Vietnam attaches importance to developing ties with Japan and praised effective cooperation between the two legislative bodies and parliamentary friendship organisations.

Vice Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has affirmed that the cooperation between Vietnam and the UN is growing fruitfully, especially in implementing the One UN Initiative in Vietnam.

Singapore’s naval ship, the RSS Persistence, arrived in Danang on October 15, beginning its friendly visit to the central city of Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem on October 15 chaired a meeting with relevant ministries and branches on furthering search and rescue efforts for fishing boat QNg 66478 TS and its nine-member crew.

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong on October 9 sent a message of sympathy to his counterpart Pham Gia Khiem over great losses in lives and properties caused by the flood that recently occurred in the central region.

Estonian Deputy Foreign Minister Klyde Kull paid a working visit to Vietnam from Oct. 14-15.

The fifth Party Congress of the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) opened in Hanoi on October 15, attended by  Party and State leaders.

The Mass Mobilisation sector has made many significant contributions to the nation’s defence, construction and socio-economic development since its establishment 80 years ago.

The 17th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and related meetings will be held at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi from Oct. 28-30. 

The issues discussed and decided at the 13th meeting of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC), 10th tenure, are of extreme importance and a continued preparation for the 11th National Party Congress.      

Vietnam hopes to step up multifaceted cooperation, especially in economics and trade, with Angola, and is willing to share experience in areas where both sides have strengths and cooperation needs. 

The Social Protection Floor is a humanitarian initiative, expressing the UN’s objectives of bringing peace, cooperation, and development to countries around the world, said Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Thua Thien-Hue province has finished its 2010 task of refurbishing and increasing the number of border markers between Vietnam and Laos and has prepared for the planting of border markers in 2011.

France always attaches importance to its friendship with Vietnam, said Christian Poncelet, Chairman of the France-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group.

On October 13, the Chairman of the First ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus issued a statement "ADMM-Plus: Strategic Cooperation for Peace, Stability, and Development in the Region".

State President Nguyen Minh Triet on October 13 extended his condolences over a recent traffic accident in Dnipropetrovsk region to Ukrainian President V. Yanukovych.

India and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Defence Ministers have congratulated Vietnam on its successful organisation of the first ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) and praised its efforts to prepare for meeting-related documents.

Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of the UN’s Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Agency and Chair of the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group arrived in Vietnam for a three-day visit from October 14-16.

Minister of National Defence General Phung Quang Thanh hosted welcome ceremonies for the Indian and the Republic of Korea (RoK) Defence Ministers in Hanoi on October 13.  

The Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VFU) received the Gold Star Order for the second time at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 13 for their 80th anniversary.

China’s high-ranking military delegation, led by Minister of National Defense, General Liang Guanglie, ended their official visit to Vietnam on October 13.   

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, on October 12 visited Ho Chi Minh City during his five-day official visit to Vietnam.

The first ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM+) successfully ended in Hanoi on October 12, after adopting a joint declaration that highlighted a determination towards strategic cooperation for peace, stability and development in the region.

Defence cooperation would contribute to further reinforcing the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia, said Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh at a meeting with the Chief of General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces in Hanoi on October 12.

The Commission for Personnel under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) celebrated its 80th Traditional Day in Hanoi on October 12.

ADMM+ will contribute to regional stability and peace as well as the establishment of an ASEAN Community in 2015, said Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem warmly welcomed Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, in Hanoi on October 11. The prince had previously been in Vietnam four times in 1999, 2006, 2008 and 2009.

Measures put forwards at the national defence ministers and officials’ meetings will help to consolidate confidence between the countries, said Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith, in a short meeting with the media in Hanoi on October 12 on the fringes of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+).  

The Mongolian capital city of Ulan Bator wishes to establish co-operation with Ho Chi Minh City to exchange experiences in construction and development as well as in the operation of the HCM City People’s Council.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on October 11 separately received the Defence Ministers of China, the US and Japan, who are in Hanoi to attend the first ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+).