A list of 500 deputies elected to the 13th National Assembly (NA), including two from Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) was announced by the Central Election Council at a press briefing on June 3.

A symposium was held in central Quang Ngai province on June 3 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh going abroad to seek a path for national salvation (June 5, 1911).

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pham Gia Khiem, left Hanoi on June 2 for Austria at the invitation of the Austrian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Michael Spindelegger. 

A National Assembly delegation, headed by Vice Chairman Huynh Ngoc Son, paid a working visit to India from May 31 to June 6.

A high-ranking military delegation led by Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh arrived in Singapore on June 2 to attend the 10th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Asian Security Summit, which opened on June 3.

Vietnam demands the Chinese side immediately cease actions that violated Vietnam’s sovereignty and hindered its fishing boats operating in the waters of Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

Vietnam will do its utmost to help Japan overcome the current difficulties, said Party Politburo member Truong Tan Sang.

The first session of the 13th National Assembly (NA) will open on July 21 and close on August 5, focusing on the legislative body’s organisation and personnel work. 

Vietnam-Italy relations have been further strengthened by exchange of visits by high-ranking leaders as seen in the implementation of economic and trade cooperation projects between the two countries.

Vietnam is ready to participate in Japan’s reconstruction after natural disasters by providing human resources, construction materials and necessary goods for the country. 

State President Nguyen Minh Triet received newly accredited ambassadors from the Republic of Korea, Moldova and Burundi in Hanoi on June 1.

The Party and State always give priority to children, especially those living in difficult circumstances, State President Nguyen Minh Triet said on May 31.

The central province of Quang Binh and its neighbouring Lao provinces of Khammuane and Savanakhet have jointly built 43 out of 61 new border markets along 201km of the common border.

A scientific seminar was held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 31 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s going abroad to seek the path for national salvation (June 5, 1911).

A delegation led by Ngo Van Du, Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Inspection, has paid a three-day visit to Laos.

A high-ranking delegation of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (HCMA), led by its Director Ta Ngoc Tan, paid a working visit to Laos on May 30-31.

Party General Secretary and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has emphasised the necessity for a detailed analysis of the result of the May 22 elections of deputies to the 13th NA and people’s councils at all levels for the 2011-2016 term, in a preliminary report of the general elections.

The Minister of Public Security, General Le Hong Anh, welcomed Thai Minister of Social Development and Human Security, Issara Somchai, in Hanoi on May 30.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet chaired the 24th session of the Central Steering Committee for Judiciary Reform in Hanoi on May 30 to review the five-year implementation of Politburo Resolution No 49 on judiciary reform by 2020.

Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh affirmed that Vietnam has made practical contributions to the Non-aligned Movement in a recent media interview on the 50th founding anniversary of the Non-aligned Movement (NAM).  

A photo exhibition in celebration of 100 years of the day President Ho Chi Minh went abroad to seek ways for national salvation has opened in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh.

Vietnam demands that the Chinese side immediately stop and not to repeat actions that violate Vietnam’s sovereignty and jurisdiction rights over its continental shelf and exclusive economic zone as well as pay damages for the Vietnamese side. 

The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi on May 28 handed over a School of Politics and Public Administration, built with its funding, to the Lao province of Luang Prabang.

Vietnam will continue to boots multifaceted cooperation with Belgium while pursuing a foreign policy of multilateralisation and diversification.

The earthquake, subsequent tsunami and nuclear incident in Japan rang an alarming bell for Vietnam, said Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai. 

Pham Quang Vinh, assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, led a Vietnamese delegation at the 24th ASEAN-US Dialogue held in Wahshington DC on May 25 and 26.

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry has staunchly opposed the recent action of Chinese marine surveillance vessels in cutting the exploration cables of a PetroVietnam ship which was conducting seismic surveys at Lot 148 within Vietnam’s continental shelf.

Chinese marine surveillance vessels on May 26 violated the sovereignty of Vietnam's territorial waters, causing economic damage and hindering the operations of the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam). 

Vietnamese ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Cuong has pledged to help improve Vietnam-US relations during his new term of office.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh participated in the 16th Ministerial Meeting of the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) and a ceremony to mark the 50th founding anniversary of NAM, in Bali, Indonesia from May 24-27.