The public will be able to access the US government’s top-secret documents on the American War in Vietnam as of June 13.

On the sidelines of the 2011 World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia in Indonesia, a delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) met with representatives from the Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) and Ministry of Trade (MoT).

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) in Hanoi on June 14 held a conference to discuss the action plan to implement the resolution of the 11th National Party Congress and a training course on people-to-people diplomacy in 2011.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong has affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy and top priority to boost solidarity, friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Cuba.

Vietnam has shared its experience in building and implementing policies on labour and employment at the 100th International Labour Organisation (ILO) General Assembly session in Geneva.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on June 13 sent a letter to the China People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, expressing concerns over Chinese ships repeatedly making acts of damaging and preventing Vietnamese vessel operating in the sea well within Vietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone. 

Party General Secretary cum National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong and his wife will pay an official visit to Laos from June 20-22. 

Russian astronaut P.I. Klimuk, former Director of the Yuri Gagarin astronaut training centre, has underlined the need for Russia and Vietnam to enlist cooperation in space technology. 

The Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) has come out against China’s violations of Vietnam’s sovereignty and jurisdiction rights over its continental shelf and exclusive economic zone.

The Vietnam Peace Committee sent a letter to the Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament on June 12, expressing concerns over Chinese ships’ recent violations of the water within Vietnam’s sovereignty rights.

Vietnam and Myanmar have agreed to increase cooperation in many areas, including agriculture, fisheries, financial-banking sector, aviation, telecommunications, oil and gas, mining, electricity equipment, automobile, construction, trade and investment.

On June 12, State President Nguyen Minh Triet sent a message of congratulations to Russian President D.Medvedev on the occasion of the Russian Federation’s National Day.

All of the state-run departments in Binh Dinh province now use the local area network (LAN) while 83 percent of its State employees have access to computers, said Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh, Vice Chairwoman of the Binh Dinh provincial People’s Committee.

Germany hopes to build a “German House” in Vietnam to promote cooperation in politics, economics, and culture.

A Vietnamese delegation participated in the Senior Officials Meetings (SOM) of ASEAN, ASEAN+3, East Asia Summit (EAS) and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), in Surabaya, Indonesia from June 7-10. 

Stones taken from the Truong Sa archipelago as evidence of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago were presented to authorities and people of the northwestern province of Dien Bien on June 10.

The Vietnamese Government is willing to create favourable conditions for US businesses to invest in the country. 

Vietnam and Thailand will bolster multifaceted cooperation between the two countries’ legislative bodies to help boost bilateral relations and common development of the Southeast Asian region. 

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) launched an action campaign on June 10 for victims of Agent Orange/ dioxin with the participation of Truong Tan Sang, Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong delivered a speech at the UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in New York on June 9 (Hanoi time), marking suggestions on how to strengthen the efficiency of HIV/AIDS prevention.

Deputy Defence Minister Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh joined senior defence officials from 22 other ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) member countries at the eighth ARF Security Policy Conference in Indonesia, on June 8.

Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Hoang Tham had an exchange of views with Vice Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Wang Gang in Beijing on June 9.

Vietnam strongly opposes China’s June 9 acts of harassing a ship conducting seismic surveys in Vietnam’s territorial waters in the East Sea and has asked the Chinese side to stop repeating violations.

The Governments of Vietnam and Russia has always made all-out efforts to develop cooperative relations in a comprehensive and effective manner and bring practical benefits to both countries, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Vietnam has made great contributions to strengthening Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) cooperation as well as important contents of the 10th ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Hungary on June 6-7. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has confirmed Vietnam’s uncontroversal sovereignty over the Truong Sa (Spratly)   and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes.

Khanh Hoa should do its best to fully tap its potential to develop its industry, tourism, marine and aviation services, and human resources, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung while working with provincial authorities on June 9.

Vietnam always attaches importance to the development of traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Russia, with priority given to security and defence, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

As an outpost island district, Co To needs to pay attention to maintaining defence, security and sea and island sovereignty, creating favourable conditions for socio-economic development, said State President Triet. 

The visit aims to strengthen the fine traditional ties of friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Myanmar.