Vietnam will create the best conditions for Vietnamese and Russian oil and gas businesses to boost cooperation, says State President Truong Tan Sang.

State President Truong Tan Sang on April 5 extended his condolences to his Russian counterpart D. Medvedev over the recent serious air crash in the Siberian region.

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has hailed programmes of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam.

Vietnamese ambassador Nguyen Quoc Cuong met with local officials, parliamentarians, religious leaders and representatives from universities of Utah State to promote cooperation between Vietnam and the state during his visit to the US from March 30 to April 1.

ASEAN leaders have reaffirmed their determination to continue joint efforts in building an ASEAN community for peace, security and development in the region.

Vietnam and Singapore will soon sign an agreement on mutual recognition of hygiene and quarantine of animals and plants to boost farm produce exports.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung received outgoing Romanian Ambassador Dumitru Olaru and Iraqi Ambassador Faris Al-Ani in Hanoi on April 3.

The protection of human rights in Vietnam is consistent with its policies enshrined in law and realized through various mechanisms.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) presented the Commissioner’s Medal for Excellence to Major-General Tran Gia Cuong and Major-General Vu Hung Vuong of the Ministry of Public Security for their important contributions to bilateral cooperation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is leading a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 20th ASEAN Summit and the celebration of the 45th Anniversary of ASEAN, which opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 3.

Vietnam wants to learn from Yunnan province’s experience in urban management and environmental protection, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan told Li Jiheng, Governor of Yunnan province, in Hanoi on April 3.

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has led a Vietnamese delegation to the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) which discussed preparatory work for the 20th ASEAN Summit which is taking place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on April 3-4.

Last year saw remarkable progress in disseminating foreign-related information about the sea and islands, border demarcation and marker planting.

Vietnam takes an active part in initiatives to further promote connectivity and economic cooperation in ASEAN.

Vietnam has supported the theme of Cambodia’s Chairmanship of ASEAN 2012, “ASEAN: One Community, One Destiny” and vowed to work closely with Cambodia to realize this theme, says Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Phnom Penh on April 2.  

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai joined Asian leaders, scholars and executives at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) conference in Hainan, China, on April 2.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Phnom Penh on April 2 to attend the 20th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the invitation of Cambodian PM Samdec Hunsen.

Vietnam wants to boost substantial and effective cooperation with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in various areas, says Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong, will pay an official visit to Cuba and a State-level visit to Brazil in the near future.

The regular cabinet meeting for March reviewed the socio-economic situation in the first quarter of this year, showing the efficiency of economic management measures to curb inflation, stabilize the macro-economy and ensure social welfare.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will attend the 20th ASEAN Summit scheduled to take place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on April 3-4.

China attaches great importance to developing the friendly and neighbourly relations and mutually beneficial cooperation with Vietnam in all areas, says Vice Premier Li Keqiang.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh, on behalf of the Vietnamese State, presented the Friendship Order to Romanian ambassador to Vietnam, Dumitru Olaru, in Hanoi on March 30.

China's organization of a yacht race to the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago serious violates Vietnam’s sovereignty, says Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi.

A delegation led by Truong Thi Mai, Head of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Committee for Social Affairs is on a working visit to Italy from March 28-31 to study issues relating to laws on employment, marriage and family.

Heng Samrin, President of the Cambodian National Assembly, received Vice Chairman of Vietnamese National Assembly Huynh Ngoc Son in Phnom Penh on March 30.

Russian President Medvedev attaches importance to promoting cooperation between the Russian and Vietnamese Governments.

Vietnam wants to foster cooperation with Laos in various fields, including national security and defence, education and training, trade, and infrastructure, said State President Truong Tan Sang.

A 20-member delegation from the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) and other mass organizations attended the 8th ASEAN People’s Forum which opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on March 29.

Vietnam always values its co-operation with the European Union (EU) in economics, trade and investment, contributing to national development.