Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on June 27 received Swiss ambassador Jean Hubert Lebet who paid a courtesy visit before ending his term in Vietnam.

A judiciary conference of Vietnamese and Lao border provinces was held in Sam Son township in northern Thanh Hoa province on June 27 by the Vietnam Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the Laos Ministry of Justice.

Vietnam wants to boost cooperation with Egypt in various fields, including agriculture, trade, investment, seafood, and oil and gas, said Deputy Foreign Minister (FM) Doan Xuan Hung.

The Vietnam National Assembly’s External Relations Committee and the Lao National Assembly’s External Relations Committee jointly held a seminar in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province on June 27 to exchange information and discuss issues of regional and international concern.

Tanzania is keen to boost cooperation with Vietnam and enhance people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.

The Special Envoy of Vietnam’s high-level leaders, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ho Xuan Son met with Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo in Beijing on June 25 to convey the Vietnamese leaders’ opinions regarding bilateral relations and the East Sea situation over the recent past.

Thua Thien-Hue province in Vietnam cooperated with Salavan and Sekong provinces in Laos to complete planting landmarks between the two countries two years ahead of schedule.

An umbrella organizing force on June 25 held a meeting on sea and island strategy for 2020 in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh.

The Prime Minister’s special envoy Doan Xuan Hung affirmed Vietnam’s respect for Sudan’s decision on South Sudan independence while meeting with Sudan leaders during his visit to the country rom June 21-25.

The Thai Nguyen provincial People’s Committee held a ceremony on June 25 to announce the zoning plan for creating the Ho Nui Coc national tourism area until 2020 with a vision to 2030.

The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (HCMA) and the Venezuelan Embassy in Vietnam hosted a seminar entitled “Missions – the most outstanding social achievements of the Bolivar revolution” in Hanoi on June 24.

Vu Binh, the first Vietnamese Ambassador to Greece, presented his credentials to Greek President Karolos Papoulias on June 20.

The Canada-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Group will work to promote bilateral relations of friendship between the two countries and two legislative bodies, said the group’s co-chairman Patrick Brown.

President Nguyen Minh Triet sent a message of condolences on June 24 to President Rupiah Banda of the Republic of Zambia over the death of former President Fredirick Chiluba.

Sudan hopes to learn from Vietnam’s experience in national construction and development, said Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad.

A delegation from the Hanoi City People’s Court, led by Chief Justice Nguyen Son, held a working session with the Vientiane City People’s Court, led by Chief Justice Lauxong Thongveun in Vientiane on June 23.

The Canada-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Group will work to promote bilateral friendship relations between the two countries and two legislative bodies, said the group’s co-chairman Patrick Brown. 

In reply to reporters’ queries about Vietnam’s stance on Ban Ki-moon’s re-election, at a regular press briefing on June 23, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga said Vietnam congratulates Ban Ki-moon on his reappointment as Secretary General of the United Nations for another term.

Hanoi has actively promoted the development of the Red River delta and affirmed its leading position in the whole country in terms of growth, said Party Politburo member Truong Tan Sang.

President Nguyen Minh Triet has suggested the southernmost province of Ca Mau capitalise on its diverse potential and advantages and choose a core business sector for sustainable development.

A high-ranking delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on June 23 paid a courtesy visit to Dinh The Huynh, Politburo member, member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Secretariat and Head of CPVCC Commission for Information and Education.

The official friendship visit to Laos by the Vietnamese Party General Secretary and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has brought the Vietnam-Laos special solidarity and friendship to a new height.

Vietnam and Laos have affirmed the importance and strategic significance of promoting the traditional friendship and special solidarity between the two countries in the new period.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong chaired a conference in Hoa Binh province on June 23 to evaluate the transfer of advanced technology and the development of animal husbandry and aquaculture in the northwestern region.

The Vietnamese and Cuban defence ministries will set up a mechanism for deputy minister-level strategic defence-security dialogue and cooperate in strategy research and other military spheres.

Party Politburo member Truong Tan Sang has praised the procuracy sector’s efforts to investigate and prevent crime commitments.

Vietnam is willing to share experience with Sudan in agricultural production and aquaculture. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has emphasized the importance of helping Lao people improve their knowledge of Vietnam.

The 2010 National Press Awards were given to 128 outstanding works at a ceremony, broadcast live on Vietnam Television, in Hanoi on June 21 in celebration of the 86th anniversary of Vietnam’s Revolutionary Press Day.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has highlighted the great contributions of the Vietnam Government Web Portal (VGP) to the dissemination of the Government’s instruction and management as well as to national socio-economic development.