International donors will help Vietnam carry out a project to research the issues, opportunities and challenges of lifelong learning in Vietnam, said UNESCO’s Chief Representative in Hanoi, Katherine Muller Marin.

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh on July 13 hosted a cordial reception for representatives of generations of the voluntary youth force who have contributed to the country’s revolutionary cause.

The Party and State wish that women would have better lives, both materially and spiritually, and improve their knowledge and professionalism to engage more in issues of society and the nation, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

The Central Highlands region’s Steering Committee held a conference on July 13 to review the socio-economic situation in the first half of this year under the chairmanship of General and Minster of Public Security Le Hong Anh.

Vietnam is ready to work with Kuwait to promote cooperation and investment in the development of infrastructure, tourism, agriculture, seafood processing and road projects.

Tay Ninh should pay more attention to building the Party and political system, said the National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong while meeting with the authorities of the southwestern province on July 12. 

A joint statement released on July 12 at the end of a five-day Russia visit by Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh highlighted the positive results of talks between leaders of the two countries. 

State President Nguyen Minh Triet received visiting New Zealand Prime Minister John Key in Hanoi on July 12.

On July 12, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong visited the southern province of Tay Ninh as part of his tour of some provinces to inspect preparations for Party congresses at the grassroots.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong chaired a conference in Hanoi on July 12 to review and predict the socio-economic status of northwestern region in 2010.

Fifteen years after normalisation of bilateral relations, the US has become Vietnam's biggest export market and biggest investor with the trade balance always maintained at high surplus level.

Vietnam and New Zealand will make a greater effort to expand bilateral cooperative ties, especially in trade and investment, in the coming time.

On July 11, Party leader Nong Duc Manh arrived in Saint Petersburg as part of his official visit to Russia at the invitation President Dmitry Medvedev.

Co-operation in energy, oil and gas plays an important role in bilateral relations between Vietnam and Russia.

For successful organization of the Party congresses at grass-roots level, Long An must summarise and analyse the results of what it has been done and work out more effective measures to iron out snags in both mechanisms and policies.

The traditional ties of friendship, mutual understanding and strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia have been improved and consolidated.

Vietnam and Germany are set to increase cooperation in justice and related areas after a recent Germany visit by a Vietnamese delegation of justice ministry from July 4-9.

Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh on July 10 met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov, Moscow Mayor Yury Mikhaylovich Luzhkov, and Chairman of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov.

Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia have pledged to develop the border triangle area.

A State-level ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 10 to celebrate the 100th birthday of the late lawyer and State President, Nguyen Huu Tho.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Spain, Truong Trieu Duong recently presented his credentials to Spanish King Juan Carlos at the Royal Palace in Madrid.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 10 attended an inauguration ceremony of the 210MW capacity A Vuong hydroelectric power plant.

The State President’s Office announced the promulgation of three new laws on postal services, the economical use of energy and the disabled at a press briefing in Hanoi on July 9.

US Senator James Webb assured Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh of doing his utmost to further promote cooperative ties with Vietnam during their meeting in Hanoi on July 9.

Russia considers developing strategic partnership with Vietnam as a priority in its foreign policy towards Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific, said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at his talks with visiting Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh in Moscow on July 9.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key will pay an official visit to Vietnam from July 10-12 at an invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung.

Binh Thuan has great potential for agriculture, industry and tourism so the province should make the most of these advantages to attract more investment, expand its infrastructure and make a breakthrough in socio-economic development.

The State President’s Office announced four new laws on food safety, child adoption, trade arbitration, and enforcement of criminal verdicts at a press briefing in Hanoi on July 8.

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh’s visit to Russia aims to discuss ‘the expansion of Russian-Vietnamese economic and political interaction,” said Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Cambodia’s newly-accredited Ambassador Hunn Phany in Hanoi on July 8.