A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) led by its Vice Chairman and Secretary General, Vu Trong Kim, has visited the Canadian cities of Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Vancouver.

The third international workshop on the East Sea closed in Hanoi on November 5. 

All Vietnam's initiatives have been highly praised at the 8th ASEAN justice ministers’ meeting which concluded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 4.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) delegation, led by Politburo member and Secretary of the CPV Central Committee To Huy Rua, paid an official visit to the UK.

A delegation from Ho Chi Minh City led by the Chairman of its People’s Committee joined 21 delegations from around the world to attend the New York City Global Partners Summit from November 2-4.  

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received United Nations Resident Co-ordinator in Vietnam Pratibha Mehta in Hanoi on November 4.

More efforts are needed to bring this year’s inflation down to 18 percent and to a single digit rate in 2012, says Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

On November 4, Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Uong Chu Luu received President of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council of France Segolene Royal.

Nearly 200 international scholars, legal experts, East Sea researchers and diplomats gathered in Hanoi on November 4 for the third international workshop on the East Sea.

State President Truong Tan Sang received Vyacheslav M. Lebedev, Chairman of Russia’s Supreme Court, in Hanoi on November 3.

The 80th session of the Interpol General Assembly was successfully wrapped up in Hanoi on November 3 with numerous agreements signed by representatives of Interpol member countries.  

State President Truong Tan Sang received Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister cum Minister of the Interior Sar Kheng in Hanoi on November 3.

The President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, Huynh Dam, on November 3 sent a letter of congratulation to the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on its 30th anniversary.

Lao Party General Secretary and State President Choummaly Sayasone received a delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations in Vientiane on November 3.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association organised its congress for the 2011-2016 tenure on November 3.

Germany is Vietnam’s biggest trade partner in the European Union (EU) with two-way trade turnover increasing by 20 percent annually to reach its current level of over US$4.1 billion per year.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung returned to Hanoi on October 2 after successfully concluding his Japan visit, which is expected to provide fresh impetus for the strategic partnership.

Vietnam attaches importance to its traditional friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation with Africa, including Namibia, said State President Truong Tan Sang.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s official visit to Japan has affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of attaching great importance to strengthening its friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Japan, said a Vietnamese foreign ministry official.

On October 2, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held talks with his Namibian counterpart Utoni Nujoma on ways to increase the efficiency of cooperation in trade, agriculture, seafood and mining.

Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son paid a working visit to Norway from October 31- November 1 at the invitation of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnam has always regarded Japan as its most important partner and will do its best to continue to develop the crucial partnership between the two countries.

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will do its best to contribute to fostering Japan-Vietnam relations and assisting Vietnam implement projects to develop the infrastructure, support industry, and training high-quality human resources.

Vietnam’s Ba Ria – Vung Tau province and the Republic of Korea’s Pohang City on October 1 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on tightening ties between the two localities.

Vietnam is ready to share experience in promoting agricultural development, health care, education and training with Mozambique as well as training political officials for the African country, said a senior Party official.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception for the visiting Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of Japan (CPJ), Ogata Yasuo, in Hanoi on November 1.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was busy meeting with several Japanese leaders on November 1 before touring areas hit by the March earthquake and tsunami in Miyagi prefecture.

State President Truong Tan Sang will pay a state-level visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from November 8-10, at the invitation of his Korean counterpart, Lee Myung-bak. 

The Vietnamese Party and State always attach importance to the tasks of fighting crime and coordinating with international police forces, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.  

The Vietnamese Government and people will do their best to develop friendship and cooperation with Algeria for the benefit of national construction and development in each country.