A delegation from the Danish Parliament, led by its Speaker Mogens Lykketoft  on March 6 worked with a delegation from the Vietnamese National Assembly Committees, led by Tran Van Hang, Head of the Committee of External Relations.

More efforts needed to reduce bank interest rates, manage market-driven petrol prices, and accelerate the disbursement of foreign invested and ODA capital.

A Government representative will join heads of state of 53 countries and leaders of four international organisations at the second nuclear security summit to be held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on March 26-27.

Vietnam Forum was officially established by the Vietnamese Embassy in the US on March 5.

Senior Lieutenant General Do Ba Ty who is Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence has received Matthieu Borsboom, Rear Admiral of the Commander of Royal Netherlands Navy on a visit to Vietnam from March 3-5.

Vietnam and Singapore have agreed to deal with issues arising from the cooperation process with the aim of boosting bilateral ties in education, training, agriculture, tourism and cross-cultural exchange.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on March 5 extended his condolences over a recent train crash in Szczekociny, Poland, to his Polish counterpart, Donald Tusk.

Vietnam congratulated Russia for holding a successful presidential election and to Vladimir Putin for his triumph, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi.

Vietnam has stood for membership on the UN Human Rights Council for the term 2014-2016, affirming the country’s strong commitment and resolve to make its contribution to international efforts in promoting and protecting human rights.

Marine police need to coordinate with other forces to protect Vietnam’s sovereignty of territorial waters and its jurisdictional rights, said President Truong Tan Sang during his visit to the Vietnam Marine Police Department on March 5.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has praised multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Denmark that have grown well in economics, trade, investment, cooperation, development, culture, education and training and scientific research.

On March 5, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Truong Tan Sang and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sent congratulatory messages to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin who won the victory in Russia’s presidential election.

Chilean Senate President Guido Girardin Lavin left Hanoi on March 3, successfully concluding his Vietnam visit at the invitation of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

Vietnam-Japan relations have always developed well and are expected to grow and flourish in the future in the interests of both nations.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung held a working session with key leaders of the Supreme People’s Procuracy in Hanoi on March 2 to seek measures to improve its operational quality.

Senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China have highly praised achievements in bilateral cooperation in various fields.

The number of HIV-infected people has decreased over the past four years to nearly 200,000 in 2011.

Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son on March 2 conversed over phone with his Chinese counterpart Zhang Zhijun, kick-starting a hotline between the two Foreign Ministries.

Newly-accredited Vietnamese ambassador to Japan Doan Xuan Hung has committed to do his best to deepen the Vietnam-Japan strategic partnership during his term.

The National Assembly Committee for External Relations will do its utmost to cement the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos.

Vietnam has always attached importance to developing relations with OECD in general and the DEV Development Centre in particular, said Vietnamese ambassador to France Duong Chi Dung.  

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung and Chilean Senate President Guido Girardin Lavin singed a co-operation agreement in Hanoi on March 1.  

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has received visiting Lao Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Xuthon Xaynhachac and her delegation in Hanoi.  

Former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has received the President of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance (JVFPA), Takebe Tsutomu, who is on a working visit to the southern province of Binh Duong.

Vietnam wants the EU to help with financial and equipment assistance, landmine clearance, dealing with the consequences of the war and in UN peace keeping activities.

The Party and State of Vietnam always support UNESCO’s reform policies and share the difficulties presented by the global economic recession, especially after the US decision to reduce financial aid for the organisation.

Vietnam is committed to fully implementing people’s legitimate rights in line with its policies of which the centerpiece is human beings.

Vietnamese and Japanese scholars gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on February  29 to discuss the current situation in East Asia and Southeast Asian and peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region.

Vietnam has indisputable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi on February 29.

The second session of the Vietnam-China Land Border Joint Committee was held from February 24-27 in the capital city of Hanoi.