, on May 21-22.

Vietnam-Japan bilateral ties have progressed remarkedly, especially since the two countries’ leaders agreed to raise their relations to a strategic partnership status in 2009, Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan said on May 22.

Both Vietnam and India need to take advantage of their strengths to boost all-round cooperation and bring their friendship and strategic partnership to a higher level.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Bounthong Chitmany, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Inspection and Chief Government Inspector of Laos in Hanoi on May 22.

Senior Lieutenant General and Deputy Minister of National Defence, Nguyen Chi Vinh, received a delegation on May 22 from the UK National Defence Academy, led by Brigadier Andrew Charles Peter Kennett.

The Vietnamese and Indian naval forces should continue to cooperate in their current fields and find new ones of mutual concern to promote mutual benefits.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Le Luong Minh has urged Asia-Pacific nations to prevent protectionism and share experiences in avoiding the middle-income trap.

Hungary has always attached importance to its ties with Vietnam and now wants to lift bilateral relations to a strategic partnership, said the outgoing Hungarian ambassador.

Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to promote friendly cooperation between the two armies in many fields, including human resource training, search and rescue, and in building a border of peace, cooperation, friendship and development.

Signs of declining economic growth have emerged with many enterprises declaring themselves bankrupt, says Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The third session of the 13th National Assembly (NA) opened in Hanoi on May 21 to consider tackling socio-economic issues and exercising supreme supervision.

Vietnam defines Japan as an important strategic partner with technological experience essential for the country during its process of national development, said To Huy Rua, Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee.

On May 20, State President Truong Tan Sang worked with the judiciary sector of the northern province of Thai Nguyen on judiciary reform under the Politburo’s Resolution No 49.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged the southern province of Hau Giang to focus on human resource development to achieve steady growth.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Pham Xuan Son laid a wreath at the President Ho Chi Minh Statute in Moscow on May 18 to mark late President Ho Chi Minh’s 122nd birthday anniversary.

Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre’s staff should make greater effort to fulfill heavy tasks assigned by the State, expand cooperation with science and technology organizations and train highly qualified human resources.

A workshop on Russia-Vietnam relations took place in Moscow on May 17 to review the outcomes of bilateral cooperation and discuss ways of boosting the relationship.

A delegation of the Party Central Committee, State President’s Office, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front on May 18 paid a floral tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh.