A delegation of the Steering Board of Programme 165 on sending managerial officials overseas for training paid a working visit to the Republic of Korea from April 21-23 in a bid to seek partners for training courses under the Programme. 

The northern border province of Ha Giang and Baise city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China will cooperate in border trade and management, helping build a Vietnam-China border line of peace, stability and mutual development. 

Egypt will be Vietnam’s potential partner and a gateway for Vietnamese products to penetrate the African market, said Egyptian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohamet Hegazy.

Vietnam wants Thailand and Cambodia to exercise maximum restraint to avoid armed clashes and continue resolving disputes through peaceful negotiations, a Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.

The French Communist Party (FCP) will further tighten traditional solidarity, friendship and cooperation with the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), contributing to friendly and cooperative ties between the two States and their localities and businesses.

A seminar was held in HCM City on April 22 to promote communication activities to bring the 11th National Party Congress resolution to life, with a focus on increasing the quality and efficiency of the Party’s mass mobilisation work.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to Cambodia and his co-chairing the second Vietnam-Cambodia investment promotion conference on April 23 and 24 is expected to accelerate bilateral trade and investment ties.

Police in the northern province of Hai Duong and its counterpart from Vientiane province of Laos on April 21 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on combating crime.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Huynh Ngoc Son received visiting US Senator James Webb, Chair of the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on April 21.

President Nguyen Minh Triet on April 21 received a delegation of former political prisoners, who were imprisoned by foreign invaders during the resistance wars.

Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, non-resident pontifical representative to Vietnam, paid a courtesy visit to leaders of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry in Hanoi on April 21.

The national strategy on climate change for 2050 with a vision for 2100 were discussed at an international workshop in Hanoi on April 21 after being revised twice by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

The Son La hydroelectric power plant is a key national project and a model of construction progress, quality and labour safety that should be applied to other major projects.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official visit to Cambodia on April 23 and 24 at the invitation of Cambodian PM Semdech Hun Sen.

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly, led by head of the Committee for Foreign Affairs Nguyen Van Son, attended the 124th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Panama from April 15-20.

Lao Cai should focus on building a detailed programme to fully tap its climate and soil advantages to develop agricultural production, raise income, and ensure social welfare.

The Lao People’s Army delegation, headed by General Chandisi Sombat, was received by the Vietnam People’s Army Chief of the General Staff, Do Ba Ty, at the Defence Ministry’s Headquarters on April 21.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is keen to tighten its ties with the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM).

State President Nguyen Minh Triet has highlighted the great solidarity between the three Indochinese nations.

Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Politburo member and Minister-Chairman of the Government Office, on April 20 received US Senator James Webb, who is on a Vietnam visit to boost bilateral economic trade and investment cooperation.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has extended congratulations to Raul Castro Ruz on his election as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee.

The State President’s Office on April 20 announced new laws on human trafficking prevention and control, independent auditing, amendments and supplements to some articles in the Civil Procedure Code and a resolution on the law enforcement of the Civil Procedure Code.

The first ministerial meeting of public security and home affairs between Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia was held in HCM City on April 20.

A Vietnamese government delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is scheduled to visit the Kingdom of Cambodia on April 23-24, the Foreign Ministry announced on April 20

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to establish a fund for those living on Truong Sa (Spratly) district island and marine platform DK1 off the central province of Khanh Hoa.

The second meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change (AWGCC) opened in Hanoi on April 19.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) will continue to cooperate closely and make contributions to the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), helping to maintain peace, stability and development in the region and the world, said Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun, who headed a Chinese government delegation on border negotiation, in Hanoi on April 19.

The Vietnamese government always wishes to promote cooperative relations with Qatar to bring practical benefits for the two countries. 

Vietnam and Egypt have great potential for cooperation, said Egyptian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hegazy.