The first meeting of ASEAN Chiefs of ASEAN’s Security Agencies (MACOSA) will take place in Hanoi from September 29-30 to discuss mechanisms for cooperation on regional security.

Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh visited Tuyen Quang province on Sept. 16 after laying wreaths at and paying tribute to President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and the monument of Fallen Soldiers.

The East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum (EATOF) wrapped up in Ha Long city, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on September 16, affirming its commitment to sustainable development in the region.

A delegation of the Information and Education Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee led by its Deputy Head Nguyen The Ky paid a working visit to Cuba from September 12-15. 

Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi has called on Vietnam to continue assisting the West African country’s agriculture to allow it to become self-sufficient in food.

President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, Vu Xuan Hong, has handed over VND1.25 billion to the Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Sun Guoxiang as a donation to victims of landslides in Gansu province of China.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations and the Vietnam-Chile Unity and Friendship Association held a meeting in Hanoi on September 16 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Chile’s Independence Day (September 18, 1810).

The Vietnamese government always attaches great importance to ensuring social security and considers this a key factor in maintaining sustainable socio-economic development, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Gia Khiem has paid an official visit to Germany at the invitation of the German Government.

Vietnam and the United States are enjoying an excellent period of bilateral relations, stated the Vietnamese Ambassador to the US, Le Cong Phung, at a workshop in Washington on September 14.

Vietnam and Indonesia have agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on defence cooperation soon.

Vietnamese Party, State and parliamentary leaders on September 15 received the visiting Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh.

The Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam, Mitsuo Sakaba, has been awarded the Vietnamese State’s Friendship Order for his great contributions to strengthening and consolidating friendly cooperative ties between Vietnam and Japan.

Deputies at the ongoing 34th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee gave their opinions on the Draft Law on Denunciations and Complaints on September 15.

The Vietnam Farmers’ Association (VFA) organised its third national congress to promote patriotic emulation movements and honour outstanding farmers in Hanoi on September 15.

Vietnamese and Lao prime ministers expressed their delight at the fine development of bilateral relations between the two countries despite the situation in the global economy.

Vietnam congratulates Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on his re-election as President of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). 

The Vietnamese government will support and create favourable conditions for German businesses, including those from the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, to boost cooperation with Vietnamese enterprises in all areas. 

The northern mountain province of Son La has signed several deals with eight Lao provinces, says Cam Van Chinh, Deputy Chairman of the Son La provincial People’s Committee.

A cooperative mechanism of the Expanded East Asia Summit (EAS) will be officially announced at the 17th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi in late October.

The Quang Nam provincial People’s Committee, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the navy organized a sea and island information conference on September 14 for the province’s key cadres and leaders of border guards and naval squadrons in this area.

A high-ranking delegation led by State President Nguyen Minh Triet will attend the United Nations (UN) Summit in New York on September 20-22.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet received Egon Krenz, Secretary General of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in Hanoi on September 14.

It is essential to make thorough preparations for the 31st ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-31), said National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong.

Party officials, war veterans, scientists and representatives from relevant agencies of Vietnam and Laos are gathering in Xieng Khouang province of Laos for an international scientific seminar on the fighting alliance between the two countries during the war.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence has paid a two day visit to Cambodia to discuss measures to boost bilateral security and defence co-operation.

The National Conference on Activities of People’s Councils and People’s Committees ended in Hanoi on Sept. 12.

Laos is determined to work closely with Vietnam to bring the special ties between the two countries to a new height.

Strengthening cooperation between Guangxi and localities of Vietnam, particularly border provinces will contribute to the development of ties between Vietnam and China.

The 80th anniversary of the Nghe Tinh-Soviet revolutionary movement (1930-1931) against French colonialists was celebrated in Vinh City, Nghe An province on September 12 in the presence of State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan, war veterans and heroic mothers.