Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Sun Guoxiang has been awarded a Friendship Order for his contributions to promoting the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and China during his tenure.

he Quang Ngai provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on July 20 celebrated the 65th anniversary of the foundation of Radio Voice of Southern Vietnam (July 20, 1946).

People-to-people diplomacy plays an important role in the diplomatic front and the cause of national construction and defence.

The Vietnamese government wants to boost mutually beneficiary cooperation with Malaysia in all fields, ranging from politics, diplomacy, economics, trade and investment to culture, labour, defence and security. 

Vietnam and Australia will broaden cooperative activities to support Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) victims, disadvantaged families and needy children in Vietnam. 

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem made important contributions to the success of the 44th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM-44) held in Bali, Indonesia on July 19. 

Party General Secretary and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong received Chinese Ambassador Sun Guoxiang in Hanoi on July 19.

Dinh The Huynh, a Politburo member, and Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee on July 19 received a delegation from Rodong Simun, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). 

The first session of the 13th National Assembly (NA) will open in Hanoi on July 21 and close on August 6.  

A Vietnamese delegation led by Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem is attending the 44th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM 44) and other related meetings which opened in Bali, Indonesia on July 19.

President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations Vu Xuan Hong received a visiting delegation of the Australia-Vietnam Friendship Association, led by its president Paul Noak, in Hanoi on July 18.

Many state organizations and ministries are still dragging their feet in the reform process, said Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Minister of the Government Office.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Defence supports the initiatives of the Lao Defence Academy and will ask the Vietnamese Defence Academy to help its Lao counterparts.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held separate meetings in Hanoi on July 18 with Country Director of the World Bank (WB) Victoria Kwakwa and outgoing Ambassador of the Belgian Embassy in Vietnam Hubert Cooreman.

Two special working groups from the Lao and Vietnamese governments held a meeting in the central city of Danang on July 18 to discuss the search, disinterment and repatriation of the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who were killed in Laos.

Vietnamese veteran experts in Cambodia have contributed greatly to promoting the traditional friendship between the two countries, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

The Lao newspaper Passason, the official organ of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, carried an article on July 18 to mark the 34th anniversary of the signing of the Laos-Vietnam Friendship and Cooperation Treaty (July 18).

Leaders of Vietnam’s Ha Tinh province and Russia’s Sverdlov province have agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in industry, agriculture, handicrafts, export, education and training, tourism and many other fields.

Over its 55 years of construction and development, the Vietnam Military History Museum has acquired 160,000 artifacts and become one of the most treasured collections in the country.

Dong Thap province should pay attention to human resources development with promotion of professional training and diverse forms of vocational training, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

A Vietnamese fishing and all crew on board have been detained by the Navy of Brunei to Brunei’s port of Muara, according to the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry.

Ambassador Le Thanh Tung emphasised Vietnam’s unswerving respect for multi-faceted relations with Mexico after presenting credentials to President Felipe Calderon in Mexico City on July 14.

Party General Secretary, National Assembly Chairman and President of the Central Election Council Nguyen Phu Trong on July 15 presided over the sixth session to review the elections of deputies to the 13th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2011-2016 term.

The legislative bodies of Vietnam and Laos want to further increase cooperation and improve the quality and efficiency of their operations, helping promote friendship and comprehensive ties between the two countries.

Vo Van Sung, former Vietnamese ambassador to Japan, has been presented with Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, for his contributions to enhancing the two countries’ relations.

The Party and State highly appreciated the contribution of the Joint Venture Vietsopetro in nurturing the traditional Vietnam-Russia relationship, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Ba Ria - Vung Tau should work closely with the Ministry of Transport to develop the Thi Vai – Cai Mep Port Complex, making it one of the country’s major service port complexes, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 14 sent a message of condolence to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh over the explosions in Mumbai a day earlier.

Three US naval ships, including USS Chung Hoon, USS Preble and USNS Safeguard, docked at Tien Sa port in the central city of Danang on July 15, beginning a friendship visit to Vietnam.

One of Russia’s foreign policy priorities is to constantly bolster and develop its strategic partnership with Vietnam, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev stressed on July 14.