The diplomacy sector plays an important role in implementing the 11th National Party Congress Resolution and helping Vietnam become an industrialised country by 2020, says State President Truong Tan Sang.

China hopes Vice President Xi Jinping’s visit to Vietnam will help raise the ties between the two countries to a new level, said spokesperson Liu Weimin.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Mandalay on December 19 to begin his official visit to Myanmar, where he will attend the fourth Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit.

The police force should continue its mission of ensuring social security, protecting the Party, State, people, and socialism, says Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

A week-long conference of the diplomatic sector has adopted an action program to chart a development course in the coming year.

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping will pay an official visit to Vietnam from December 20-22, at the invitation of State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the fourth Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Summit at Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on December 19.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi on December 19 for a three-day visit to Myanmar where he will attend the 4th Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit.

The "Vietnam Glory" program honours 21 collectives and individuals that have been awarded the “Labour Hero” title as well as exemplary role models from patriotic emulation movements.

The southwestern province of An Giang needs to speed up its socio-economic development by focusing on industrial products of high economic value in stable markets, says State President Truong Tan Sang.

The three major issues under discussion at the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee’s fourth session focused on the scope of adjustment, planning jurisdiction, and approval of water resources planning.

Vietnam allocates top priority to safety in its nuclear energy development policy, a senior Vietnamese official said at the 12th ministerial meeting of the Forum on Nuclear Cooperation in Asia (FNCA) in Tokyo on December 16.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son held talks with Lao Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Bosengkham Vongdara, in Hanoi on December 16.

Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut.-Gen Tran Dai Quang chaired a ceremony in Hanoi on December 16 to announce the Prime Minister’s decision on promotions of 58 senior officers of the People’s Public Security forces.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan received newly accredited Ambassador-Head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam Franz Jessen, in Hanoi on December 16.

The military must thoroughly understand the national defence policy, strictly implement concrete and regular activities as well as assignments in emergencies in line with the Party's instructions and viewpoint, and persevere in the combined target of national independence and socialism, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.  

Vietnam has always attached great importance to and actively participated in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) mechanisms through initiatives and specific contributions to all GMS cooperation programmes.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang has joined the 8th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference which opened in Geneva on December 15.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) delegation led by its Vice Chairman Ha Van Nui has paid a working visit to Laos to share experience in religion, ethnicity, and people-to- people diplomacy.

Fifty Vietnamese military officers and foreign military attachés participated in a shooting contest in Hanoi on December 15. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung separately received in Hanoi on December 15 Lao Health Minister Eksavang Vongvichit and Minister of Post and Telecommunications Hiem Phommachanh.

Ambassadors and foreign affairs officials play an important role in defining and building national socio-economic development policies and ensuring defence and security, says National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.  

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will attend the fourth Summit of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS-4) on December 19-20 and pay an official visit to Myanmar on December 21.

To boost labour export, Vietnamese guest workers should have a good command of English and professional skills, says William Lacy Swing, Director General of the International Organization of Migration (IOM).

The 16th National Meeting of External Affair Departments was held in Hanoi on December 14 with the aim of comprehensively boosting external affairs at grassroots level during the period of international integration.

The focus of five key tasks for external affairs in 2012 will be on promoting cooperative relations in various fields with 180 countries that have established diplomatic ties, especially strategic partnership with Vietnam, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The Vice President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, Nguyen Van Kien, has presented Brazilian Ambassador to Vietnam Joao Mendoca Lima Neto with an insignia for peace and friendship among peoples.

Comprehensive diplomacy means in-depth participation in international issues, says Vu Dung, Head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN).

The State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) needs New Zealand’s experience in setting up auditing plans, providing training courses and bringing in regulations on audit organisation structure and functions.

Female army officers have made active contributions to the successful implementation of political tasks of military units, says Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.