The 17th ASEAN Summit and related summits, including the East Asia Summit (EAS), which were held in Hanoi from October 28-30, got special interests and applause from the world opinions.

The Vietnam-Algeria Friendship Association on October 31 held a meeting for Vietnamese experts who used to work in Algeria on the occasion of the 56th National Day of Algeria (November 1).

State President Nguyen Minh Triet on November 11 received Phongsavath Boupha, Minister to the Presidential Palace of the Lao P.D.R, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

The Binh Minh Import Export Production and Trade Co (Bitexco) inaugurated the country's tallest building to date in HCM City , towering 262 metres, on October 31.

Australia will provide Vietnam with AUD160 million to build a key bridge and signed an action plan with the country after its Prime Minister met with three top leaders of Vietnam on October 31.

Vietnam and Japan on October 31 issued a joint statement on the comprehensive development of strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia during Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s visit to Vietnam.

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard were warmly received by Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet in Hanoi on October 31.  

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Hanoi on October 31 during their visits to the 13th ASEAN-Japan Summit, the East Asia Summit and the related summits.

As part of the 17th ASEAN Summit, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Gia Khiem and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chaired an international press conference on October 30.

ASEAN’s recent achievements, especially in implementing the ASEAN Charter and the roadmap for an ASEAN Community based on three pillars: Political-Security, Economic, and Social-Cultural Communities, have laid a firm foundation for the bloc’s development.

An ASEAN-New Zealand Summit to celebrate the 35th anniversary of their diplomatic ties was held in Hanoi under the chairmanship of Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in the presence of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and ASEAN leaders.

Japan always seeks to boost comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam, a country with rapid economic growth, a strategic political position in the region, and that shares many similarities with Japan.

Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh received M. A. Dmitriev, Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of Russia, in Hanoi on October 30.

The second ASEAN-Russia Summit, chaired by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, with the participation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and ASEAN leaders, was held in Hanoi on October 30.

The ASEAN-Australia Summit was held in Hanoi on October 30 under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung with the participation of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and ASEAN leaders.

The 17th ASEAN Summit and related meetings successfully closed in Hanoi on October 30 after three intensive and effective working days, showing a close-knit relationship of member countries in the region.

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh received Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his entourage in Hanoi on October 30.

On the sidelines of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and ASEAN related meetings, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received his New Zealand and Indian counterparts John Phillip Key and Manmohan Singh.  

The fifth East Asia Summit (EAS) focused on strengthening cooperation in five priority areas including education, finance, energy, climate change and bird flu prevention.  

Leaders of ASEAN countries and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attended the 8th ASEAN-India Summit in Hanoi on October 30, chaired by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet received leaders attending the 17th ASEAN Summit and related summits, including the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Hanoi on October 30.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed that economic ties will become the focal point in the Vietnam-US relationship and give a fresh impetus to develop other relations.

President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev will pay an official visit to Vietnam from October 30-31 at the invitation of President Nguyen Minh Triet.

Deputies attending the 9th session of the National Assembly on October 29 discussed the bill on complaints in their working groups.

The role of ASEAN will be enhanced when Russia and the US participate in the East Asia Summit (EAS), said the Republic of Korea (RoK) Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan.

Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry highly values Vietnam’s role as Chair of ASEAN 2010 and its contributions to bringing the ASEAN Charter into life, stepping up cooperation within the bloc and improving the group’s position internationally.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan received a visiting delegation from the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS led by First Deputy General Director M.V. Kalmycov in Hanoi on October 29.

Leaders from the ASEAN member countries have called on the United Nations to support the bloc in implementing the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) and the Roadmap for the ASEAN Community.

ASEAN+3 leaders have agreed to undertake practical measures to effectively realise all agreements, particularly the ASEAN+3 Cooperation Work Plan.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised Vietnam for effectively contributing to UN forums, fulfilling many targets in the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ahead of schedule and carrying out the “One UN” Initiative.