Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem, as chairman of the National Committee for ASEAN 2010 and chairman of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC), received ASEAN delegates to the 6th ASEAN People’s Forum (APF-6) in Hanoi on September 27.

As an official member of the European Union (EU), the Czech Republic will always support Vietnam in all agreements under negotiations with the EU.

Binh Phuoc province should pay more attention to economic growth, improving living standards, and ensuring security and defense.

The sixth ASEAN People’s Forum (APF6) closed in Hanoi on September 26, after adopting a joint statement affirming support for the implementation of the ASEAN Charter and the building of the ASEAN Community towards people.

Lawmakers will be putting the final touches to eight bills during the 35th working session of the National Assembly Standing Committee, which began on Monday.

On September 26, the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee held a ceremony to inaugurate the first phase of the Vinh Tuy Bridge in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

Developing a people’s network for medical services and the control and prevention of HIV/AIDS was one of the major topics discussed at the sixth ASEAN People’s Forum (APF-6) in Hanoi on September 25.

The ASEAN People’s Forum (APF) called on powerful and developed countries to provide financial support for the world effort against climate change at one of several workshops at the second APF working day in Hanoi on September 25.

President Nguyen Minh Triet has concluded his visit to New York where he attended the United Nations’ meeting to review the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the 65th session of the UN General Assembly.

Cuba’s First Vice-President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers José Ramón Machado Ventura received Nguyen Hong Quan, Chairman of the Vietnam-Cuba Co-operation Subcommittee and Minister of Construction on September 24.

President Barak Obama and President Nguyen Minh Triet co-chaired the second ASEAN-US Leaders’ Meeting in New York on September 24, which was attended by ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan and leaders of ASEAN member states.

Representatives of people’s organizations of ASEAN discussed the opportunities and challenges that ASEAN will meet in building its Community, and how it is situated in a changing world.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan on September 24 presented the Friendship Order to Moscow State Mining University (MGGU) and Friendship Medals to its leaders in Hanoi.

After five sessions, the 31st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-31) successfully concluded in Hanoi on September 24.

On the sidelines of the 65th UN Summit, Vietnam’s President met with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santo, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, and Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Relations Bruno Rodriguez.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem presided over an unofficial meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers held on September 23 in New York on the sidelines of the 65th session of the UN General Assembly.

The 31st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-31) held its second plenary session in Hanoi on September 24 to adopt resolutions on political, cultural and social issues and draft resolutions drawn up by AIPA female parliamentarians.

The sixth ASEAN People’s Forum has provided an excellent opportunity for people’s organisations to share information and experiences, and discuss ways of increasing their operational efficiency and contributing to the building of an ASEAN community by 2015.

The world is facing a number of challenges, requiring countries to work closely with each other to deal with them.

Washington State wants to bolster cooperation in education and culture with Vietnam, particularly with Ho Chi Minh City, said Washington Governor Christine Gregoire.

Hanoi has promised to make greater efforts to step up cooperative relations between Hanoi and Vientiane, as well as between the two nations.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet and his Ukrainian counterpart, Viktor Yanukovych have agreed on regular meetings between the two countries’ leaders and senior officials to boost bilateral cooperation.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Tuan Dung, Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam People’s Army’s General Department of Politics, received a delegation from the Lao Emulation and Reward Institute in Hanoi on September 23.

Bac Ninh should make a greater effort to become an industrial province by 2015 and a city under central management by 2020, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the September 23 congress of the Bac Ninh provincial Party Committee.

Can Tho City’s Party Committee has drawn up 21 targets and six key tasks to boost socio-economic development by making full use of all the city’s potential and develop the economy on a rapid and sustainable basis.

Foreign investors coming to Vietnam are not only seen as investors but also as friends, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet while meeting with representatives of various major US businesses at the Global Investment Conference (GIC) in New York on September 22.

Vietnam has opened a consulate general in Ekaterinbua, capital of Svetlov in Russia on September 21.

The sixth ASEAN People’s Forum is due to take place in Hanoi from September 23-26 under the theme, “Solidarity and Action for People-Centred ASEAN”.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has approved the scheduled opening of the third national meeting on sustainable development, on October 16.

Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman, Uong Chu Luu, held a reception for Umakhanov Ilyas, First Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Committee of the Federal Council on International Affairs in Hanoi on September 22.