The 4th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC 4) conference will be held in Da  Nang city on August 16 with the Vietnamese Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in the chair.

The Ho Chi Minh City International University (HCM – IU) model has offered a good lesson to Vietnam’s tertiary education, which should be replicated across the country, says Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan.

The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Retreat Meeting (ADSOM Retreat) was held in HCM City on August 5 to prepare for the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Retreat Meeting (ADMM Retreat) to be held in Hanoi on October 11.

Vietnam has asked China to put an immediate end to seismic research in the vicinity of Tri Ton island in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, calling the research a serious violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty.

The Vietnam People’s Navy plays a key role in protecting the country’s seas and the sovereignty of its islands and continental shelf and ensuring a peaceful and stable environment.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand: The comprehensive co-operative relationship between Vietnam and Thailand will be built upon.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has underscored the increasingly important role of the state audit in examining and monitoring the management and use of public capital to serve socio-economic development.

Vietnam has voiced the need to have regional and international peace and security for each country with self-mastery in formulating its own development plan and promoting international cooperation effectively to step up the implementation of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Aureos Southeast Asian Fund (ASEAF) invested US$4.2 million in the Tran Anh Digital World Joint Stock Company in late July, saying it trusts the electronics retail industry’s potential.

President Nguyen Minh Triet on August 4 sent condolences to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari for the loss of life and property in its worst flooding in 80 years.

Results recorded over the past seven months will provide an important foundation for fulfilling all socio-economic development targets for this year, achieving an economic growth rate of 6.5 percent.

The 42nd meeting of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) Executive Board opened in Hanoi on August 4 with the participation of 11 ASOSAI leaders.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan attended the third ASEAN-China Education Minister Roundtable Meeting held in Gui Yang City, China from August 1-5.

While receiving a visiting delegation from Laos President’s Office on August 4, State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan praised the strong growth of Vietnam-Laos co-operation in all areas.

Cooperative ties between Vietnam and Africa will continue to grow for mutual benefit in the years to come in line with a long-term strategy pursued by both sides.

More than 100 delegates from ASEAN countries and their six dialogue partners are gathering in Hanoi for the 21st ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN) conference which opened on August 4.  

Officials from Vietnam and Cambodia gathered for a conference in Phnom Penh on August 2-3 to review cooperation between the two countries’ border provinces and discuss ways of enhancing their relationship.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet on August 3 sent a message of sympathy to his Russian counterpart Dimitry Medvedev over serious forest fires, which have left many dead and homeless.

State Audit of Vietnam (SAV)’s Chief Auditor Vuong Dinh Hue and Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai sign a cooperation agreement in Hanoi on August 3.

The Party, State and people of Vietnam attach great importance to developing the relationship of fine neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term stability with Cambodia.

The second Vietnam-Africa International Forum will take place in Hanoi from August 17-19, 2010, where more than 40 international delegations will chart out bilateral cooperation for sustainable development.

A delegate of the 12th National Assembly has asked authorities of the central province of Quang Ngai to pay more attention to Ly Son island district, to disseminate information on defending sea and island sovereignty, and to develop seafood and other spearhead economies. 

The Committee for Ethnic Minorities has presented an insignia for the cause of ethnic minority group development to Jason William John Eligh, former acting chief representative of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). 

More than 200 outstanding collectives and individuals gathered in Hanoi on August 2 for the sixth “Emulation for National Security “congress to welcome the 65th anniversary of establishment of people’s police force (1945-2010).

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)’s Central Committee, Huynh Dam chaired a conference of VFF provincial and municipal committees in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on August 2.

Ministers from six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries will meet in Hanoi on August 20 to discuss the GMS long-term strategy for the next 10 years.

A ceremony to commemorate the 80th Communist Party of Vietnam’s Publicity and Education Day took place in Hanoi on July 31.

Building a shared border of peace and friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia was the main topic of a conference held in the south -western province of Tay Ninh from July 30-31.

Politburo members have held separate working sessions in Hanoi with the Party Committees of Gia Lai, Dak Nong, Phu Yen, Quang Nam, Kon Tum and Quang Ngai provinces to examine their preparations for provincial Party congresses.

Politburo members held working sessions in Hanoi this week with the Party Committees of Gia Lai, Dak Nong, Phu Yen, Quang Nam, Kon Tum and Quang Ngai provinces to examine their preparations for provincial Party congresses.