National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu said he believes Japanese Justice Minister Hiraoka Hideo’s visit to Vietnam will contribute to strengthening the Vietnam-Japan strategic partnership.

‘Investing in Vietnam opens the doors to a potential market of nearly 90 million people, in addition to 600 million consumers in the ASEAN region,” Deputy PM said.

On January 11, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung presided over the first meeting of the National Climate Change Committee (NCCC), with the participation of Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai and representatives from various ministries and sectors.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat that opened in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province on January 11.

It is imperative to make a real change in Party organization and building, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the national conference on Party-building work in 2012 that closed in Hanoi on January 11.

Over the past year, the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and its chapters continued to enhance their role with practical contributions to the country’s development.

The Party Central Committee’s Organization Commission held a national conference on Party-building work in Hanoi on January 10.

NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong met leaders of the House of Councillors, the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary League and senior Japanese Government officials in Tokyo on January 10, on the sidelines of the 20th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum meeting.

Japanese Justice Minister Hiraoka Hideo has vowed to do his best to boost Japan-Vietnam relations, especially in building a law-governed state and improving the legal system of Vietnam.

Lieut. Gen. Pham Xuan Hung, Deputy Chief of the Gen. Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, welcomed Major General Yohishide, Head of the Defence Agency, the Bureau of Defence Policy, the Staff Office of the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force, in Hanoi on January 10.

The Hoang Sa Annals, containing historical documents and evidence regarding Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, made its debut in the central city of Danang on January 9.

Vietnam’s Dien Bien province and Laos’s Luang Prabang province inaugurated border marker No.144 on  the Huoi Puoc – Na Son border on January 10.  

Vietnam always attaches great importance to boosting relations with the International Francophone Organisation (OIF) and contributing to its activities, says State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the science-technology sector to speed up key national projects to support socio-economic development.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has praised the Japanese Government and political parties for supporting Vietnam in all fields.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan received Bob Filner, a member of the US House of Representatives, in Hanoi on January 9.

State President Truong Tan Sang on January 9 hosted a reception in Hanoi for the Vice President of the Japanese Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC), Fumio Hoshi.

The 4th Vietnam-Singapore Defense Policy Dialogue is taking place in Hanoi from January 8-10.

Senate President of Mexico , Jose Gonzalez Morfin, will pay an official visit to Vietnam from January 11-13 at the invitation of Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

President Truong Tan Sang on January 9 paid a working visit to the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi.

A Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) delegation led by Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong attended the 20th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) meeting which opened in Tokyo on January 9.

Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan received Commander of the US 7th Fleet, Vice Admiral Scott H. Swift, in Hanoi on January 9.

Vietnam continues to pursue its unswerving long-term external policy and regards Japan as one of the top priorities in this policy, said Chairman of the Vietnam National Assembly (NA), Nguyen Sinh Hung.

A delegation of the National Assembly led by Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong left Shanghai on January 8 for Tokyo to attend the 20th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, after paying a five-day working visit to China.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy held a conference in Hanoi on January 8 to take on new tasks for 2012 in the presence of President Truong Tan Sang.

Vietnam will increase its trade and investment ties with Laos, aiming to raise two-way trade to US$1 billion in 2012 and US$2 billion in 2015, says Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Vietnam and Laos will focus on implementing high-level agreements reached by their top leaders and successfully organizing their Friendship and Solidarity Year 2012.

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Mem Sam On is visiting Vietnam to attend a meeting marking the 33rd anniversary of the Victory over the Pol Pot Genocide (January 7, 1979).

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), in coordination with the Vietnam Veterans Association and the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association, held a meeting in Hanoi on January 6 to mark the 33rd anniversary of the victory over the Pol Pot Genocidal regime in Cambodia.

The State President and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) have always paid attention to improving the living conditions of people, especially poor people, ethnic minorities, and those living in remote areas.