A high-ranking delegation from the Senate of Chile led by Senate President Guido Girardin Lavin will soon pay an official visit to Vietnam.

The Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Colombia and Italy will pay official visits to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

All activities at Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos without Vietnam’s permission violates the country’s sovereignty, says Foreign Ministry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi.

Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan on February 23 received a delegation from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) – Vietnam Friendship Association led by Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Chang In.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and trade unions at all levels should work together more closely on providing better care for workers’ lives and protecting their legitimate interests, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The Vietnamese Navy needs to bring its tradition of heroism into full play, developing into a regular and modern force, thus contributing to national construction and development.  

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has voiced Vietnam’s willingness to establish cooperative relations with the Lithuanian legislative body to share experience with each other, especially in legislation and supervision.

Gen. Do Ba Ty, chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, on February 21 received French Navy Admiral Eduoard Guillaud, chief of Defence Staff, who is currently on a three-day visit to Vietnam.

The Government and the Vietnam Women’s Union should cooperate closely to increase the number of trained female labourers and create more jobs for women, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Vietnam and Laos has finished building 58 out of 125 landmarks along the Son La - Hua Phan - Luang Prabang border line.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh received the Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Office in Vietnam, Gyorgy Sziraczki, who presented his credentials in Hanoi on February 21.

The first Vietnam-Australia National Defence and Diplomacy Strategic Dialogue was held in Canberra, Australia, on February 21.

Vietnam always gives priority to consolidating neighbourliness, traditional friendship, and multifaceted cooperation with Cambodia.

State President Truong Tan Sang on February 21 separately received a number of foreign ambassadors who presented their credentials.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has affirmed Vietnam’s determination to tighten the ties of solidarity and traditional friendship with Dominica.

Vietnam has granted US$100,000 in emergency aid to the Philippines to help its residents overcome the consequences of the recent Washi tropical storm.

On February 20, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung received Iranian Ambassador Seyed Javad Ghavam Shahidi and President of the Wallonie-Bruxelles Parliament of the French-speaking Community, Jean-Charles Luperto.  

Relevant Vietnamese agencies will do their best to assist Laos to organize the 9th  Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM-9) scheduled to take place in Vientiane on November 5-6 this year.

On February 20, the northern province of Thanh Hoa celebrated the 65th anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh’s visit and launched an emulation movement to build new rural areas and turn Thanh Hoa into a model province.

Thanh Hoa should uphold its heroic tradition in its Party building and fully tap its potential, said State President Truong Tan Sang.

These outstanding scientific and technological projects are the intellectual contributions from talented scientists to the country’s socio-economic development, national construction and defence, said State President Truong Tan Sang.

Vietnam and Cuba vow to promote the ties of friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries to make their relations more substantial and effective.

A high-level Vietnamese delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has taken part in the Vietnam Executive Leadership Program (VELP) at Harvard University in the US.

On February 17, National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan received a delegation of the Thailand-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Group led by President Paijit Sree Warakan.

The friendship and mutual understanding between Vietnam and Russia over the past 62 years have laid a firm foundation for the development of strategic partnership, said Russian Consul General to HCM City Anatoli Borovik.

A delegation of the Government Inspectorate, led by Inspector General Huynh Phong Tranh, held talks with its Lao counterpart headed by Inspector General Bounthong Chitmany in Vientiane on February 17.

The rapid and comprehensive development of Can Tho city will play an important role in the modernization of the Mekong Delta region and the country as a whole, said Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong.

Vietnam supports the international community and the Arab League in promoting peace and national reconciliation in Syria for the benefit of national construction and development.

Vietnam-China relations are of great significance to the process of national construction in each country and to peace and stability in the region and the world.

Vietnam has actively participated in regional and international forums, with a high sense of responsibility, and has fully implemented international commitments including those on fighting human trafficking with the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) countries.