On October 5, State President Truong Tan Sang received credentials from the ambassadors of Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Finland.

The role of employee representatives in Trade Union organisations should be heightened to deal with labour disputes and strikes, said lawmakers in Hanoi on October 5.

The Central Steering Board for Judicial Reform held its first session in Hanoi on October 5.

Policymakers, business representatives and scholars exchanged views on opportunities Vietnam is expected to grasp at the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting, at a seminar in Hanoi on October 4.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine and met with more than 100 overseas Vietnamese in Kiev on October 4.  

The Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association (VCFA) has affirmed solidarity with five Cuban youths who have been detained in the US for their efforts to prevent terrorist acts against their homeland.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) Embassy in Vietnam hosted a banquet on October 4 to celebrate the 4,344th anniversary of the RoK’s national foundation (October 3, 2,333 BC).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong will pay an official visit to China from October 11-15.

Vietnam will develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes with top priority given to ensuring the highest level of nuclear safety and security, said Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Communist Party’s Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilization is on a working visit to Canada from October 3-6.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in the Ukrainian city of Kiev on October 4 to begin his official visit to the country.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Tashkent on October 4, concluding an official visit to Uzbekistan.

State President Truong Tan Sang has asked the Academy of Justice to take the initiative in renovating training methods and developing a line-up of lecturers with good professionalism.

Nuclear energy is for not only developed countries but also developing countries like Vietnam which can implement and apply nuclear energy in its economic development, said IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung emphasised Vietnam’s consistent policy of developing its time-honoured friendly relationship and multifaceted cooperation with Uzbekistan while meeting with top Uzbekistani leaders in Tashkent on October 3.

Ho Chi Minh City has great potential for cooperation with Cambodia's northwestern province of Banteay Meanchay, a city leader said. 

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh received International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano in Hanoi on October 3 on the first stop of his visit to Asian nations.

The Vietnamese and Uzbekistani Prime Ministers discussed a number of measures to boost multifaceted cooperation between the two countries with a focus on economics, trade and investment.

The Central Party Commission for Mass Mobilisation should renew activities and increase its operational efficiency to create public consensus so as to fulfill key targets set by the 11th National Party Congress, says Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong.

The third session of the National Assembly Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on October 3.

The northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh marked its 125th founding anniversary and began its first gong culture festival on October 2.

Switzerland and Vietnam hold great potential for cooperation and the two nations can develop further their bilateral relations in the years to come, said Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey. 

The Party and State always maintain a policy of clemency for those offenders who have shown repentance, encouraging them to redeem themselves and become useful persons.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Tashkent on October 2 to begin his three-day official visit to Uzbekistan at the invitation of his counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev. 

Vietnam and the Netherlands on October 1 in The Hague issued a joint statement on the official visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to the Kingdom from September 27-October 1, affirming to increase cooperation in five prioritised areas.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with voters in Hoan Kiem and Tay Ho districts, Hanoi, on October 1 to hear their opinions and complaints ahead of the second session of the 13th National Assembly.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, his wife and entourage left Amsterdam on October 2 for Tashkent to begin official visit to Uzbekistan from October 2-4.

A delegation from Vietnam’s northern province of Quang Ninh led by Nguyen Van Doc, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, is on a working visit to Laos from October 1-8.

The five-year socio-economic development plan will focus on achieving breakthroughs three specific areas: completing institutions for a socialist-oriented market economy, training high quality human resources, and improving the transport system and urban infrastructure.

A delegation from the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for Popularisation and Education led by its head Dinh The Huynh is on a four-day visit to Laos from September 29 to boost information exchange with the Lao side.