A seminar on ASEAN’s stance towards the G20 summit in Seoul was held in Hanoi on August 20 by Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance and the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MSF).

The Central African Republic is eager to learn experience from Vietnam’s armed forces taking part in economic activities.

On August 19, President Nguyen Minh Triet sent a message of congratulations to Professor Ngo Bao Chau, who has won the Fields Medal for mathematics.

A number of newly-appointed foreign ambassadors presented their credentials to President Nguyen Minh Triet on August 19 at the Presidential Palace.

A new cooperation agreement on migration will open a new chapter in the relationship between Vietnam and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at a reception this week for IOM Director General William Lacy Swing.

The 16th Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Ministerial Meeting opened in Hanoi on August 19 in Hanoi to discuss and approve strategies, roadmaps and action plans and define major areas of cooperation within the region.

Representatives of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and non-governmental organisations met with the press in Hanoi on August 19 to brief them on preparations for the upcoming ASEAN People’s Forum (APF).

The Vietnamese and Indonesian people are very delighted at the flourishing development of bilateral cooperation, said Indonesian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City Dalton Sambiring.

Vice President Julio Cobos has praised the impressive economic achievements Vietnam has recorded since it carried out the Doi Moi (Renewal) and international integration policy two decades ago.

Sixty-five years have passed since the success of the August Revolution in 1945. While actively preparing for major national anniversary celebrations, the Vietnamese people take this occasion to relive the marvellous days of that revolutionary autumn.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet will pay an official visit to Laos on August 24-26 at the invitation of President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Chummaly Sayasone.

The 122nd anniversary of President Ton Duc Thang’s birthday will take place at the Ton Duc Thang Museum in HCM City on August 20.

Vietnam wishes to strengthen and expand its relations with Central Africa in a practical and effective manner, especially in economic, trade and investment areas.

Two-way trade between Vietnam and Canada is expected to exceed US$2 billion and Canada will become one of the leading investors in the Southeast Asian country in the coming years.

Vietnam and Africa have reached a high consensus on a wide range of cooperation areas and fully assessed the potential for cooperation, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem at the second International Vietnam-Africa Seminar which closed in Hanoi on August 18.

A seminar themed “Vietnam towards a new decade and the future” was held in Hanoi on August 18.

Developing human resources for economic development was the theme of the third session of the second Vietnam and Africa seminar held in Hanoi on August 18.

The success of the August Revolution in Vietnam was a significant event not only for Vietnam but also for other French colonies around the world at that time, according to French researchers and experts.

President Nguyen Minh Triet, who is also Party Politburo member, has commended the Party’s Committees and people of six southern provinces on their important achievements in socio-cultural development, education, health care, security-defence, Party building work and other fields.

General Le Van Dung, Director of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People’s Army, is leading a delegation on a four-day visit to Cambodia, which began on August 16.

Vietnam is always willing to expand cooperation for development in the spirit of equality and mutual benefit with African countries, affirmed State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

Vietnam is consulting other ASEAN member countries about a proposal that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) mediate in disputes over Preah Vihear Temple between Thailand and Cambodia.

The promotion of cooperation between Vietnam’s and China’s Ministries of Finance will contribute to the traditional friendship and strategic partnership between the two countries.

As a traditional partner of Africa, Vietnam has always attached great importance to developing friendship and cooperation with the continent for mutual benefit, and for the global peace, stability, and development.

The Vietnam People’s Public Security Force has reconfirmed its loyalty to the Party and State during a solemn ceremony held in Hanoi to mark its 65th anniversary.

Vietnam is a strategic long-term partner of India, Indian Consul General, Abhay Thakur said at the 63rd anniversary of Independence Day of India held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 16. 

The central and southern provinces have made recognisable progress in their external affairs, contributing to deepening the country’s friendship with neighbouring countries and others around the world, said a senior diplomat.

The President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, Vu Xuan Hong, on August 16 presented an insignia for Peace and Friendship Among Nations to Canadian Ambassador Deanna Horton in Hanoi on the completion of her term of office. 

Party committee members from five northern mountainous provinces delivered their draft political reports for 2005-10 at their meeting with the Party Central Committee’s Politburo and Secretariat in Hanoi on August 16.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai chaired an online conference in Hanoi on August 16 to discuss measures to cope with natural disasters.