State President Truong Tan Sang received the outgoing Indonesian ambassador, Pitono Purnomo, in Hanoi on August 29.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged Kien Giang province to effectively implement the Party Central Committee’s Resolution 26 on agriculture, farmers and rural areas.

The two countries will continue to support each other and coordinate closely at regional and international forums.

Cuban newspaper Gran-ma, the official organ of the Communist Party of Cuba, has run an article praising the life and revolutionary career of General Vo Nguyen Giap on the occasion of his 100th birthday. 

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Doan Xuan Hung took part in the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the Forum for East Asia - Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) in Buenos Aires, Argentina from August 22-26. 

Speaker of Thailand’s House of Representatives, Somsak Kiatsuranont received Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand , Ngo Duc Thang in Bangkok on August 26.

Hungarian National Assembly parliamentarian Potapi Anpad Janos expressed his belief in the development of future bilateral relations between Hungary and Vietnam.

The foreign ministers of Vietnam and Laos agreed to improve the efficiency of cooperation in the future to fulfill the foreign policies of both Parties and States.

The Sudanese Ambassador to Vietnam, Adil Ibrahim Mustafa Ahmed, on August 25 inaugurated his nation's honorary consulate in Ho Chi Minh City and introduced the honorary consul, a Vietnamese national.

Cuban President Raul Castro on August 25 sent a message to General Vo Nguyen Giap congratulating him on his 100th birth anniversary (August 25, 1911-2011).

The fifth session of the Inspection Commission of the 11th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) closed on August 22, after sitting for five days.

The newly accredited Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Tran Hai Hau on August 25 presented his credentials to Singaporean President Sellapan Rama Nathan.

A graduation ceremony was held in Phnom Penh on August 26 by the Cambodian National Assembly (NA)’s Secretariat to present certificates of information technology (IT) to 120 trainees.  

A 200 year old Sino-Nom document dedicated to Hoang Sa (Paracels) archipelago naval troops was recently found in the possession of a local family from the central province of Quang Ngai, according to a local cultural official.

A high ranking delegation led by President of the National Assembly of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Pany Yathotu paid a working visit to the northern province of Ninh Binh on August 26.

The naval ship RSS Endurance of Singapore, with 216 officers and sailors aboard, docked at Nha Rong Port in Ho Chi Minh City, beginning its visit to the city from August 25-29. 

A conference was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 25 for more than 300 dignitaries and religious followers from southern cities and provinces to gain a thorough understanding of the Resolution of the 11th National Party Congress.

The leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State and Government have described the Lao National Assembly President Pany Yathotu’s visit to Vietnam as a vivid manifestation of the special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

The comment made by a US Embassy spokesperson on the temporary detention of several persons on August 21 in Hanoi is wrong and unsuitable. 

The Chairman of the 13th National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Sinh Hung received his Lao counterpart Pany Yathotu, who is on an official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on August 25.

Five newly-appointed ambassadors from Turkey, Mexico, China, Laos, and Switzerland presented their credentials to State President Truong Tan Sang on August 25 to mark the beginning of their mission in Vietnam.

A Vietnamese Party delegation, led by Hoang Binh Quan, member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee's Secretariat and head of the committee's Commission for External Relations, concluded their five-day visit to Peru on August 22.

The Party, State, National Assembly and Government leaders on August 24 visited and presented gifts to General Vo Nguyen Giap on his 100th birthday (August 25). 

The Prime Minister has decided to establish the Vietnam Steering Committee on ASEAN Connectivity Coordination, with the Minister of Planning and Investment as its head. 

Vietnam treasures relations with the US, considering it as its top strategic partner, said State President Truong Tan Sang at a reception for Senator Jim Webb, Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs in Hanoi on August 24.

Vietnamese ambassador to China Nguyen Van Tho and other ASEAN ambassadors on August 23 attended a banquet, held by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the ASEAN Committee in Beijing, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ASEAN-China dialogue relations.

The French historian Alain Ruscio has recently published a book entitled ‘Vo Nguyen Giap – A Life’ (Vo Nguyen Giap – Une Vie) to mark the 100th birthday of the first general of the Vietnam People’s Army.

Vietnam and Laos have agreed to continue exchanging information about their shared border situation and further cooperation in personnel training in a bid to build a peaceful and friendly borderline.

The Vietnamese Government will do its utmost to join efforts with Cambodia to develop bilateral ties in a deeper, more practical and effective manner.

Vietnam always attaches great importance to strengthening ties with Singapore for mutual benefits and for the sake of peace, stability, and development in the region, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.