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.

The transport sector should take synchronous measures to reduce traffic accidents and traffic jams, especially in major cities, says Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) to work closely with the Government to fulfill the socio-economic tasks set for this year.  

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung paid a Tet visit to the Mong ethnic group in Long Luong commune, Moc Chau district in northern Son La province on January 6.

Vietnam attaches special importance to developing cooperation with India, considering it one of the priorities in the country’s foreign policy. 

Representatives from localities of Vietnam, Laos and Thailand which are sharing Highways 8 and 12, met in central Quang Binh province of Vietnam on January 6.

In Vietnam, no one is arrested for expressing opinions, says Foreign Ministry Spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi.  

The friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Hanoi and Israel’s Tel Aviv- Yafo are positively contributing to enhancing Vietnam-Israel ties. 

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to focus on building laws and ordinances as scheduled, especially those related to administrative and judicial reforms.

The cooperation between Vietnamese and Chinese Ministries of Public Security has helped protect the two countries’ security and order, as well as boosting bilateral relations between the two Communist Parties, States and people.

The construction sector should do its best to improve the quality of planning and management, says Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

A delegation of the National Assembly led by Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong, paid a working visit to China from January 4-8 at the invitation of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People’s Congress. 

Vietnam and Singapore will increase cooperation in various areas within the framework of the Vietnam-Singapore Connectivity Framework Agreement.

Grassroots-level trade unions should better perform their task as the sole representative of employees during collective bargaining to protect their legitimate rights and interests, says State President Truong Tan Sang.

Vietnam is a special friend and holds a strategic position in India’s foreign policy.

The Government should create favourable conditions and environment for socio-economic development in 2012, with a focus on infrastructure, institutions and human resource.

Leaders of the Vietnamese and Israeli capital cities have agreed to boost cooperation in many fields in the near future, at a working session between Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao and Mayor of Tel Aviv Ron Huldal in Hanoi on January 4.

President Truong Tan Sang spoke highly of Caodai believers’ contributions to the country’s construction and defence while he received the sect’s dignitaries at the Presidential Palace on January 4.

State President Truong Tan Sang highlighted the great contributions of generations of Vietnamese military minors to national defence and construction at a meeting in Hanoi on January 4.

Shri E. Ahamed, Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Human Resource Development, is paying an official visit to Vietnam from January 4-7.  

Courts should improve the quality of trials, avoid making wrong judgments and minimize the number of delayed cases, says State President Truong Tan Sang.

Eighteen lecturers from political schools in Laos received graduation certificates at a ceremony held by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administrations (HCMA) in Hanoi on January 3.  

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has sent a New Year message emphasizing the central tasks of 2012, which include economic restructuring, growth model renovation, fast and sustainable development.

A national historical relic was inaugurated in Long Giao commune, Cam My district, Dong Nai province, on January 2 to mark the site where Brigade 125, precursor to the Cambodian National United Front for National Salvation (KNUFNS), was established.

The southern most province of Ca Mau on January 1 held a meeting to mark the 15th anniversary of its re-establishment and receive the Independence Order first class.  

Vietnam’s foreign affairs activities have greatly contributed to national development, taking advantage of external resources and protecting national interests and territorial integrity.

The fourth conference of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee concluded in Hanoi on December 31, finalizing its entire agenda after six days of intensive work.    

The northern province of Ha Nam celebrated the 15th anniversary of its re-establishment on December 30 with the participation of President Truong Tan Sang and other Party and State leaders.

Vietnam and Cambodia should increase bilateral cooperation and share experience in law-making, said Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Huynh Ngoc Son.